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Volunteers Sought for White-Tailed Deer Management Task Force
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 10, 2010 -The City of Rockville is seeking three residents to fill vacancies on the White-Tailed Deer Management Task Force, which will make recommendations to the Mayor and Council about how to manage the white-tailed deer population in Rockville.
A white-tailed deer management policy was adopted in Rockville in 1996 with an objective to manage the impact of deer on public and private property within the city limits. Since then, the number of deer in the state and in Rockville has continued to increase. In 1988, the state recorded 135,000 white-tailed deer, compared with 230,000 in 2007.
In some areas of Rockville, the deer population has reached up to 200 per square mile, with up to 40 per square mile considered manageable, according to Steve Mader, superintendent of Rockville parks and facilities.
The task force, which consists of 11 community members, will work with the help of six support staff, and will study management plans from other jurisdictions, evaluate data on deer population, analyze impacts of deer and develop recommendations for a comprehensive management plan.
The group is expected to return to the Mayor and Council with recommendations in October. Meetings are scheduled for 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month. The next meeting will be held Aug. 3 at City Hall.
The task force has held two meetings. Information discussed at those meetings will be distributed to new members.
To learn more about the task force and to submit an expression of interest form, go to http://www.rockvillemd.gov/government/commissions/rpab/deer/.
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