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Backyard Buffers Program

Backyard Buffers Program. Presented by: Maryland DNR Forest Service. Background History:. Program began in 2002 Program is run in cooperation with Potomac Watershed Partnership Frederick County government Monocacy and Catoctin Watershed Alliance Maryland DNR Forest Service (parent agency).

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Backyard Buffers Program

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  1. Backyard Buffers Program Presented by: Maryland DNR Forest Service

  2. Background History: • Program began in 2002 • Program is run in cooperation with • Potomac Watershed Partnership • Frederick County government • Monocacy and Catoctin Watershed Alliance • Maryland DNR Forest Service (parent agency)

  3. What is a riparian buffer? • Strip of land adjacent to a body of water • Vegetation species are influenced by water • Body of water may be: • Stream • Lake • Drainage ditch • Pond

  4. What do riparian buffers do? • Slows the rate of bank erosion • Serves to lower water temperatures • Reduces surface and sub-surface runoff • Prevents pollutants from reaching the stream • Pollutants may be: • Pesticides • Excess Nitrogen • Excess Phosphorus

  5. Program Goals: • Increase health of local streams and wetlands • Decrease erosion and sedimentation • Increase awareness of the effects of stream health to the environment • Get local communities involved in helping to restore their local native wetlands

  6. Eligible participants: • Homeowners with an adjacent stream or waterway • At least 50 feet of bank along the waterway • Homeowners living in these areas: • Frederick County • Washington County • Bennett Creek Watershed area

  7. Benefits to the homeowner: • Stream will have better aesthetic values • Buffer may attract different wildlife species • Buffers create shade and act as wind breaks • Peace of mind knowing you helped the environment

  8. Benefits to the environment: • Lower stream temperatures • Less soil erosion and stream sedimentation • Lower ambient air temp. around buffer • Riparian vegetation serves as food for native wildlife • Less pollutants enter stream creating a healthier, more productive stream

  9. Buffer in a bag: • 25 native tree and shrub species • Trees will be 1-2 feet in height • 25 tree tubes (supplied by Maryland DNR) • Fact sheets showing: • Proper planting • Arrangement • Maintenance

  10. How to get involved: • Contact your local DNR field office • Washington County, 240-818-1971 • Frederick County, 301-797-0403 • Application deadline March 31st THANK YOU for your time!

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