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Natural Resources & Water Quality Publications

We're working hard to make as many of our free publications available on the web as possible. Available titles are displayed in red in the list below; click the title link to open the publication as a PDF file.

If you need a listed publication title that is not yet available, please contact your Local MCE office and request a copy- be sure to specify the publication number. Non-residents of Maryland can request publications by printing and mailing our order form.

Additional information about each publication can be viewed by clicking the [+] symbol next to each title.

Chesapeake Bay

[+] BL-1 Your Farm and the Chesapeake Bay

[+] FS-701 Landscapes That Help the Chesapeake Bay

[+] FS-702 Lawns and the Chesapeake Bay

[+] FS-704 Saving Your Soil and the Chesapeake Bay

[+] HG-65 Help The Chesapeake Bay

Pest Control

[+] EB-241 Controlling Spiders in Maryland

[+] EB-245 Termites: Prevention, Detection, Control

[+] EB-248 Controlling Wasps

[+] EB-350-C Landscape IPM Guidelines for Integrated Pest Management of Insects and Mite Pests on Landscape Trees and Shrubs

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[+] EB-358 Integrated Pest Management In Schools IPM Training Manual for Grounds Maintenance

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[+] FS-242 The Gypsy Moth and the Homeowner

[+] FS-595 Lyme Disease and the Deer Tick in Maryland

[+] FS-652 Pesticides and Your Food

[+] FS-654 Wildlife Damage Management: Reducing Vole Damage to Plants

[+] FS-791 Got Bugs ? Get Bats !

[+] FS-811 Protecting Yourself from Mosquito Bites

[+] FS-835 Emerald Ash Borer-Is It Time to Diversify

[+] FS-836 Emerald Ash Borer: A Serious Threat to Your Ash Trees

[+] FS-838 Plant-Parasitic Nematode Management on Vegetable Crops in Maryland

[+] MIS-1-B Biological Control of Insect and Mite Pests of Woody Landscape Plants

[+] MIS-2 Slide Set Biological Control of Insects+Mite Pests of Woody Landscape Plants

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[+] O&T-1-C Ornamental and Turf Manuals

Pollution Control

[+] FS-703 Pet Waste and Water Quality

[+] HW-1 Alternatives for Household Products - Helpful Hazardous Waste Reduction Hints

[+] HW-2 Hazardous Household Disposal

[+] WR-17 Coliform Bacteria: A Measure of Water Pollution

[+] WR-21 Residential Hazardous Products: Household Wastes

Riparian Buffers

[+] FS-620 Woodland Management: Glossary of Forestry Terms

[+] FS-724 An Introduction to the Riparian Forest Buffer

[+] FS-725 Riparian Forest Buffer Design, Establishment, and Maintenance

[+] FS-726 Trees for Riparian Forest Buffers

[+] FS-727 Understory Plants for Riparian Forest Buffers

[+] FS-728 Riparian Buffer Management: Grasses for Riparian Buffers and Wildlife Habitat Improvement

[+] FS-729 Riparian Buffer Management: Soil Bioengineering or Streambank Restoration for Riparian Forest Buffers

[+] FS-733 Riparian Buffer Management Riparian Buffer Systems

[+] FS-769 Riparian Buffer Financial Assistance Opportunities

[+] FS-774 When a Landowner Adopts a Riparian Buffer--Benefits and Costs

Soil Quality

[+] FS-447 Estimating Irrigation Water Requirements

[+] FS-478 Determining Farm Water Needs for the Maryland Water Appropriations Permit

[+] FS-501 Using Composted Sewage Sludge in the Production and Maintenance of Ornamental Plants

[+] FS-704 Saving Your Soil and the Chesapeake Bay

[+] FS-757 Bioremediation of Contaminated Soils-What It Is and How To Do It

[+] FS-764 Phytoremediation - Plant-based Strategies For Cleaning up Contaminated Soil

[+] FS-768 Phytoremedation-Plant-based Strategies for Cleaning up Contaminant Soil Met

[+] FS-783 Soil Organic Matter

[+] FS-789 Fertilizer Recommendations for Landscape Trees & Shrubs

[+] NR-43 Composting To Reduce the Waste Stream: A Guide to Small Scale Food and Yard Waste Composting

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Stewardship & Forest Management

[+] BL-2 Nontidal Wetlands and Your Farm

[+] EB-232 A Guide to Land Judging in Maryland

[+] EB-313 Selling Timber From Private Forest Land in Maryland

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[+] EB-357 Recreational Access and Landowner Liability in Maryland

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[+] EB-360-A Forest Management Account Book

[+] EB-367 Marketing Forest Products - Understanding the Sale Process

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[+] FS-619 Woodland Management: How To Determine Your Property Boundaries

