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MD’s Forest Laws, Management Programs, Policies and the MD’s GGRA June 6, 2018 Forest-Climate Working Group
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MD’s Forest Laws, Management Programs, Policies and the MD’s
GGRA June6,2018
Forest-ClimateWorkingGroup
BigPicture:
2013ForestPreservationAct–maintain40%treecanopystatewide
2014ChesapeakeBayAgreement– expandurbantreecanopyby2400acresby2025
(MD:45ac/yr;540acreby2025)2009GreenhouseGasReductionAct–MD’sgoalof25%reductioninGHGfrom2006levelsby2020
USFSForestActionPlan
• Maryland’sForestLaws:– RoadsideTreeLaw(1914)– LicensedTreeExpert(1965)– ReforestationLaw(1988)–WoodlandIncentiveProgram– ForestConservationAct(1991)– SustainableForestryActof2009– 2013ForestPreservationAct
(trackgainsandlosses)
Existingforest
Retainedforest
Clearedforest
Plantedforest
County 194,487ac 119,177 ac 70,646ac 18,132ac
State 82,216ac 49,383ac 27,757ac 9,857ac
Municipal 3,626ac 2,030ac 1,779ac 1,485ac
Total 280,331ac 170,589ac 100,183ac 29,474ac
20YearsofForestConservationAct(draft)
• Retainedforest- underlongtermprotection(LTP);additionalonsiteretentionmayhaveoccurredwithoutLTP
• Stateprogramincludesstateandfederalprojectsandmunicipalities
thatdidn’tadoptanordinance.
• Maryland’sForestPrograms(incentives):– ForestConservationManagementAgreement(FCMA)
– ForestStewardshipProgram– Tree-MendousMaryland– GiftofTreeProgram–MarylandersPlantTreesCoupon(2009– present)– LawntoWoodlandprogram(2014– 2016)– UrbanForestrygrantprogram(Spring2018pilot)
Neededtocreated2newplantingassistanceprograms
1)MDOfficeofPlanning,over1millionofacresofmowedturfinMaryland.
2)Reachnon-traditionalcooperators(<10acofland)
…theurbanandsuburbanlotowner…(theownersoftheturf)
Smallerlotsize=smallerplantable space
–MarylandersPlantTreesCoupon– LawntoWoodlandprogram
1st programMarylandersPlantTrees
targetsthelandownerwantingtoplantatree- reachesthetownhouseowner–
FY09-FY17:44,104couponsreimbursedtoapproximately85nurseries
2nd programLawntoWoodland
targetslandownerswith1– 4acresofplantablespace
- Nocosttolandowner
• 2014LawntoWoodland(partneredwithADF)(plantingplan,planting,pre-selectedspecies,one
post-mowing--- paidforbyMDForestService)
ADFmailed1,000flyers;10%response.
– Planted14.3acreson12sites– Seedlingorder7,600seedlingsplusshelters– Equipment– 2tractorsformowing– contractplusabove=$949.79peracre
LawntoWoodland(peryear/total)
Seedlingspecies:Blackoak,Chestnutoak,Northernredoak,Whiteoak,Commonninebark,Americanhazelnut,Commonpersimmon,andEasternredbud
Tubesandmatsused;noteachseedling
2015 2016 2014 Total
100ac 60ac 14.3ac 174.3ac
84sites 55sites 12sites 151sites
41,200seedlings
18,729seedlings 7,600seedlings
67,529seedlings
$2,732.24/ac $2,418.46/ac $949.75/ac
Results
• MarylandersPlantTrees– FY09thruFY17,44,104couponsreimbursed
• LawntoWoodland– 174ac;151lots;67,529seedlings– Survivability85-90%atoneyear;eachplanting
LessonslearnedthruLawntoWoodland:
– Statecontracts:commoditiesvslaborcontracts– Continuedfundingsources– Landowners:lotsize,dogfences– Treetubecomplaints
Year FCA 5-103 Tree-Mendous/MPT Totals
2006 623,700 33,750 8,178 665,628
2007 473,400 27,000 6,057 506,457
2008 499,500 9,900 2,160 511,560
2009 450,900 13,950 39,020 503,870
2010 337,950 308,250 23,000 669,200
2011 481,050 15,750 17,200 514,000
2012 42,300 68,850 21,700 132,850
2013 119,250 23,850 23,800 166,900
2014 140,580 24,615 21,500 186,695
2015 142,875 6,251 8,435 157,561
2016 341,640 2,705 8,798 353,143
Totals 3,653,145 534,871 179,848 4,367,864 (# of trees)
GGRAdatabase(trackingtrees)
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Increasing Urban Trees to Capture Carbon
2013ForestPreservationAct:- DNRprovideastatewideforestresourceinventorytolocalgovernmentsevery5years
- “..apolicyoftheStatetoencouragetheretentionandsustainablemanagementofforestlandsby(1)achievingnonetlossofforestlands;…”
- Nonetlossofforestdefinedas:40%ofalllandinMarylandis
coveredbytreecanopy.
- Ensuredualcertificationofstate’sforest
- RevisedReforestationLaw,WoodlandIncentiveProgram,ForestConservationAct,andFireHazards(Wildfire)
- Doesnotincentivizetheconversionofprimeagland
BigPicture:
2013ForestPreservationAct–maintain40%treecanopystatewide
2014ChesapeakeBayAgreement– expandurbantreecanopyby2400acresby2025
(MD:45ac/yr;540acreby2025)2009GreenhouseGasReductionAct–MD’sgoalof25%reductioninGHGfrom2006levelsby2020
USFSForestActionPlan
Marian HoneczySupervisor, Urban & Community Forestry
Maryland Forest Service [email protected]
(410) 260-8511
