Appointed by Governor: Charles B. Adams; Robert D. Agee; James C. Ashby; Carin Bisland; Elizabeth Bobo; William B. Crowley; Leon M. Donaldson, Ed.D.; Robert L. Dwyer, Ph.D.; Thomas J. Filip III; Joseph R. Geraci, V.M.D., Ph.D.; Nathalia Hardy; Lynne C. Hoot; Robert G. Hoyt, Esq.; Gustav E. Jackson, Ph.D.; Louise Lawrence; Richard Mason; Carter B. McCamy; Gail W. Owings; Paul G. Pinsky; Richard G. Pritzlaff; Kevin Smith; V. Paul Zanecki, Esq.
Staff: Denise H. Clearwater
c/o Wetlands & Waterways Program
Department of the Environment
Montgomery Park Business Center
1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 537-3781
e-mail: dclearwater@mde.state.md.us
In January 1998, the Governor appointed the Wetlands Restoration Steering Committee by executive letter. The Committee makes recommendations on how to accomplish the goal of the Governor's 1997 Wetlands Restoration Initiative: restoring 60,000 acres of wetland in Maryland lost to sprawl development.
After making its initial recommendations to the Governor in fall 1999, the Steering Committee implemented several short-term projects to benefit wetlands restoration. These included establishing a tracking and reporting system; outreach to corporate sector to set up public/private partnerships; instituting "GREEN" recognition awards; using funds available through the federal Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21); analyzing other funding sources; and undertaking extensive public outreach.
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