[+] FS-624 Woodland Management: Sources of Information & Guidance for Forest Stewards

[+] FS-625 Woodland Management: Developing a Forest Stewardship Plan:The Key to Forest Management

[+] FS-626 Woodland Management: Alternative Income Enterprises--Resource List

[+] FS-627 Woodland Management: Maryland's Forests--Past, Present, and Future

[+] FS-628 Woodland Management: Marketing Forest Products--The Sales Contract

[+] FS-629 Woodland Management: Measuring Your Forest

[+] FS-630 Tax and Estate Planning for Maryland Forest Landowners

[+] FS-754 Developing a Fee-Fishing Enterprise: An Opportunity in Recreational Tourism

[+] FS-756 Getting To The Root of Tree Problems

[+] FS-766 Integrated Pond Management for Maryland

[+] FS-794 Taxes & Costs-share Payments for Soil & Water Conservation Expenses

[+] NR-60 A Guide to Logging Aesthetics: Practical Tips for Loggers, Foresters, and Landowners

[+] NR-64 Enhancing Wildlife Habitats: A Practical Guide for Forest Landowners

[+] NR-91 Guide to Great Forestry and Natural Resources Publications

[+] WR-1 Rate Structure Alternatives

[+] WR-18 Citizen's Guide to Environmental Terminology

Water Quality

[+] AQU-1-A Aquatic Pest Control Category 5

[+] FS-637 Effective Lawn Care With Reduced Pesticide and Fertilizer Use

[+] FS-637R Lawn Care Ruler

[+] FS-818 Controlling 2 Aquatic Plant Pests: Nymphuliella daeckealis (Haimbach) and the Waterlily Leafcutter, Synclita obliteralis (Walker)

[+] HW-3 Water,Water Wells, and Water Contamination

[+] MEP-320 Well Records and Maintenance Guidelines

[+] MEP-321 Septic Records and Maintenance Guidelines

[+] WQ-1 Drinking Water Standards and the Health Effects of Drinking Contaminated Water

[+] WQW-1 Barley Straw: A Potential Method of Algae Control in Ponds

[+] WR-15 Testing for Water Quality

[+] WR-20 Protecting Your Water Supply

[+] WR-22 Ground Water Protection: An Introduction

[+] WR-26 Developing a Municipal Water Conservation Program

[+] WR-28 Maintaining Your Septic Tank

[+] WR-9 Maryland's Ground Water Resource

Wildlife

[+] EB-223 Beekeeping in Maryland

[+] EB-238 Leaf Key to Common Trees in Maryland

[+] EB-314 100 Poisonous Plants of Maryland

[+] EB-354-C Managing Deer Damage in Maryland

[+] FS-597 Wildlife Management: Introduction to Wildlife Management

[+] FS-598 Wildlife Management: Planting Crops for Wildlife

[+] FS-599 Wildlife Management: Brush Piles

[+] FS-600 Wildlife Management: Field Border Management

[+] FS-601 Wildlife Management: Eastern Cottontail Rabbits

[+] FS-602 Wildlife Management: Bobwhite Quail

[+] FS-603 Wildlife Management: Ring-Necked Pheasants

[+] FS-604 Wildlife Management: Ruffed Grouse

[+] FS-605 Wildlife Management: Mourning Doves

[+] FS-606 Wildlife Management: Eastern Wild Turkeys

[+] FS-607 Wildlife Management: Tree Squirrels

[+] FS-608 Wildlife Management: Black Bears

[+] FS-609 Wildlife Management: Wood Ducks

[+] FS-610 Wildlife Management: Dabbling Ducks

[+] FS-611 Wildlife Management: Diving Ducks

[+] FS-612 Wildlife Management: Canada Geese

[+] FS-613 Wildlife Management: Songbirds Life History and Management

[+] FS-655 Wildlife Damage Management: Resistance of Ornamentals to Deer Damage

[+] FS-758 Density: How It Can Affect the Behavior and Health of Your Birds

[+] FS-759 Wildlife Plantings Food & Cover Plantings Shrub Lespedezas

[+] FS-792 Attracting Purple Martins

[+] FS-795 The Barn Owl: Friend of Agriculture and Communities

[+] FS-797 American Kestrel The Barnyard Friend

[+] FS-798 The Barn Swallow: Friend of the Farm

[+] FS-799 The Eastern Bluebird More Than Just a Pretty Bird

[+] FS-800 Attracting the Beneficial Tree Sallow

[+] FS-802 The Great Horned Owl - Rodents and Rabbits Beware

[+] FS-810-A Using Commercial Deer Repellents To Manage Deer Browsing in The Landscape

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