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Welcome to the Calvert County Forestry Board

Page Updated: 2009-06-30 09:24:41

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The Calvert Forestry Board is a group of citizens who serve as advocates for forestry in Calvert County. Currently we have five members that have a wide variety of backgrounds including business, teaching, and publishing.

The Board is funded annually by a grant from the Board of Calvert County Commissioners. The Forestry Board uses these resources to support various forest education and awareness activities throughout the County. Just a few examples include the Calvert Envirothon, the Arbor Day Poster Contest, the School Forest Program, the fall Tree Farm Tour, an annual newsletter and this web site. The Board is committed to telling the benefits of sustainable forest management in Calvert County. Our logo features the bald cypress tree, the official tree of Calvert County.

Please take a few minutes to check out our new web site, we designed it for you! Our second feature highlights early forest conservationists of Calvert County.

Featured Photo

This photograph features Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Forest Service forester Brian Stupak demonstrating an undercut chainsaw technique during the 2008 Fall Tree Farm Tour.  The 2009 Fall Tour is scheduled for November 7th, 9:00 - 12:00 noon at the Bennett O. Hughes Memorial Tree Farm in Prince Frederick, Maryland.  The focus will be wildfire management and include a walking tour of a prescribed burn area.    If you would like to have your photograph of trees, forests or the natural resources of Calvert County featured on our web site, please contact: forester@calvertforestry.org

Brian Stupak chainsaw undercut
Forester Brian Stupak demonstrating chainsaw tecniques at the 2008 Fall Tree Farm Tour.

Events

 

July 19 - July 25, Natural Resource Career Conference

September 9, Forestry Board Meeting

September 17 - 20 Maryland Woodland Stewards Training HERE

September 26, American Chestnut Land Trust Silent Auction and Dinner Celebration

October 10, Patuxent River Appreciation Days

October 14, Forestry Board Meeting

November 7, Forestry Board Fall Tour

News

John S. Ayton State Tree Nursery 2009 Catalog Online

The online nursery offers species selection and ordering details from its website HERE  Conifer or deciduous selections can be ordered online and shipped to your home.  Order your trees now, they are going fast!

University of Maryland Offers General Forestry Course

The course is designed for individuals who wish to enhance their knowledge of forests and forest management.  It is a non-credit course taken via distance leaning.  Instructors are from the University of Maryland, Cooperative Extension.  Fall semester registration opens August 1st.  For more information click  HERE

Burn Ban

The Maryland Health Department imposes an annual clean-air burning ban for the months of June, July and August.  No open-air debris burning is allowed due toair quality concerns.  Please refrain from burning leaves, yard debris or trash during these months.   For more information click HERE


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