Cacapon Institute seeks a full-time Riparian Forester.  The successful applicant will focus on planting and maintaining riparian forest buffers in the Potomac Basin of West Virginia with an emphasis on the USDA Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program.  In addition, the employee will participate in the full range of CI’s non-profit activities including urban forestry, green infrastructure,…

The Anne Arundel Weed Resistance is an organization of volunteer weed warriors striving to make a difference in the forests and natural areas of Anne Arundel County.  The selected candidate will coordinate and train volunteers in invasive plant identification and the appropriate removal and control methods. This is a hands-on, outside in the cold and…

Anne Arundel County Department of Inspections and Permits has added a feature to its webpage to allow citizens to report ailing and diseased red and white oak trees. Oak decline is a growing phenomenon throughout the Mid-Atlantic region whereby forest managers and arborists are seeing a large number of oak trees dying. There are many…

Applications are being taken for the position of Volunteer Coordinator for the Anne Arundel County Weed Resistance. We are a group of volunteer forest stewards dedicated to improving the health of Anne Arundel County’s forests by battling the invasive weeds that are crowding out the native trees and shrubs. As coordinator you will be in…

USDA’s Farm Service Agency began accepting applications June 3, 2019, for  the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) and certain practices under the continuous Conservation Reserve Program. All Chesapeake states have CREP programs in place. It is the primary program  for landowners to restore riparian forest buffers.  Prior to reopening, the Program had been closed since…

Digital Imaging and Planning Workshop – New Location! On-line webcast available too! Learn how to use a new free tool to create land cover maps and plans for rural or urban landscapes! Participants will learn to use the new Land Image Analyst (LIA) tool to map land cover.  This can be used for watershed planning,…

Planner II (Private Lands Biologist) Position Available Nonpoint Source Program Division of Watershed Stewardship Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control 100 West Water Street, Suite 6B, Dover, DE Phone (302) 739-9922   JOB TITLE: Planner II LOCATION: Nonpoint Source Program, State Street Commons, Dover, DE 19904 SALARY:  $39,093/yr + Benefits START DATE: as…

The Chesapeake Bay Trust, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks services for technical assistance to support key Chesapeake Bay Program Goals and Outcomes through thirteen (13) separate scopes of work: Proposal 1: Quantification of the Value of Green Infrastructure Hazard Mitigation Related to Inland and Coastal Flooding Proposal 2: Behavior Change Training…

If you haven’t seen this yet, check out this week’s blog by Bobby Whitescarver– it is in honor of his buffer which just turned 15 years old.  As Bobby says: I have some really good news. The riparian buffers on our farm are now fifteen years old. The CRP contracts expire next month. It is…

Hi, the Weed Resistance has formed and will be starting the training phase soon. Stay tuned here and on Facebook for dates and locations.   Bud AA Weed Resistance Facebook page