The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council continued our efforts to improve water quality of local watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay by planting native tree seedlings on 109 acres of private and public land in Washington and Allegany Counties … Continued
In partnership with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service, Western Maryland RC&D Council received FY2021 funding from the Rural Maryland Council to develop the Maryland’s Forestry Industry StoryMap. Click the image below to begin exploring the StoryMap:
Since May of 2020, WMRC&D has partnered with the Maryland Forest Service to provide the services of natural resources technicians to support the implementation of the Forest Stewardship Plan for the Frederick City Watershed (FCW), including forest stand data collection, … Continued
The Western Maryland RC&D partners with Maryland DNR Wildlife & Heritage to employ Gabriel Foley in the role of Maryland Breeding Bird Atlas Coordinator. In this role, Gabriel and the Maryland & DC Breeding Bird Atlas 3 had a remarkably … Continued
In April 2020, Western MD RC&D partnered with the Maryland Forest Service and 11 private landowners to plant 141 acres of native trees in Allegany County, Maryland. Western Maryland RC&D utilized funding from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays … Continued
Western Maryland RC&D is proud to partner with the Maryland Department of Natural Resource’s Wildlife & Heritage Service in our ongoing support of the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership (MBCP). WMRC&D’s own Chris Eberly serves as the MBCP Executive Director. MBCP was launched … Continued
Western Maryland RC&D Wildlife Biologist, Daniel Lawson, works with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) out of Easton, Maryland and is responsible for bobwhite quail restoration on the eastern shore of Maryland. In this capacity, Daniel is working with landowners … Continued
On February 3rd, 2020, Western Maryland RC&D coordinated with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Service to conduct a controlled burn on a 22 acre future reforestation site in southern Allegany County, Maryland. The objective of the … Continued
The Rural Maryland Council has awarded Western Maryland RC&D $34,650.00 in funding from the Maryland Agricultural Education and Rural Development Assistance Fund (MAERDAF) in order to complete a Woodyard Feasibility Study project in Western Maryland. In coordination with the Maryland … Continued
