Recent News: #forests
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April 04, 2017
By the Numbers: 110,701
The acres of forestland protected by the Maryland Forest Conservation Act in the two decades since it was passed
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March 31, 2017
Photo of the Week: Spring peepers perform seasonal serenade
Vernal pools provide temporary habitat to breeding amphibians
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March 22, 2017
A woman and her woods
Pennsylvania forest ecologist Nancy Baker helps connect women forest owners to their land
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March 01, 2017
Websites aim to promote planting, protection of trees in Bay region
New sites created to help Bay Program meet forest buffer, tree canopy goals
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February 07, 2017
Restoration Spotlight: A forest's hopes rest on golden wings
Pennsylvania couple battles invasives and benefits a bird in decline
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October 10, 2016
Chesapeake Forest Champions commended for efforts to plant, protect trees
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay honored winners at annual Watershed Forum
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September 07, 2016
Forest buffer plantings make progress, fall short of annual target
Watershed states restored 64 miles of buffers along rivers, streams in 2015
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August 18, 2016
Photo of the Week: Woodpecker feasts on fallen trees
One of the largest species of woodpecker, the pileated makes a striking watershed resident
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April 26, 2016
Restoration Spotlight: From trash pit to amphibian oasis
Forest Pools Preserve protects a spring phenomenon for frogs and salamanders
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October 27, 2015
By the Numbers: 60
The percentage of Chesapeake forests that have been fragmented by development.
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