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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. 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: The Mountain Lodge, Lodge 130, is the DNR central 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 and serves as a Public Safety Agency with statewide authority to enforce conservation, boating, and criminal laws.

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 and conservation 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.

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.

Did you participated in the raffle and want to know if you have won or not. Thank you for your support. You can visit the Maryland State Lottery site and check on the evening Pick Three numbers for December to see all the winnning numbers.

If you want a chance to tell us what you think about the legislative effort of the Lodge, your are encouraged to email us with you thoughts, opinions, concerns, suggestions, or comments. All information will only be used by the Lodge. It will not become public information.
The Lodge received notification of job opportunities available to LEOs. Visit the Active/Retired Member's page to view the information available.
Are you a Lodge member and wondering what's going on? Don't wonder! Attend your Lodge meetings and be informed. Our next meeting is on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 1900 hrs. at the Hughesville American Legion Post 238.

Site late updated January 20, 2012.

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