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”...

Registration for the next session will open in 2020. Please check back for more updates. 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, thousands of property owners in the Mid-Atlantic region have...

** 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 June 25, 2019 Overview of MDE Air Permitting Requirements (40 minutes) Presented by the Woodland Stewardship Education program of the University of Maryland Extension. Speaker: Matt Hafner, Unit Lead Engineer of the Chemical Unit for the Air Quality Permits Program, Maryland...

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) "Overview of Maryland Department of Energy Air Permitting Requirements" (40...

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...