Native Species

Throughout Maryland’s habitats, you will find one of the most successful raptors in North America: the Red-tailed Hawk. This bird of prey is found as far north as Alaska and as far south as Panama and the West Indies, occupying deserts, grasslands, deciduous and coniferous forests, as well as agricultural and urban areas.

This fact sheet provides the prospective entrepreneur with enough information to begin the evaluation of developing a fee-fishing enterprise.

This spreadsheet presents a sample budget for a fee fishing enterprise venture.

This publication outlines fee fishing methods, skills, knowledge, and equipment needed, and marketing concerns.

This spreadsheet presents a sample budget for an aquaculture enterprise venture.

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

In Maryland, two species of vole (the meadow vole and the pine vole) eat roots, bark, and bulbs; even at low population levels, they cause significant damage to forest plantations, orchards, nurseries, and landscapes. This fact sheet explains how to identify these injurious rodents and provides information on vole biology and management for forest plantations.

The use of baited polywire/polytape fencing to protect field and row crops, home gardens, orchards, forest plantations, and other small acreage areas has been demonstrated by a number of studies. This report summarizes three demonstration studies on forest plantations ranging in size from 3 to 15 acres in Frederick and Howard counties in Maryland.

The Wildlife Management - Beneficial Birds series of Fact Sheets highlights several bird species that can assist woodland owners in managing rodents and other pests.

Farmers, gardeners, and others enjoy Tree Swallows because they are consumers of pest insects. Along with bats, bluebirds, and purple martins, they can play an important role in an integrated pest management strategy for controlling many farm and garden insect pests.