SAVE A TREE - The Drum Point Light Newsletter continues to be printed in house.  More than 600 of the most recent edition were sent via e-mail (saving trees and money).  If you have not already done so, please forward your e-mail address to the DPPOA office at office@dppoa.org.

Drum Point Community Environmental Information

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Free Tree Program:  In an effort to fight erosion, the Calvert County Department of Planning and Building (formerly the Department of Planning and Zoning) instituted a Free Tree Program.  The program is available to those people who own property within the Critical Area, defined as within a 1000' of tidal water.  Click on the following link for information and to view an application for this program. 

Click below for information on the Bay Restoration Program:

Click below for an application for the Pump for the Bay Contest for 2013:

The link to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps can help you determine if your property lies within the floodplain.  Click on the link and scroll down to the bottom - click on "launch the flood risk application" and follow the directions.  http://mdfloodmaps.com/homeowners.html

The Calvert County Environmental Commission and the DPPOA Board of Directors supports the Southern Maryland Oyster Cultivation Society (SMOCS) in their efforts to restore 1.5 million oysters in Mill Creek and Leason’s Cove. This program is the result of observations by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation volunteers that oysters grow well there.  For more information on the Southern Maryland Oyster Cultivation Society and its programs, click the following link, http://www.smocs.org/