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Updated: August 1, 2022

Natural Area Management Services Directory: Tree Planting

Planting trees helps your natural areas in many ways. They contribute to cleaner air and water, increase shade to reduce energy costs, and provide habitat for wildlife. Providers of tree planting services are listed here.
Updated: July 25, 2022

FAQs: Plant and Insect Identification

Maryland is home to a diverse variety of native trees, plants and insects, as well as some unwelcome non-native interlopers. Listed are some of the most common questions we receive about both native and non-native species.
Japanese stiltgrass. Photo by Chuck Bargeron, University of Georgia, www. invasive.org
Updated: May 11, 2022

Branching Out Winter 2022 News and Notes

The News and Notes roundup for this issue features Extension forester Jonathan Kays' interview on Voice of America, a look at why people get lost in the woods, the potential benefit of ghost forests for certain birds, and a new urban tree grant program from the Maryland Department of Transportation.
Updated: February 10, 2022

The Woods in Your Backyard videos

"The Woods in Your Backyard" program has assisted thousands of property owners across the region learn how to get more from their natural areas.
Maryland Woodland Stewards Workshop 2009 - Bluestem Farm. Photo by Edwin Remsburg
Updated: November 4, 2021

Deep Row Entrenchment of Biosolids Using Hybrid Poplar

Deep-row entrenchment of biosolids using hybrid poplar tree species has the potential to be a beneficial reuse system that uses sustainable tree farming. This 3-part webinar series discusses the research and its application.
Updated: October 13, 2021

The Woods In Your Backyard Creating Natural Areas from Existing Lawn or Pasture - University of Maryland Extension Information Sheet

Are you a homeowner with a blanket of lawn you wish was occupied with natural vegetation and trees? This publication summarizes some of the features of the Woodland Stewardship Education's "The Woods in Your Backyard" program.
Updated: May 26, 2021

Measuring Wood Moisture & Drying Time for Hardwood Tree Species - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #1074

Knowing why and how to measure wood moisture in your firewood is key to reducing emissions and maximizing the amount of heat you get from your wood stove.This factsheet provides some examples of drying time for firewood and practical steps you can take to properly season firewood for your wood stove.
Updated: May 19, 2021

Effect of Deep Row Biosolid Application on Water Quality - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet

This fact sheet presents the findings of a water quality study at a biosolids deep-row entrenchment site.
Updated: May 19, 2021

Nitrogen Migration from Deep-Row Biosolids Incorporation on a Hybrid Poplar Tree Farm

This study reports the migration of nitrogen in a site where deep row incorporation of biosolids was applied, followed by planting of hybrid poplar trees.
Updated: May 18, 2021

Deep-Row Application of Biosolids to Grow Forest Crops on Mine Spoils

Deep-row application of biosolids on gravel spoils, when combined with the growth of nitrogen-demanding hybrid poplar trees, provides a natural recycling system that utilizes nutrients on-site, produces forest products, provides wildlife habitat, and reduces erosion.