Friends of State Forests and Parks
Maryland Park Service
"Friends Of" Volunteer Groups

You can become an advocate of the Maryland Park Service by joining the statewide volunteer group. On a local level, many parks and forests have "Friends Of" groups that are accessible from each facility's volunteer page or the listings below.

STATEWIDE

Friends of the Maryland State Parks
Neal Carmody, President
P. O. Box 302
16940 York Road, Suite 201
Monkton, MD 21111
Phone – 410-329-8074
parktonlaw@aol.com

WESTERN REGION

Friends of Cunningham Falls State Park, Inc.
Rick Canter, President
14039 Catoctin Hollow Road
Thurmont, MD 21788
Phone – 301-271-7574
southmountaineers@yahoo.com

Friends of Fort Frederick State Park, Inc.
Steve Wood
13918 Long Ridge Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
Phone – 301-797-7178

Friends of New Germany State Park, Inc.
Kathy Tunney
P.O. Box 660
Grantsville, Maryland 21536
Phone – 301-895-3769
bnktunney@aol.com

Friends of South Mountain State Battlefield, Inc.
Jeremiah Hornbaker, President
13782 Blairs Valley Road
Mercerburg PA 17236
Phone – 717-328-2301
jdh1999@yahoo.com

Volunteer Team, Inc. (Rocky Gap, etc.)
Tammy Twigg, President
12522 Pleasant Valley Road
Flintstone, MD 21530
Phone – 301-777-8300 (Vol. Team)
volunteer_team@hotmail.com

Western Garrett County State Parks Volunteers (WGCSPV) Inc.
(Deep Creek Lake, Herrington Manor, Swallow Falls)
Fred Schalch, President
c/o Deep Creek Lake State Park
898 State Park Road
Swanton, Md 21561
Phone – 301-387-7314

CENTRAL REGION

Fair Hill Mounted Patrol, Inc.
Karen Reynolds, President
57 Wade Lane
North East, MD 21901
Phone – 410-392-4454
krey410@verizon.net

NCR/Hereford Volunteer Association, Inc.
David Rusk, President
3 Warren Lodge Court, Apt. B
Cockeysville, MD 21030

Friends of Jerusalem Mill, Inc.
Glen Porter, President
c/o Gunpowder Falls State Park
P. O. Box 480
Kingsville, MD 21087
Phone – 410-592-2897

North Point State Park Volunteers, Inc.
Marie Ramos, President
P. O. Box 55
Fort Howard, MD 21052
Phone – 410-477-5058
mdramos@comcast.net

Friends of Patapsco Valley State Park, Ltd.
Bruce Clopein, President
202 Nancy Avenue
Linthicum, MD 21090
Phone (cell) – 443-517-9963
bclopein@catholiccharities_md.org

Friends of Seneca Creek State Park, Inc.
Bill Larson, President
21 Beacon Hill Way
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Phone – 301-330-6410

Soldiers Delight Conservation, Inc.
Laura Van Scoyoc, President
10686 Hillington Road
Woodstock, MD 21163
sdci @ bcpl.net

Todd's Inheritance Historic Site, Inc.
Carolyn Mroz, President
c/o Bay Vanguard FSB
7114 North Poiint Road
Baltimore, MD 21219
Phone – 410-477-5000 x24
cmmroz@comcast.net

Turkey Point Light Station, Inc.
Dean Rice, President
P. O. Box 412
North East, MD 21901
Phone – 410-287-8170
tplsil@verizon.net

SOUTHERN REGION

Friends of Calvert Cliffs State Park, Inc.
Mike Burns, President
2905 J. Lloyd Bowen Road
St. Leonard, MD 20685
Phone – 410-586-0452
MikeBurns@mris.com

Friends of Cedarville State Forest, Inc.
Jose Acosta, President
4907 Harwick Way
Waldorf, MD 20601
Phone – 301-705-7950
knowledgeace1@yahoo.com

Friends of Chapman State Park, Inc.
Wayne McBain, Contact
4200 Doncaster Drive
Indian Head, MD 20640
Phone – 301-743-5560
w.mcbain@worldnet.att.net

Greenwell Foundation, Inc.
Greenwell State Park
Beth Ward, Volunteer Coordinator
P. O. Box 198
25420 Rosedale Manor Lane
Hollywood , Maryland 20636
Phone – 301-373-9775
bward@greenwellfoundation.org

Friends of Point Lookout State Park, Inc.
Bob Crickenberger, President
3448 Brookeside Drive
Chesapeake Beach, MD 20732
Phone – 410-257-3660
Crickenberger@comcast.net

Point Lookout Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc.
Robert Hall
7220 Bond Street
St. Leonard, MD 20685
Phone – 410-586-1064
RobertH@His.com

Smallwood State Park Volunteers, Inc.
Nancy Conner Gill, President
6075 Manor Lane
La Plata, MD 20646
Phone – 301-743-3048
ngill1007@comcast.net

EASTERN REGION

Friends of Assateague State Park, Inc.
Cherie Rodriguez, President
2247 Pike Drive
Greenbackville, VA 23356
Phone – 757-854-0724
rodncher@verizon.net


Last updated April 4, 2008