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  • ico Assessing Forests
    Forests are crucial for the well being of humanity. They provide foundations for life on earth through ecological functions, by regulating the climate and water resources and by serving as habitats for plants and animals. For...
    • Views: 391
    • Published: 8/1/2009
    • Author: Valerie Kapos, et al.

  • ico 2010 Plan for Maryland's Green Ridge State Forest
    As with previous work plans, the FY2010 plan for the Green Ridge State Forest proposes cutting down more than 200 acres of trees in seven sites. Most of the cutting will leave about six trees per acre on the 22,000 acres desi...
    • Views: 536
    • Published: 5/25/2009
    • Author: Frank Lipson, et al.

  • ico Maryland’s Public Forests: No Place for Wind Turbines
    The Maryland Alliance for Greenway Improvement and Conservation (MAGIC), a non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of ecological richness and biodiversity in Maryland, opposes the building of any w...
    • Views: 748
    • Published: 2/29/2008
    • Author: Frank Lipson, et al.

  • ico Ecological Importance of Roadless Areas
    For the past 3 years, the World Wildlife Fund together with the Conservation Biology Institute (Corvallis, OR) have conducted one of the most comprehensive assessments of our nation's protected areas, including the ecological...
    • Views: 425
    • Published: 12/1/1998
    • Author: Dominick A. DellaSala, et al.

  • ico Roads and Their Major Ecological Effects
    A huge road network with vehicles ramifies across the land, representing a surprising frontier of ecology. Species-rich roadsides are conduits for few species. Roadkills are a premier mortality source, yet except for local sp...
    • Views: 448
    • Published: 11/1/1998
    • Author: Richard T. T. Forman, et al.

  • ico Maintaining Biotic Diversity in National Forests
    Ever since forest managers began planning for wildlife, their strategy has been to create openings and edge conditions in forests to favor a few selected species that thrive in those conditions and are particularly desired by...
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    • Published: 6/1/1987
    • Author: S.L. Solheim, et al.

  • ico Off-Road Vehicles Rip Up State Forests
    Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) disturb soil and carry non-native species of plants and animals wherever they go. The problem has worsened as ORVs have become larger and more powerful. ORVs are particularly harmful in state forests,...
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  • ico Stop Commercial Logging in Green Ridge State Forest
    Green Ridge State Forest, in eastern Allegany County, is the second largest publicly owned forest in Maryland. Despite minimal rainfall and poor soil conditions, the State logs 200 acres per year at Green Ridge for little, if...
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  • ico Saving Old Growth Forests
    Old growth forests - with significant numbers of trees over 150 years old, large diameter trees, a wide distribution of tree sizes, and a large volume of coarse woody debris - exist in 40 sites around Maryland and account for...
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