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Maryland FOP Lodge 8 is one of four Lodges serving the law enforcement officers of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Md. Lodge 8 represents our Southern region, which encompasses Calvert, St. Mary's, Charles, Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties. Lodges 16 represents our Eastern Shore Region; Lodge 77 represents our Western Region. Lodge 130 is a state DNR lodge which has Natural Resources Police and Maryland Park Ranger members.

The General Assembly of Maryland finds and declares the facts and policies for the Natural Resources Police, NRP. Every Natural Resources Police Officer has all the powers conferred upon police officers of the state. These powers may be exercised anywhere within the state, including private land. The Natural Resources Police Force is specifically charged with enforcing all natural resource laws of the state. The NRP is responsible for the maintenance of public welfare; economic viability, the protection, preservation, and enhancement of the State's diverse environment and is necessary for the maintenance of the public health and welfare and the continue viability of the economy of the State, and is a matter of highest public priority.

All state agencies must conduct their affairs with an awareness that they are stewards of the air, land, water, living and historic resources, and that they have an obligation that they protect the environment for the use and enjoyment of this and all future generations.

Wildlife is owned by no one, but is held in trust to the benefit of the people by the government. Each person has a fundamental and inalienable right to a healthy environment, and each person has a responsibility to contribute to the protection preservation and enhancement of the environment.

Reminders and Notices:

Members - If you need the User Name and Password for the Members Page, please contact the Lodge President. He will get the information to you.

Our next meeting is on on March 2nd at 7:00 at the Hughsville American Legion Post.
Did you notice this page looks different? The site is been updated to provide improved navigation under the logo at the top of the page. Placing the cursor on the topic can cause a drop down menu to appear. The old menu ran out of space! If you like using the old system for navigation, its is available at the bottom of every page.
NRP cracks down on oyster Violations -- repeat offender looses his license! Check out the link on the News Page!
The Conservation Law Enforcement Act of 2010, the successor bill for SB765, is available for your review. The bill is the direct result of the Conservation Law Enforcement Summit held on December 5th. Navigate to the Members Only or the Support NRP Page to see this important supportive document.
Brothers Bates and Dyson attended the Conservation Law Enforcement Summit on Dec 5th, respresenting our Lodge. The Summit has an article in the Baltimore Sun. The article is on the News page. Check the article link on the News Page. You can read what happened on at the Summit on the Support NRP Page.

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