State/National Links

Maryland is rich in topography: forests, mountains (such as Spook Hill), lakes, the Chesapeake Bay watershed, marshes, and more. On this page you’ll find information about our state’s (and Baltimore County’s) resources regarding our forests and how we care for our environment.

Image of Chesapeake Bay Wetlands. Dundee Creek, by Timothy Pohlaus, Creative Commons, with attribution — Chesapeake Bay Wetlands. Dundee Creek, by Timothy Pohlaus, Flickr, Creative Commons, with attribution

Baltimore Region/Baltimore County

Back River Restoration Committee, Inc.
Birders’ Guide to Maryland and DC: Oregon Ridge Park.
Black Marsh Trail Loop: Great 2 mile walk near Sparrow’s Point.
Blue Water Baltimore: Watersheds.
- Blue Water Herring Run Nursery: Native Maryland Plants
Deer Herd Management: Baltimore County Government
Forests and Trees: Baltimore County Government
Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
Lake Roland Nature Center: Baltimore
Loch Raven Trails at lochraventrails.com (the resources links on this site provide a wealth of information).
Marshy Point Nature Center
Nature, Agriculture and Environmental Centers: Baltimore County Government.
Oregon Ridge Nature Center, Cockeysville.

Loch Raven Flyover: 6:09 minutes

Maryland

Best Trails in Maryland: AllTrails Free hiking/biking App: AllTrails has 927 great hiking trails, trail running trails, mountain biking trails and more, with hand-curated trail maps and driving directions as well as detailed reviews and photos from hikers, campers, and nature lovers.
Birder’s Guide to Maryland & DC: The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) is pleased to present this online guide to the best birding sites in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Active birders throughout the state have contributed site descriptions to create this guide.
- Oregon Ridge Park: Birder’s Guide
Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills.
Links to All Maryland Forestry Boards: Both local and regional.
List of Nature Centers in Maryland: Wikipedia.
Maryland Agricultural Education Foundation: With resources for mobile labs, educatiors, students, announcements, and more
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Forests Association, Inc.
Maryland Forestry Foundation
Maryland State Parks Face Book Page
Maryland Tree Farm Program: Maryland Tree Farm System.
Woodland Stewardship Education: University of Maryland Extension: The Woodland Stewardship Education (WSE) program helps connect woodland property owners to their land. Through a variety of Extension offerings, WSE brings together professionals from such fields as forestry, wildlife ecology, and natural resource management to enable woodland property owners to make sound and informed decisions about managing their land.

Chesapeake Bay Foundation – Canada Goose Goslings Leave a High Nest

Regional

Eastern Region State and Private Forestry: U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Invasive Forest Plants of the Mid-Atlantic: Penn State Extension.
Middle Atlantic Coastal Forests: World Wild Life.
PennState College of Agricultural Sciences: Department of Ecosystem Science and Management.
Project Learning Tree: Washington D.C.
The Young Forest Project: Growing Wildlife Habitat Together.

9 minute video: How to Grow a Forest in Your Backyard: Shubhendu Sharma, TED Talks. Forests don’t have to be far-flung nature reserves, isolated from human life. Instead, we can grow them right where we are — even in cities. Eco-entrepreneur and TED Fellow Shubhendu Sharma grows ultra-dense, biodiverse mini-forests of native species in urban areas by engineering soil, microbes and biomass to kickstart natural growth processes. Follow along as he describes how to grow a 100-year-old forest in just 10 years, and learn how you can get in on this tiny jungle party.