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Woodland Incentive Program
Support Agency:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Program Contact:
Maryland DNR Forest Service
Forest Service
Tawes State Office Building E-1
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 2140
Tawes State Office Building E-1
580 Taylor Ave.
Annapolis, MD 2140
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The Woodland Incentive Program supports maintenance and reforestation for wind and soil erosion, enhanced water quality, wildlife habitat, and an increased timber production.Support Type:
Funding AssistanceAvailable Funding:
Cost-sharing up to 65% for timber stand improvement, tree planting and preparation for natural regeneration.Funding Range:
$50 to $10,000 per year, $1,600 avg.Restoration Activity:
Tree planting, timber stand improvements, and related practices on private forestlands.Eligibility:
Private landowners with non-industrial forests; must be between 10 and 1,000 acres of eligible forestland or land that is suitable for conversion from cropland, reforestation or improved forest management and capable of producing marketable timber crops.<< Back to WRA Directory
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Featured Fellow
Leone Yisrael is a cephalopod-loving scuba diver, cook, and loves to try new activities. She conducts genetic analysis and fieldwork at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center through the Coastal Disease Ecology Lab.
Featured Research Project
Exploring the Use of Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells to Remove Sulfide While Harvesting Energy from Oyster Aquaculture Biodeposits
Oyster aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry in Maryland’s Chesapeake waters which stimulates economic activity and may provide a host of ecosystem benefits. A potential concern associated with the intensification of the oyster aquaculture is the local production and accumulation of oyster biodeposits, which can lead to a porewater sulfide accumulation and declining bioturbation, symptoms of declining ecosystem function. Sulfide is naturally removed from the seafloor by the interactions between bioturbating infauna and sulfide oxidizing bacteria.
Chesapeake Quarterly Magazine
A Growing Industry: Advancing Oyster Aquaculture in Maryland
