On September 25th, 2019, Governor Larry Hogan announced that the Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to advance Maryland’s forest products sector. In partnership … Continued
Western Maryland RC&D has received a grant from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to re-establish native forests on 128 acres of private land in Allegany County, Maryland, including 15,705 linear feet of riparian buffer, 59.1 acres of … Continued
The TNC Taylor project is a 692 acre USDA NRCS Wetlands Reserve Program easement located in Wicomico County, Maryland in the headwaters of Nassawango Creek. This restoration was accomplished by a partnership of The Nature Conservancy, U.S. Fish … Continued
The Western Maryland Food Council (WMFC), a project of Western Maryland RC&D, convened its first regional food system conference on April 12, 2019 at Allegany College of Maryland. The conference, “Our Food, Our Future: Cultivating Western Maryland’s Food Future”, was … Continued
Western Maryland RC&D was an event sponsor for the 2019 Maryland State Envirothon—an exciting outdoor natural resources competition that challenges high school students to identify and categorize living resources, perform soil surveys, and solve other complex natural resources challenges. This … Continued
Through a cooperative agreement with the USDA-NRCS, WMRC&D has employed a Soil Conservation Technician to work with the Allegany and Garrett Soil Conservation Districts to facilitate structural practices on farms. The Soil Conservation Technician works with producers to complete … Continued
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (CBFO) – Chesapeake Bay Field Office, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Maryland Fishery Resources Office (MFRO), the City of Frederick (City) and WMRCD were involved in a collaborative effort to remove a in-stream … Continued
In partnership with the USDA-NRCS, WMRC&D helped to restore a deeply channelized seasonal stream in Somerset County by filling the bottom of the ditch and installing a rock ramp structure at the downstream end. Live stakes and trees were planted … Continued
Hoyes Run is a small meandering stream located near the town of McHenry in Garrett County, Maryland. The Maryland DNR biologists have noted a significant loss of flow along the stretch of the stream adjacent to an active, deep pit … Continued
In 2017, Frostburg Grows (FG) had its best vegetable production and sales year since starting in 2012. We grew and sold over $6,000 of produce to Chartwells at Frostburg State University (FSU) and other local buyers. The proceeds have helped … Continued
