Critical Area Timber Harvest Guidelines
Purpose: Provide criteria under which timber harvests in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area are to be conducted and provide for review and approval of all plans.Scope: Commercial timber harvests of at least one acre that occur in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (1,000 feet inland from mean high tide of all tidal waters) are subject to the guidelines.
Description: The guidelines describe the process by which Timber Harvest Plans will be prepared and reviewed. Of primary concern is their high impact on the different types of Habitat Protection Areas: 1) the 100' or expanded buffer; 2) non-tidal wetlands; 3) threatened and endangered species and species in need of conservation; 4) plant and wildlife habitat and 5) anadromous fish propagation waters. Timber Harvest Plans are prepared by DNR foresters or consultant foresters with input from appropriate agencies and are presented to the county District Forestry Boards for approval.
Annual Accomplishments: Approximately 50 plans covering a total of 2,000 acres are approved annually.
Contact Person:
Your local DNR forester or Patrick Meckley
Maryland DNR Forest Service
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
(410) 260-8531
E-mail: pmeckley@dnr.state.md.us
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