The Maryland Cooperative
Extension is a statewide, informal education system within
the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources at the University of Maryland College
Park and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Educational
programs and problem-solving assistance available to citizens
are based on the research and experience of land-grant universities
such as the University of Maryland, College Park. Extension
services are part of a cooperative State, Federal, and local
partnership.
Maryland Cooperative Extension
Home and Garden Information Center (HGIC) - The Center, located
in Ellicot City, MD, provides publications and assistance to help
Maryland homeowners solve horticultural problems. The Maryland
Master Gardener Program is administered through the center. Horticulture
consultants are available to speak to clients on the telephone
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Callers can also access
a wide range of audio tapes 24 hours a day. Residents of Maryland
can call toll-free to speak to a horticulture consultant or access
our library of audiotapes: 1-800-342-2507 (in Maryland only) From
outside Maryland, call 410-531-1757.
Plant Diagnostic
Website - Web Site operated by HGIC offers photographic
keys to help diagnose and solve plant problems, using Integrated
Pest Management principles. Sections available: Beneficial
Organisms, Broadleafed Shrubs, Flowers/Herbs, Groundcovers,
Houseplants, Lawns, Needled Evergreens, Needled Evergreen
Shrubs, Pest Control, Shade Trees, Vegetables and Wildlife.
Maryland Agriculture
Web Links is designed to help both farmers and consumers
find resources related to all aspects of farming
Maryland Center for
Agro-Ecology - The Maryland Center for Agro-Ecology is a
coalition of agricultural, environmental, forestry, business,
educational, government and other leaders dedicated to enhancing
Maryland's farms, forests and other "working lands"
through research, education and policy programs.
Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)
hosts the directory of land-grant universities which are state
partners of the CSREES. Also included is the CSREES Online Directory
of Professional Workers in Agriculture, the State Extension
Service Directors and Administrators Directory as well as links
to the websites of the schools of forestry, higher education,
human sciences, veterinary science, and state extension services
and state experiment stations.
ForestryIndex.net
- This site is a partnership of the Cooperative Extension, the
USDA Forest Service, and the Southern Group of State Foresters.
This web-based tool organizes and displays publications, websites
and internet resources for ready viewing and/or printing. It
focuses on forestry and natural resource sites in the south
that were university, state forestry agency, state forestry
association or Extension related.
FORSite
- Learn how to use Forestry Equipment, find out how a tree grows,
learn about tree identification, ask the experts, and more.
The Pennsylvania Woodlands'
Timber Market Report gives prices paid in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
for standing timber (stumpage) and for logs delivered to sawmills during
the current quarter of the current year.
Riparian Buffers
- University of Maryland web page with access to fact sheets,
links and other resources from many sources.
Small Farm Success
- Developed by University of Maryland for the Mid-Atlanic region.
Focus on small farms with many resources available online for
anyone considering a small farm enterprise.
Southern Regional Extension
Forestry Homepage - A listing of publication for 13 of the
southern states and hotlinks to the websites of university extension,
USDA Forest Service and others are available.
National Timber Tax Website
- you can find the most up-to-date information on this web
site developed by the USDA Forest Service and Perdue University.
Download forms, get answers to frequently asked questions and
much more.
State and Federal Agency Links
Forest
Landowner's Guide to Internet Resources - Developed by
the USDA Forest Service to help landowners better understand
the extent and type of information available on line. Provides
on-line publications on a range of topics important to forest
landowners.
Maryland
Department of Agriculture Forest Pest Management Section
has the goal of protecting the rural and urban forest landscape
tree resources from adverse effects of insects, diseases and
other pests through environmentally sound pest management.
This site provide information on spraying for gypsy moth and
other forest health information and links.
The Maryland
Department of Natural Resources Forest Service has the
mission to conserve and enhance the quality, quantity, productivity
and biological diversity of the tree and forest resources
of Maryland by providing leadership and technical and financial
support to inform, involve and empower citizens, local governments
and private organizations in both urban and rural environments.
They provide technical assistance to forest landowners, sell
tree seedlings, and offer other services.
The Online
Nursery shows the status of seedlings that may be ordered
from the state nursery. To assure a good selection consider
ordering seedlings in the fall for the following spring.
Maryland
Tree Laws - forest conservation act, seed tree law,
regulation of forestry, tree expert law, roadside tree law
Forest
Service Programs - water quality, forest stewardship,
forest fire protection, urban & community forestry
The Maryland
Department of Natural Resources Wildlife and Heritage Division
has the mission of striking the necessary balance between the
ecological needs of Maryland's wildlife and heritage resources,
and the societal needs and desires of Maryland's citizens. Activities
range from managing biodiversity and rare, threatened and endangered
species or habitat, as well as educating all Maryland citizens
interested in the conservation of our state's natural and hunting
heritage.
Game
Program - Hunting and trapping related activities in
Maryland
Maryland Environmental
Trust (MET) actively works with about 50 local land trusts
to protect Maryland's landscapes using conservation easements,
which permanently protect your land from development, without
giving up ownership. Conservation easements are voluntary agreements
by which a landowner agrees to preserve his or her land from
development or subdivision forever. In return, the landowner
usually receives significant reductions in income, property
and estate taxes.
Maryland Environmental
Trust's Land Conservation Center - This online Center is
meant to guide users through the abundance of programs, activities,
and resources at the state, local government and private land
trust level to help individual landowners save their lands for
future generations.
USDA Farm
Service Agency - Administers many farm and forest programs
that provide loans, credit, financial assistance, and other resources
to help farmers conserve land and water resources and deal with
disasters.
USDA National Agroforestry
Center is a partnership of the USDA Forest Service, USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service. The Center's purpose
is to accelerate the development and application of agroforestry
technologies to attain more economical, environmental, and socially
sustainable land-use systems. They offer a variety of publications
and other resources.
USDA Forest Service
State & Private Forestry - Northeastern Area provides
online information and resources on forest stewardship, health,
utilizations and more for landowners in the NE. Through partnerships
with State forestry organizations and many others, Federal funding
is leveraged to help produce a variety of forest-based goods
and services
The
National Aerial Photography Program (NAPP)- a federal interagency
effort coordinated by the USGS to provide updated aerial photography
of the US every 5 to 7 years. Only paper prints and film products
can be searched and ordered on this website. They can not be
viewed online. Current and past aerial photos are best viewed
and ordered from the local USDA Farm Services Agency office in your county.
USGS
Maps and Aerial Photo Images Online - This site will link
you to commercial vendors approved by USGS that will allow you
to view online aerial and topographic maps. Maps can
be ordered and downloaded for a fee in most cases. Vendor links
include - Terraserver, MapMart, Maptech MapServer, TerraFly,
TopoZone, Earth As Art.
Educational Programs
