Woodland Stewardship Education

** Visit the Maryland Woodland Stewards playlist on our YouTube channel for more presentation recordings.** Tree Farm Program Overview & Experiences - Chuck Lewis, Maryland Tree Farm Committee Conservation Easements - Megan Benjamin, Maryland Environmental Trust Maryland's Rare, Threatened, and...

View our Estate Planning video (3 minutes): Forestry Friday Workshop, March 29, 2019: Who's Up Next?: Extending Your Stewardship Beyond Your Tenure Description Planning for Your Woodland: Jonathan Kays, Extension Forester, University of Maryland Extension Woodland Stewardship Education program...

Considering a timber harvest on your property? Now you can Call Before You Cut! Your woodlands are important. They are a valuable resource for your family’s enjoyment and their future, and for the environment. The University of Maryland Extension now participates in the “Call Before You Cut”...

The Spring session will run March 18 - May 28, 2019. Regsitration through Eventbrite is now open. Go to https://wiyb-online-s6.eventbrite.com to join us! Since the publication of the first edition of The Woods in Your Backyard: Learning to Create and Enhance Natural Areas Around Your Home in 2006,...

** Visit the Maryland Woodland Stewards playlist on our YouTube channel for selected presentations recordings. ** Below are links to PDFs of featured presentations from the 2016 training. Woodland Stewards Conservation Easements - Jeremy Rothwell, Talbot County (MD) Department of Planning and...

Webinars and Workshops February 25, 2016 Commercial Wood Energy Grants Available: Do You Have a Viable Project? Presentations by Jonathan Kays, University of Maryland Extension; Paul Lewandowski, AFS Energy Systems; Dan Rider, Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Chris Clark, Maryland Energy...

Publications ID # Publication Name/Description 2013 Hearth Dealer Directory: Where to Buy Wood and Pellet Stoves - University of Maryland Extension Publication #2013 2013-A Directory of Maryland Firewood Dealers - University of Maryland Extension Publication #2013-A --- About - Maryland Woodland...

Residential Wood Energy Resources Commercial Wood Energy Resources Watch our Wood Energy Webinars, available on our YouTube channel : "Increasing Adoption of Residential Wood Energy: Past, Present, & Future" (1 hour) "Learning How to Heat with Wood and Pellets: Be Warm and Save $$$" (1 hour 35...

Is leaving my woodland alone the best for wildlife and forest health? How do I encourage different species of wildlife on my property? My forest lacks herbaceous vegetation on the forest floor. How can I encourage more understory growth? I am interested in planting trees and shrubs for wildlife...