The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council’s (WMRC&D) mission is to build and sustain resource conservation programs which raise the quality of social, economic, and environmental development in our region. The WMRC&D Council was incorporated in 1993 to represent Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick, and Carroll counties in Maryland. The Council is locally driven by representatives from the counties’ Board of Commissioners, Soil Conservation Districts, municipalities, grassroots organizations, and interested members at large. With over thirty years as an established council, the WMRC&D will continue to serve the residents of the five-county area and beyond in assisting them with addressing their economic, social and environmental concerns.
WMRC&D is partnering with the USDA National Resources Conservation Service and The Nature Conservancy in an ongoing effort to restore Maryland’s Pocomoke river:
Western Maryland Afforestation Program 2024
In spring 2024, Western Maryland RC&D Council’s Western Maryland Afforestation Program completed our largest planting year to date. We partnered with the Maryland Forest Service and 18 landowners to establish native forests on... READ MORE
Maryland Wild Turkey Research Project-2024 Update
In partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Service’s Game Bird Program, WMRC&D Council employs one full-time Natural Resources Technician, Maddy Ondo, and two seasonal technicians in support of... READ MORE
Western Maryland Reforestation Program 2023
Each year, the goal of the Western Maryland Reforestation Program is to implement native tree plantings on a large scale in order to provide the region with the associated benefits; including the improvement... READ MORE
Snaggy Mountain Shared Use Trail Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Project.
Over the course of 2023, WMRC&D Council partnered with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service in order to complete the Snaggy Mountain Shared Use Trail Bridge Replacement Project, which consisted of... READ MORE
Western Maryland Reforestation Project 2022
In spring 2022, Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council continued our efforts to improve the water quality and wildlife habitat of local watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay by planting native tree seedlings on... READ MORE
Beaver Dam Creek Stream Restoration Phase #2
In 2021, Western Maryland RC&D Council utilized a $494,000 grant from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to restore 1,250 linear feet of degraded stream channel on Beaver Dam Creek at... READ MORE