J. Charles Fox, secretary of Maryland's Department of Natural Resources, has taken a job with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Fox, who was appointed by Gov. Parris N. Glendening to lead the DNR in August last year, will join the foundation as a senior policy adviser next month.

This will be Fox's second stint at the foundation, where he worked before joining Glendening's administration. His new responsibilities will include developing the foundation's federal affairs program and encouraging the business community to help restore the bay.

He will coordinate with environmentalists and politicians in Virginia and Pennsylvania on the "Chesapeake 2000" agreement to clean up the bay.

"The science is behind a game plan to save the bay," said William C. Baker, foundation president. "Now we need a package of funding sources to get the job done. Chuck will be orchestrating that effort for CBF."

Fox also served as an assistant administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under President Clinton.