Good Green: Homeowner's Guide to Managing Invasive Plants

Invasive plants, pests, and diseases threaten the resilience, survival, and value of Maryland’s forests. They are capable of halting regeneration and diminishing timber production, wildlife habitat quality, and ecosystem services. Maryland Forest Service provides guidance, training, and assistance for public agencies and private landowners to mitigate the impacts of these species on their forests.

Good Green is a Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service initiative to protect native vegetation in our natural areas. The initiative was started as a Landscape Scale Restoration grant from the U.S. Forest Service. Learn more. 

Walk for the Woods is Scenic Rivers’ annual celebration of families exploring the outdoors, the beautiful, permanently protected Bacon Ridge Natural Area, and the power of land protection to provide quality of life, wildlife habitat, and Chesapeake Bay and river health. 

The annual event is a day of guided hikes, including bird watching, amphibian searches and naturalist hikes, and educational programs. Attendees are also invited to explore the Bacon Ridge Natural Area’s 1000+ acres of woodlands, wetlands, streams, and meadows on their own.

The beloved spring event is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville (rain date is April 30). Registration for guided hikes will open in early April 2023. For more information about guided hikes and activities or to registration visit the event page.

Crownsville Bald Eagle Rescue

In February, Wendy Foster, MET's Easement Monitoring Specialist, spotted a bald eagle outside our office building in Crownsville and called for assistance. The eagle's leg was wedged between two branches. This was a difficult rescue and not a common event for a bald eagle to get wedged like this. A number of responders worked together to rescue the bald eagle. Thanks to all those who aided in the rescue! 

Click here to watch a video of the eagle's rescue.