Category: Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Peter Sheggrud: Natural Resources Career Camp 2021 Student, Baltimore County Forestry Board

Earlier in October, Peter Sheggrud, who represented Baltimore County Forestry Board at the NRCC this year, attended our Board meeting to discuss his experiences during the week. They were quite positive. Of course, COVID-19 affected some of the traditional ways that the NRCC has been held in the past. Mrs. Sheggrud regretted that parents could … Continue reading Peter Sheggrud: Natural Resources Career Camp 2021 Student, Baltimore County Forestry Board

Posted on October 26, 2021August 27, 2022 by VicPosted in Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Career Camp, Uncategorized

Fall Foliage Report from MD DNR

The Fall 2021 foliage report from the Maryland Department of Resources has come out! "The western parts of Maryland will see the first true signs of color beginning this week, although things are off to a slow start. With the recent rain fall color should ramp up soon and the show will begin." Each week, … Continue reading Fall Foliage Report from MD DNR

Posted on September 24, 2021November 10, 2021 by VicPosted in Maryland Department of Natural Resources, TreesTagged Fall foliage.

Feeding Backyard Birds

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Posted on December 28, 2020February 16, 2021 by Baltimore County Forestry BoardPosted in Baltimore County Forestry Board, Maryland Department of Natural ResourcesTagged Feeding Birds, Kerry Wixted. Leave a comment

Check the new Maryland Big Tree Program Brochures

Baltimore County Forestry Brochure sponsors the Maryland Big Tree Project. The brochures have been distributed at the following nature centers in Baltimore County:

Lake Roland,
Marshy Point,
Oregon Ridge, and
Cromwell Valley Park!

To learn more about the Big Tree Program, click on our Big Tree Page.

NEW WORKSHOP SERIES 2022 -2023

STARTING November 5, 2022

Maryland Agriculture in the Classroom: Since 1998, First Fruits Farm has been growing and giving to their local community and beyond. Come learn about the work they are doing to address hunger and how you can use the same principles of growing and giving as the basis of learning in your classroom. Hands-on sessions will focus on the needs of plants, specifically looking at soil as the basis of life, and ways to use these concepts to engage your students in learning about where their food comes from. Ready to implement lessons will be shared with direct connections to science, language arts, and match curriculum and standards. The cost to participate is $30, 1 MSDE CPD Credit

For more information about the Agenda, starting on November 5th.

In the News – 2022

Calendar of Events

Check out this link to the Lake Roland Nature Council’s Calendar of Events. It is so well organized and easy to read. Look forward to the announcement of our Baltimore County Board’s discussion and walk about finding and measuring big trees, and their importance in our environment. Stay tuned for the confirmed date!

Cromwell Valley Park Council Events Calendar for End of December 2022 and January 2023

Marshy Point Nature center: December-January Calendar.

Oregon Ridge provides events year round.

Irvine Nature Center: Programs for Adults and Teens

Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping

Click here to access the 184 page PDF document about native plants in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

About Our Collective Impact

Center for Environmental Science: University of Maryland

Tree cores like the one shown here were used to measure wood chemistry.

Warming Climate Triggers Changes in Forests: “A warming climate is causing earlier springs and later autumns in eastern forests of the United States, lengthening the growing season for trees and potentially changing how forests function. Scientists from the Appalachian Laboratory of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science used a combination of satellite images and field measurements to show that trees have greater demand for soil nitrogen in years with early springs.”