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Patuxent River Commission
Patuxent River Commission, envision a Patuxent River ecosystem as vital and productive in 2050 as it was in the 1950s. We therefore committ to be stewards and as for the Patuxent River and to lead and inspire actions to protect, enhance, and restore living resources and the natural, cultural, economic, and recreational values of the Patuxent River and its watershed.
Patuxent River Policy Plan Update
The Chair of the Patuxent River Commission has created a workgroup to update the Patuxent River Policy Plan. This workgroup is made up of commission members representing the seven counties and a municipality in the watershed (Laurel), along with planners from the seven counties. They have been working on the update for several months and are aiming to have a draft version completed close to the end of 2009.
County resolutions approving the Patuxent River Policy plan addendum
Commission Members
C J Lammers, MD-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Prince George’s County
Councilman Michael Leszcz, Chairman, City of Laurel
Dan Baldwin, MD Dept. of Planning*
David Brownlee, Calvert County
David Bourdon, Prince George’s Soil Conservation District
Dr. Barbara Sollner-Webb, Citizen
Dr. Kelton Clark, Academic
Dr. Martin Chandler, Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission
F. Hamer Campbell, Jr., MD-National Capital Building Industry Association
Fred Tutman, Farmer & Patuxent River Riverkeeper
Ginger Klingelhoefer-Ellis, Anne Arundel Planning & code Enforcement
Herb Sachs, MD Dept. of the Environment
Hon. C. Bernie Fowler, Citizen
Hon. Mary Kay Sigaty, Vice Chair, Howard County
Hon. Rueben Collins – Charles County
Jack Fringer, Waterman
President Jack Russell -- St Mary’s County Council
Jackie Takacs, MD Cooperative Extension
John Rhoderick, MD Dept. of Agriculture*
Ken Yetman, MD Dept. of Natural Resources*
Luis Dieguez, Soil Conservation District
Mark Symborski, MD-National Capital Park & Planning Commission, Montgomery County
Mark Mendelsohn, US Army Corp of Engineers*
Mary Conway, Prince George’s Dept. of Environmental Resources
Mary Kilbourne, Citizen
Meg Andrews, MD Dept. of Transportation*
Meosotis Curtis, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
Wayne Clark - Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland
Sec. Richard E. Hall, MD Dept. of Planning
Sec. Earl F. (Buddy) Hance, MD Dept. of Agriculture
Sec. Robert Summers, MD Dept. of the Environment
Sec. Beverley K. Swaim-Staley, MD Dept. of Transportation
Sec. John Griffin, MD Dept. of Natural Resources
Robert Pace, US Army Corps of Engineers
Vacant – Academic
Vacant – Business Interest
Vacant – Developer
Vacant – Environmental/Citizen
Vacant – Federal Facility
Vacant - Farming
Commission Staff
Daniel Baldwin, MD Dept. of Planning
* Designee for Ex-Officio Member
Agendas, Minutes, Staff Information
For minutes, agendas, or any information regarding the Commission please contact commission staff.
- Dan Baldwin, Maryland Department of Planning, dbaldwin@mdp.state.md.us, 410-767-4558.
This page was last updated: 2012-12-07
Resources
- Patuxent Riverkeeper
- DNR's Tributary Strategies Home Page
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center This is the home page for the center. As the name suggests, the center focuses on wildlife issues with a national and Patuxent scope.
- Chesapeake Bay Program This is the home page for the EPA's Chesapeake Bay Program.
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Surf Your Watershed - This page contains a variety of information on the Patuxent. It also provides links to other sources of related information (e.g., U.S. Geological Survey information on the Patuxent).
- University of Maryland, Institute for Ecological Economics at Solomons This site describes a spatial dynamic modeling project which aims to better our understanding of watershed ecosystems in general and the Patuxent in particular. The model examines the impact of changes in land use and management on terrestrial and aquatic systems.