Forestry Workgroup Projects

A guide to familiarize new members with the Forestry Workgroup.

This storymap uses high-resolution land use and land use change data to provide an understanding of Chesapeake forests and how they are changing.

The Timber Harvest Task Force has identified multiple opportunities to improve the mapping and modeling of forest harvest activities. These recommendations were approved in January 2025.

These updated modeling tools will be used by the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership to inform decisions related to the nutrient and sediment reduction goals outlined in the revised Watershed Agreement.

The proposed Riparian Forest Buffer Outcomes Fund would help overcome barriers and create new incentives to plant more buffers.

This evaluation of public outreach and engagement for tree planting and maintenance was designed to lift up best practices employed by tree-related campaigns and identify gaps in campaigns’ ability to carry out effective outreach.

This workshop was designed to discuss state strategies for increasing forest buffer restoration and identify roles for the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership in advancing buffer goals.

This 2020 update to the original Chesapeake Forest Restoration Strategy served as the basis for a shared stewardship agreement between the Chesapeake Bay watershed's seven state foresters and the Chief of the U.S. Forest Service.

A webinar on a proposed natural filters restoration program.

A webinar on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Clean Lakes, Estuaries, And Rivers initiative, a 30-year contract option under the Conservation Reserve Program.