The Maryland Department of Natural Resources with support from the maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts, the Maryland Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards, the Maryland Department of Agriculture, the University of Maryland Extension, the USDA Forest Service, and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service came together to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), agreeing to work together to provide more effective technical and financial assistance to forest landowners and managers.
Maryland MOU (January 2011)
Maryland Forestry Subcommittee Establishment
The three letters listed below illustrate the process that was used by the NRCS State Conservationist in Maryland and the Maryland State Forester to establish a forestry subcommittee to the Maryland State Technical Committee.
Letter from Maryland State Forester to Maryland State Conservationist (December 2008)
Letter from Maryland State Conservationist to Maryland State Forester (January 2009)
Letter from Maryland State Forester to Maryland State Conservationist (March 2009)
Maryland State Forest Action Plan
Maryland State Wildlife Action Plan
Maryland Contacts
Maryland State Forestry Agency