The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, in concert with the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology of the University of Maryland, will host six public listening sessions in May to aid in the development of Maryland Forest Service’s 2020 Forest Action Plan (FAP).
The FAP assesses the current state of the forest resources and lays out the strategy for addressing forestry priorities in the state. These listening sessions will allow stakeholders to provide feedback on how the FAP should be structured and what it should include.
What are the biggest issues facing Maryland forests? Is there anything threatening the state's forestry industry? What resources do Maryland's forests and foresters need? In addition to participating in the listening sessions this May, please take this short survey to provide input on the needs of Maryland's forests and forestry moving forward.
Listening sessions are held in every region of the state this May, with identical information presented at each event. All sessions are free and open to the public; registration is available at the links below.
The dates and locations of the listening sessions are:
Western MD - Wednesday, May 8, 2019
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Allegany College of Maryland, Continuing Education Building, Room 12/14
12401 Willowbrook Road, Cumberland, MD 21502
To register, visit go.umd.edu/fapwmd
Central MD (Frederick) - Thursday, May 9, 2019
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Urbana Regional Library, Anthony M. Natelli Community Room
9020 Amelung St., Frederick, MD 21704
To register, visit go.umd.edu/fapcmdf
Annapolis - Monday, May 13, 2019
2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Department of Natural Resources, Room C-1
580 Taylor Ave., Annapolis, MD 21401
To register, visit go.umd.edu/fapcmda
Lower Eastern Shore - Tuesday, May 14, 2019
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Ward Museum of Wildfowl, Legacy Center
909 South Schumaker Drive, Salisbury, MD, 21804
To register, visit go.umd.edu/faples
Upper and Mid-Eastern Shore - Wednesday, May 15, 2019
9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Chesapeake College, Room HPAC-127
1000 College Circle, Wye Mills, MD 21679
To register, visit go.umd.edu/fapues
Southern MD - Monday, May 20, 2019
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Potomac Branch Library, Potomac Meeting Room
3225 Ruth B. Swann Drive, Indian Head, MD 20640
To register, visit go.umd.edu/fapsmd
Any questions regarding the listening sessions can be directed to:
Nancy Nunn, Assistant Director
Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, Inc
410-827-8056 ext. 129