Forest Management

This publication documents the threat to the Eastern Shore's ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer, the potential long-term affects EAB will have on the ecosystems, and what steps landowners can take.

This fact sheet discusses how to identify, the distribution and habitats of, and the benefits of having great horned owls on your property.

Songbirds are an important part of our wildlife heritage. They consume great quantities of pest insects and weed seeds each year. This fact sheet describes the characteristics, history, habitat, and management of songbirds.

The Wildlife Management series of Fact Sheets covers a wide variety of species and topics related to natural area management in Maryland.

For centuries, Maryland's forests have provided wood, wildlife habitat, clean water and air, aesthetic and recreational enjoyment, and many other benefits. This fact sheet briefly describes Maryland's past, present, and future forests and demonstrates that the forest is a renewable natural resource whose future can be ensured by sound forest stewardship.

As a landowner, you can learn how to measure property boundaries, ground slope, standing timber size, log volume, and other important measurements with a few simple tools.

Forest land can be managed for a variety of benefits, including timber, wildlife, recreation, and soil and water conservation. This publication describes services offered to private forest owners by public agencies and private organizations in Maryland.

Many landowners have only a vague idea of where their property boundaries lie or unwisely assume that existing fence lines or walls accurately define their property boundaries. This fact sheet provides the basic information needed to locate and mark property boundaries from a deed description.

In this issue, read about the challenges facing the Maryland forestry industry, and about Marylanders being nominated for Outstanding Tree Farmers of the year. Our regular features include the "Woodland Wildlife Spotlight" and "Invasives in Your Woodland," as well as the events calendar and the Brain Tickler challenge. 

November 2020 issue features profiles of the Eastern wild turkey and Japanese privet.