Forest Management

The use of new mobile apps make exploring your woods fun and educational. HealthyWoods, a collaborative effort between forest specialists from Kentucky and other hardwood-producing states in the Appalachian region, including Maryland, provides woodland owners with a convenient tool to scout the health of their woods.

The new Woodland Stewardship Education (WSE) website is now online!

The News and Notes roundup for this issue features more kudos for Maryland Forest Service Project Manager Mike Kay, a study about the importance of community forests, news about bats, and an invitation to list your green industry business in a new Extension directory.

Dr. Jim Finley was one of three original authors of “The Woods In Your Backyard” (WIYB) guide.

Maryland's blue paint law allows landowners to mark their property against trespassers. But trespassing does exist. Learn about what can happen next.

The partnership is composed of university extension organizations from Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, Alliance for Chesapeake Bay, and Virginia Dept. of Forestry. The Partnership’s activities are supported by other state forestry agencies and green industry associations and organizations.

Handheld recreational GPS units that have multiple uses for woodland owners.

The proceedings and invited papers from this conference were intended as a natural resources handbook for landowners considering enterprise options. Agricultural and natural resources professionals can use the resource to enable them to better serve farm and forest landowners, rural community leaders, and others.

This Economic Adjustment Strategy assesses the impacts on community and industry caused by negative consequences of the sector’s decline and make recommendations for both industry and community-level economic recovery. 

This publication provides detailed recommendations for applying phosphorus and potassium in commercial Loblolly pine plantations.