Forestry Workgroup
The Forestry Workgroup coordinates, develops and implements plans and projects that focus on the contributions of forest lands in restoring the health and productivity of the Chesapeake Bay watershed and in retaining their economic potential.
Meetings
Forestry Workgroup Meeting - May 2025
Forestry Workgroup Meeting - June 2025
Forestry Workgroup Meeting - July 2025
Chesapeake Bay Program Webinar: Addressing Urban Tree Supply Challenges in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
Forestry Workgroup Meeting - February 2025
Forestry Workgroup Meeting - March 2025
Forestry Workgroup Meeting - April 2025
Projects
New Member Guide
A guide to familiarize new members with the Forestry Workgroup.
Timber Harvest Task Force Recommendations for Phase 7 Model Development
Multiple opportunities to improve the mapping and modeling of forest harvest activities.
Phase 7 Model Development
Currently in development, the Phase 7 Modeling Tools will be used by the partnership to inform decisions related to the nutrient and sediment reduction goals outlined in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.
State of Chesapeake Forests 2.0
This storymap uses new high-resolution land use and land use change data to provide an updated understanding of Chesapeake forests and how they are changing.
Strategy Development for Innovative Finance of Riparian Forest Buffer Programs
The proposed Riparian Forest Buffer Outcomes Fund would help overcome barriers and create new incentives to plant more buffers.
Publications
Forestry Workgroup BMP Verification Guidance
Published on May 1, 2018Guidance on how to verify the existence and performance of forestry best management practices in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
WIP Forestry BMP Packet
A guide designed to help state and local governments, conservation agencies, community groups and others plan and implement best management practices as part of the Watershed Implementation Plan process.
Riparian Forest Buffer Management Strategy
Published on January 1, 2018Approaches for achieving the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement's Forest Buffer Outcome.
Urban Tree Canopy BMP Expert Panel Recommendations
Published on November 7, 2016Recommendations from an expert panel for the Urban Tree Canopy Expansion best management practice, as well as for an Urban Forest Planting BMP.
Urban Tree Canopy Management Strategy
Published on June 30, 2015Approaches for achieving the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement's Tree Canopy Outcome.
Contact
- Katie Brownson (Coordinator)
Katherine.Brownson@usda.gov - Marilyn Yang (Staffer)
myang@chesapeakebay.net
Our Watershed Agreement Goals & Outcomes
Vital Habitats Goal
Members
- Anne Hairston-Strang (Chair)
Maryland Department of Natural Resources anne.hairston-strang@maryland.gov - Katie Brownson (Coordinator)
Katherine.Brownson@usda.gov - Marilyn Yang (Staffer)
myang@chesapeakebay.net - Frank Rodgers
frodgers@cacaponinstitute.org - Craig Highfield
chighfield@allianceforthebay.org - Alexis Dickerson
Dickerson@potomac.org - Matthew Keefer
makeefer@pa.gov - Julie Mawhorter
julie.mawhorter@usda.gov - Caitlin Verdu
caitlin.verdu@dof.virginia.gov - Terrance Lasher
terry.lasher@dof.virginia.gov - Jeremy McGill
Jeremy.R.McGill@wv.gov - Robert Corletta
robert.corletta@dc.gov - Lydia Brinkley
lbrinkley@u-s-c.org - Susan Minnemeyer
susan@natureplussolutions.org - Chris Miller
chris.miller@delaware.gov - Taryn Davidson
taryn.davidson@delaware.gov - Catie Soriano
cathryn.soriano@delaware.gov - Erica Carlsson
erica.carlsson@dc.gov - Brendan Durkin
brendan.durkin@dc.gov - Cassandra Davis
cassandra.davis@dec.ny.gov