Forest Regeneration

In the News and Notes roundup for this issue: New timber tax tips for the 2023 tax year from the USDA; Maryland marks a milestone on its way to planting five million trees by 2031, and an Anne Arundel County project that was part of it; and a look inside a prescribed burn in the Frederick Watershed.

The white oak is a remarkable tree species. The tree is truly an impressive specimen where older examples are found growing in the open landscape. It is no wonder that this species of oak is Maryland’s state tree.

Dramatic declines in pollinators and grassland and shrub-dependent birds like bobwhite quail, meadowlarks, and more highlight the need for habitat improvement efforts on a broad scale. Our vision is for this meeting to provide education, networking, and inspiration to facilitate habitat improvement efforts across the region.

Read our features Woodland Wildlife Spotlight, Invasives in Your Woodland, and the Brain Tickler challenge. There's also news about the state Tree Farmer of the Year and much more.

In our Winter 2019 issue, read our "Woodland Wildlife Spotlight," the "Invasives in Your Woodland" feature, what the 2018 Farm Bill offers for woodland property owners, and how a native fungus that may help control tree-of-heaven.

Deep-row entrenchment of biosolids using hybrid poplar tree species has the potential to be a beneficial reuse system that uses sustainable tree farming. This 3-part webinar series discusses the research and its application.

The purpose of this study was to test a variety of hybrid poplar clones to see which perform best after two years of growth in deep-row application of biosolids on reclamation sites.

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.

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.

This publication provides a better understanding of how short-rotation woody crops plantations in combination with surface application of biosolids, can provide another beneficial reuse option for biosolids on Maryland’s eastern shore, and yield biomass for energy production or other uses.