Maryland Forest
Service Requests Public Comment On Forestry Work Plans
ANNAPOLIS – The
Maryland Forest Service of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) is conducting an online public meeting for 30 days to solicit
comments on the proposed work plans for five State Forests: Green Ridge,
Pocomoke, Potomac-Garrett, Savage River and Chesapeake Forest. The public
is invited to participate in this forum to review and submit comments
regarding the plans. Comments must be received by March 31, 2006.
The proposed plans identify silvicultural practices planned for the 2007
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006. Silviculture is the art and science of
controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of
forests to meet diverse needs and values of landowners and society on a
sustainable basis.
The Online Public Meeting is accessed on the web at:
http://www.dnr.maryland.gov/forests/workplans/. The work plans are
also available upon request and can be mailed to those who do not have
Internet access. Anyone interested in a receiving a work plan should
contact Pamela Cressman, 410-260-8515.
These annual work plans identify the work to be accomplished in the next
fiscal year within the scope of the long-range management plan, including
silvicultural operations, maintenance and construction projects.
This public forum is the third step in a three-step review process to
establish the annual work plan. The first step is a field review by an
inter-disciplinary team of natural resource biologists and managers and
the second step is a review by an appointed advisory committee whose
members represent the diverse interests and users of the forest. After the
comment period, the forest manager will make necessary adjustments to the
plan, before implementation.