Guidance Information for Critical Area Decision Makers

Bay Smart A Citizen's Guide to Maryland's Critical Area Program	Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping - Chesapeake Bay Watershed - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
House Bill 1253 - Overview of 2008 Legislation May 28, 2008 (Adobe Acrobat file 220KB)
Local Government Assistance Guide Lot Coverage Effective Date: Sept. 3, 2008	Local Government Assistance Guide Critical Area Buffer Effective Date: March 8, 2010
Critical Area Guidance 10% Rule Guidance	Living Shorelines: A Guide for Waterfront Property Owners
Backyard Makeover Make your basic backyard a "Bay Smart" backyard and benefit Maryland's streams, rivers, and bays. (Adobe Acrobat file 15.58MB)	Critical Area Guidance Forest Mitigation
A Guide to the Conservation of Forest Interior Dwelling Birds in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (Adobe Acrobat file 270KB)	Critical Area Guidance Public Walkways
Private vs. State Tidal Wetlands
Golf Courses in the RCA - Final

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Guidance Publications

• Bay Smart Guide
• Overview of House Bill 1253 - 2008 Legislation
  (Adobe Acrobat file 220KB)
• A Guide to the Conservation of Forest Interior Dwelling Birds in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area
  (Adobe Acrobat file 270KB)
• Critical Area 10% Rule Guidance Manual
• Private vs. State Tidal Wetlands
• Forest Mitigation
• Public Walkways
• Living Shorelines
• Backyard Makeover
• Golf Courses in the RCA - Final
• Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping - Chesapeake Bay Watershed - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
• Local Government Assistance Guide - Critical Area Buffer
• Local Government Assistance Guide - Lot Coverage

NEW PUBLICATION!

This new publication was developed to assist homeowners with planting and maintaining shoreline Buffers. It includes lots of information about the importance of the Critical Area Buffer and includes Buffer Management Plans that can be used to satisfy Buffer planting requirements for new construction on waterfront lots.