Online Riparian Forest Buffer Design Tool

The Power of Trees in Cumberland

Tree/Tree Company Complaints
This form is for persons wishing to make a complaint against a person or company they believe did not perform the work they proposed; or for someone to make a complaint against a person or company they believe is not properly licensed to perform tree care/removal work. Please print and fill in the form then mail it to the appropriate address at the bottom of form.

Forest Conservation and Goal Setting
In Directive 06-1 signed by the Chesapeake Executive Council on September 22, 2006, The Governor of Maryland committed state resources to “conserving those forest lands in the Bay watershed where conservation to protect water quality is most needed.” A major part of this commitment is to use the best available tools to locate areas where retention and expansion of forests is most needed to protect water quality and to set a goal, framework, and milestones for protecting forested areas of critical importance to water quality (in acres or percentage of forested lands) while considering which of those are most vulnerable to development. The State of Maryland is charged with delivering a proposed goal by April 30, 2007, to allow for a Chesapeake Bay wide goal to be adopted in Fall 2007. Read more...

Emerald Ash Borer
The EAB quarantine area has been extended, for complete details see the Quarantine Order. For more information regarding EAB please visit the following DNR web site: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/dnrnews/infocus/emerald_ash_borer.asp
or visit the Maryland Department of Agriculture web site: http://www.mda.state.md.us/plants-pests/eab/