Publications Library - Managing Your Property

ID #

Publication Name/Description

WtWv9

Welcome to Your Woods: Learn about the benefits of owning woods and the resources that are available to help you - Forests for the Bay

"The Woods in Your Backyard"

PALS-2

The Woods in Your Backyard - 2nd edition" guide
Order from Cornell University here.

Information
Sheet

"The Woods In Your Backyard: Creating Natural Areas from Existing Lawn or Pasture" - University of Maryland Extension Information Sheet

WBYCD

"The Woods in Your Backyard" Resource CD
Order CD-ROM via email: pthomas@umd.edu

WIYBP-1

"Woodland Health Practices Handbook" - The Woods in Your Backyard Partnership. Order through Eventbrite here.

WIYBP-C

Woodland Health Assessment Checklist - The Woods in Your Backyard Partnership

Logging/Lumber

FHO-2015

2015 Maryland Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Standards and Specifications for Forest Harvest Operations - Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the State Soil Conservation Committee

FS-1059

Maryland Consulting and Industrial Foresters Directory - University of Maryland Extension (updated January 2021)

EB-417

Green Book 2014: How to Apply for Woodland Harvest Permits in Maryland - University of Maryland Extension Woodland Stewardship Education program

FS-1067

Maryland Small Acreage Professional Foresters Directory - University of Maryland Extension Woodland Stewardship Education program (Updated January 2021)

MDML-2016

2016 Maryland-Delaware Master Logger Directory - University of Maryland Extension Maryland-Delaware Master Logger Program

EB-367

Marketing Forest Products: Understanding the Sales Process - University of Maryland Extension Bulletin #367

EB-407

Forest Thinning: A Landowner's Tool for Healthy Woods - University of Maryland Extension Bulletin #407

FS-629

Woodland Management: Measuring Your Forest - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #629

FS-1074

Measuring Wood Moisture & Drying Time for Hardwood Tree Species - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #1074

PB1774

Technical Guide to Crop Tree Release in Hardwood Forests - University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky, Southern Forestry Extension, Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture - Div. of Forestry

SP-680

Treatments for Improving Degraded Hardwood Stands - University of Tennessee Extension

 NRAES-60

A Guide to Logging Aesthetics: Practical Tips for Loggers, Foresters, and Landowners - Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests

NRAES-134

Developing a Portable Sawmill Enterprise - NRAES Cooperative Extension

 NRAES-170

"Forest Resource Management: A Landowner's Guide to Getting Started"
Order from PALS here.

Trees & Plants

EB-238

Leaf Keys to Common Trees in Maryland - University of Maryland Extension Bulletin #238

IPM-1019

Browning White Oaks in 2019 - University of Marland Extension Integrated Pest Management

EB-314

100 Poisonous Plants of Maryland - University of Maryland Extension Bulletin #314

EE0218

Tree-of-Heaven - Penn State Extension Invasive Weeds Fact Sheet 0218

RR-22

Ailanthus: A Nonnative Urban Tree is Causing Trouble in Our Forests - USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station

NRS-96

Manual Herbicide Application Methods for Managing Vegetation in Appalachian Hardwood Forests - USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station

UH-174

Herbicides and Forest Vegetation Management- Penn State University Extension

EE0184

Backpack Sprayer Calibration Made Easy - Penn State University Extension (also available online at this link)

EE0262

Using Hack-and-Squirt Herbicide Applications to Control Unwanted Trees - Penn State University Extension

GPS for Your Woodlands

Management & Estate Planning

IYL-1

It's Your Legacy: A Maryland landowner's guide to conservation-based estate planning - University of Maryland Extension & Maryland Environmental Trust

MFS-2013

Helping your woodland adapt to a changing climate - Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources Forest Service, University of Maryland Extension, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, and US Forest Service (18 pages)

MFS-2013s

Helping your woodland adapt to a changing climate - summary - This one-page, two-sided digest of the above publication is suitable for workshops and displays.

EB-357

Recreational Access and Landowner Liability in Maryland - University of Maryland Extension Bulletin #357

IS-01

Setting Objectives for Managing Your Forest Land - University of Maryland Extension Information Sheet #01

FS-624

Sources of Information and Guidance for Forest Stewards - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #624

FS-630

Tax and Estate Planning for Maryland Forest Landowners - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #630

FS-620

Woodland Management: Glossary of Forestry Terms - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #620

FS-619

Woodland Management: How to Determine Your Property Boundaries - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #619

FS-627

Woodland Management: Maryland Forests: Past, Present & Future - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #627

FS-625

Woodland Management: Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan -- The Key to Forest Management - University of Maryland Extension Fact Sheet #625

MET

Maryland's Preservation Programs - This publication from the Maryland Environmental Trust outlines several statewide preservation resources and programs.

NED

 "NED" Software Products - Designed to aid resource managers in developing goals, assessing current and future conditions, and producing sustainable management plans for forest properties. For more information, go here.