By JULIE E. GREENE julieg@herald-mail.com
9:08 a.m. EST, February 28, 2012
HAGERSTOWN —
While the portion of the Marcellus Shale in Washington County probably isn’t developable for natural gas, drilling in Garrett County, Md., might affect recreation in Garrett County, including fishing, hunting, hiking and snowmobiling, Maryland environmental officials said Monday.
Drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale could affect wildlife and aquatic life, forest habitats and important streams because most of the areas in Garrett County leased for future drilling contain at least one priority natural resource area, according to an environmental presentation Monday to a state advisory commission at Hagerstown Community College.
The Marcellus Shale, extending from New York to West Virginia, is considered the largest onshore natural gas reserve in the nation, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment’s website, www.mde.state.md.us.
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