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Updated: June 30, 2021

BEST PRACTICES FOR DEEP ROW ENTRENCHMENT (DRE) OF BIOSOLIDS USING HYBRID POPLAR TREES

Deep row entrenchment (DRE) is a biosolids beneficial reuse system suited to strip mine reclamation using biosolids and hybrid poplar trees. This publication provides best management practices resulting from years of research by the University of Maryland on a private gravel spoil site in southern Maryland. Application of the technique to coal mine spoils is discussed with examples of commercial applications.
Updated: May 6, 2021

Measuring Your Forest - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #629

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.
Updated: May 6, 2021

Sources of Information and Guidance for Forest Stewards - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #624

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.
Updated: April 20, 2021

Stewardship Planning: Timber Harvesting Best Practices

The harvest of timber is something that most landowners only do once or twice in a lifetime. Whether or not the experience is a positive one will depend upon whether or not you use professional forestry assistance.
"U.S. Forestry: Luke Paper Mill and Woodlands Site" by World Resources is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Updated: April 8, 2021

Branching Out - Summer 2019

In this issue, rRead about some woodland myths and new strategies for planting hardwoods. Our regular features include profiles of the American mink in the Woodland Wildlife Spotlight and Japanese knotweed in Invasives in Your Woodland, as well as the events calendar and the Brain Tickler challenge.
Japanese knotweed
Updated: April 8, 2021

Branching Out - Spring 2020

Learn about available online resources from the Woodland Stewardship Education program and our new webinar series. There's news about the fall session of the General Forestry Course and about Shinrin-yoku. Our regular features include profiles of the black bear and European buckthorn.
Black bear in Howard County Maryland
Updated: March 29, 2021

Stewardship Planning: Timber Harvesting FAQs

The harvest of timber is something that most landowners only do once or twice in a lifetime. Whether or not the experience is a positive one will depend upon whether or not you use professional forestry assistance.
"U.S. Forestry: Luke Paper Mill and Woodlands Site" by World Resources is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
Updated: March 29, 2021

"Call Before You Cut" Program

Your woodlands are important. They are a valuable resource for your family’s enjoyment and their future, and for the environment. The University of Maryland Extension now participates in the “Call Before You Cut” program. The program provides Maryland woodland owners with free information to ensure that they harvest their timber in the most efficient, cost-effective, and ecologically-sound manner possible.
Cal Before You Cut header
Updated: March 24, 2021

FAQs: Getting Started in Woodland Stewardship

Knowing how to begin managing your woodlands can be a daunting task. Listed are some of the most common questions we receive related to getting started in woodland management.
A Maryland county forester talks with a landowner
Updated: March 9, 2021

Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan - the Key to Forest Management (Fact Sheet #625)

A forest stewardship plan is a working guide that allows the landowner to maximize the benefits of owning woodland. It should transform the forest into one that is enjoyable and productive for the owner and for future generations.