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The Alliance coordinates Forests for the Bay, an education and outreach program for landowners who are interested in actively managing their woodland and/or restoring woods on their property.
Forests for the Bay training, events, newsletters, and workshops actively encourages woodland owners to continue providing natural benefits for themselves and their neighbors through management, easing access to conservation funding, and developing educational initiatives. Workshops include “Your Woods and Your Wallet,” “Real Forestry for Real Estate,” “The Woods in Your Backyard,” “Discover your Woods,” and “Family Succession Planning.”
Forests for the Bay serves as a clearinghouse of information and resources to help landowners improve the vitality of the woodlands, increase wildlife habitat and protect water quality, generate income, and overall enjoyment of their property.
Beginning in the Summer of 2024, an exciting partnership flourished between Loysville Youth Development Center (LYDC) and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay.
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This December, as you drive across the deciduous landscape, be on the lookout for virgin-bower’s (Clematis virginiana) achenes.
Detritivores, such as the native American carrion beetle, ensure the dead return to the earth.
Did you know, red osier dogwood berries have a spook-tacular resemblance to eyes?
Keep an eye out for wingstem (also called yellow ironweed) as the summer wraps up!
With autumn just around the corner, a shift is occurring in the reproductive stage of trees – the unique flowers that have consumed spring and summer are becoming seeds!
Commonly called autumn coralroot, this unique orchid is one of 11 other species of terrestrial orchids and is native to the eastern and central U.S. as well as some parts of Canada and Mexico.
It was recently graduation day in Manheim, and students are eager to embark on the next phase of their lives. Downstream, a different graduation is going on for two and a quarter acres of trees.
Ninebark is a hardy, perrenial shrub that changes appearance seasonally.
The Alliance is excited to partner with the Virginia Department of Forestry as they launch a flexible, no-cost riparian forest buffer installation program called Riparian Forests for Landowners Program. This unique program will also cover one year of maintenance for landowners.
A large part of this collaborative effort to educate and provide resources for forestry landowners is the Forests for the Bay newsletter. This monthly newsletter is bursting with stories, regional events, trivia, and more! Sign up or read past newsletters by clicking the links below.
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