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Updated: August 12, 2024
Branching Out Summer 2024 News and Notes
In the News and Notes roundup for this issue: Maryland's state forests are recognized as sustainable; a new program aims to help Virginians plant riparian buffers; a new theory hopes to explain "seed masting;" new research suggests wooden surfaces may have antivirial properties; and Maryland's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund allocates $35 million for state ecological projects.
Updated: August 12, 2024
Why conserving existing forest buffers is just as important as planting new ones
Forest buffers are critical to the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its wildlife. But while forest buffer planting may be gaining momentum, the Chesapeake Bay watershed has lost more forest buffers than it’s gained.
Updated: March 11, 2021
Riparian Buffer Systems (Fact Sheet #733)
The riparian area serves as a transition between aquatic and upland habitats—it is the link between land and water. This fact sheet list the benefits of riparian buffers.
Updated: March 9, 2021
An Introduction to the Riparian Forest Buffer (Fact Sheet #724)
This fact sheet provides an introduction to the basics of a riparian buffer.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Riparian Forest Buffer Design, Establishment, and Maintenance (Fact Sheet #725)
This publication discusses how to design, plant, and maintain a riparian forest buffer—an important part of the riparian ecosystem.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Trees for Riparian Forest Buffers (Fact Sheet #726)
This fact sheet contains a list of native trees for planting in riparian buffers. This list indicates the region within Maryland, wildlife value, and growing conditions.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Understory Plants for Riparian Forest Buffers (Fact Sheet #727)
This fact sheet provides a list of native understory trees and shrubs for planting in a riparian buffer. This list indicates the region within Maryland, wildlife value, and growing conditions.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Grasses for Riparian Buffers and Wildlife Habitat Improvement (Fact Sheet # 728)
This fact sheet focuses on establishing and maintaining grass buffers that will mainly benefit wildlife species.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Soil Bioengineering or Streambank Restoration for Riparian Forest Buffers (Fact Sheet #729)
This fact sheet addresses soil bioengineering techniques to primarily increase the resistance of the streambank through binding the soil with root systems and growing a vegetative cover.
Updated: March 9, 2021
Glossary of Forestry Terms (Fact Sheet #620)
A glossary of forestry terms.