Forest Management

This publication outlines ginseng production methods, skills, knowledge, and equipment needed, and marketing concerns.

The aim of this guide is to supply the method and the tools that will enable you to use a decision­-making process when considering starting nontraditional enterprises to take advantage of renewable natural resources, such as forests, wildlife, water, and cropland.

This fact sheet centers on information available for Maryland landowners interested in generate income from your woodland or farmland using selected alternative income opportunities.

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.