From Our Partners

From the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) Blog:

Logging and forestry are commonly misconstrued as being more harmful than helpful to the environment. But this isn’t always the case. Last week’s forestry workshop, hosted by the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC), highlighted the many ways that sustainable forestry in our state can positively benefit both the environment and the economy. Growth currently exceeds removal for Maryland’s forests and Maryland’s forestry sector is ten times larger than the seafood sector, contributing $3.3 billion to the state economy.

ESLC’s “Forests and Forestry – Maintaining and Increasing Resilience” workshop took place at the Packing House in Cambridge with Maryland State Forester Anne Hairston-Strang kicking off a series of presentations that included Heather Disque (Forest Health Entomologist, Maryland Department of Natural Resources), Beth Hill (Executive Director, Maryland Forest Association), Jason Dubow (Manager, Resource Conservation & Management, Maryland Department of Planning), and Charles Rice (Planning Director, Charles County).

Read more on the Eastern Land Conservancy’s Blog pages…