Steep stream banks are among the most vulnerable places in a watershed. Fast-moving water can remove soil from the toe of a slope, while rain running down the…
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Native Trees That Hold Steep Stream Banks Together
Building A Strong Seed Collection Equipment Grant Proposal
Healthy forests begin with practical fieldwork. Before a native oak, walnut, or shrub can grow beside a stream, volunteers must locate mature parent trees,…
What to Do When You Find a Rare or Endangered Tree Species
Finding an unfamiliar tree in a park, forest, schoolyard, or stream corridor can become a meaningful conservation opportunity. A tree that appears unusual may…
Identify Silver Maple by Drooping Branches and Seeds
Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) is a familiar native tree along streams, floodplains, wet woods, and river edges throughout the Potomac River watershed. It…
How Leaf Litter Helps Forest Soils Hold Moisture
A forest floor covered with leaves is doing far more than displaying the colors of autumn. The layer of fallen leaves, bark, twigs, and partially decomposed…
Build A Mobile Seed Collection Cart For Urban Restoration
Collecting acorns, walnuts, and native shrub seeds in a city can turn a short walk through a park, schoolyard, or neighborhood greenway into meaningful…
Why Riverbank Restoration Depends on Native Seed Sources
Healthy riverbanks are more than strips of vegetation beside flowing water. They are living systems that filter runoff, hold soil in place, provide wildlife…
Partnering With Scout Troops For Native Seed Collection
Healthy forests begin with small, local actions. Collecting acorns, walnuts, and native shrub seeds gives state nurseries the raw material needed to grow…
The History Of Reforestation Efforts In The Potomac Watershed
The forests of the Potomac River watershed have changed dramatically over centuries. Stretching across parts of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,…
How to Identify a Black Tupelo by Its Bark and Drupes
Black tupelo is a valuable native tree of eastern North America, especially along wooded streams, wet lowlands, and mixed hardwood forests. Known…