Each year, the goal of the Western Maryland Reforestation Program is to implement native tree plantings on a large scale in order to provide the region with the associated benefits; including the improvement of the water quality of local watersheds … Continued
The Western Maryland Resource Conservation & Development Council, Inc. (WMRC&D) is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization which has entered into a partnership with the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – Forest Service in order to hire a qualified … Continued
In spring 2022, Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council continued our efforts to improve the water quality and wildlife habitat of local watersheds and the Chesapeake Bay by planting native tree seedlings on 178 acres of private and public land, … Continued
In 2021, Western Maryland RC&D Council utilized a $494,000 grant from the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Trust Fund to restore 1,250 linear feet of degraded stream channel on Beaver Dam Creek at a site located on private property in … Continued
The Western Maryland RC&D Council and The Western Maryland Food Council (WMFC) have been awarded $26,300 in FY2022 MAERDAF grant funding from the Rural Maryland Council in order to implement the Western Maryland Food Resiliency Project. WMFC serves Garrett, Allegany … Continued
Baseline Sustainability Risk Assessment of Maryland’s Forests The Western Maryland Resource Conservation and Development Council (WMRC&D), with grant support from the Rural Maryland Council, commissioned the development of a baseline risk assessment of Maryland’s forest resource, against a limited range … Continued
In partnership with the Maryland DNR Wildlife & Heritage Service, Western Maryland RC&D Council is employing a Bat Surveyor, Ben Neece, to complete acoustic surveys for bats and the analysis of acoustic data to indicate the presence of hibernating and … Continued
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
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
