Stewardship Handbook Resources

Authors: Claudia Jones, Science Advisor; Jim McCann, State Zoologist; Susan McConville, Natural Resources Planner. Published by the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays under the direction of the Department of Natural Resources, State of Maryland. Sixty-three pages.

A publication of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Clean Water, Office of Water Programs. Two hundred and eighteen pages.

Web resource of American Bird Conservancy.

An informational brochure published by The Nature Conservancy, Eastern US Conservation Region. Six Pages.

Fact sheet published by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Four pages.

The hemlock woolly adelgid is a very destructive pest of eastern and Carolina hemlock trees. The following describes available options for controlling the hemlock woolly adelgid. Author: Scott Griffin, Forest Health Specialist. Published by the Georgia Forestry Commission. Three pages.

A table listing invasive species currently associated with the greatest harm to native biodiversity in Pennsylvania. Developed by Natural Lands. Two pages.

A report detailing how land trusts, policymakers, and public agencies can achieve carbon goals through strategic forestland protection. A publication of the Open Space Institute. Eighteen pages.

A table produced by Natural Lands listing Pennsylvania native species for landscaping. 11 pages.

A table produced by Natural Lands listing native species for restoration planting projects. 16 pages.

A table produced by Natural Lands listing native species for urban yards and containers. 4 pages.

A table outlining Natural Lands' policy and implementation strategies for dealing with hazard trees.

A document outlining the rules and regulations pertaining to Natural Lands' regulated hunting program. One page.

Users manual and scoring forms, Ohio EPA Technical Report WET/2001-1. Mack, J.J. 2001. Ohio Rapid Assessment Method for Wetlands, version 5.0: User's Manual and Scoring Forms. Ohio EPA Technical Report WET/2001-1, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Division of Surface Water, Columbus. 86 pp.

A publication of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Fifty-three pages.

A publication of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Authors: Michael T. Barbour, Jeroen Gerritsen, Blaine D. Snyder, James B. Stribling. Second Edition. Three hundred and thirty-three pages.

by Dr. Jill R. Sidebottom, Area Extension Specialist and Christy Bredenkamp, Swain and Jackson Horticultural Agent. Published by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Forestry Extension. Three pages.

A table produced by Natural Lands listing additional stewardship resources by land cover type/stewardship issue. 2 pages.

An EPA report from Stories of Progress in Achieving Healthy Waterways, EPA Region 3 Water Protection Division. One page.

A table outlining methods of active deer management developed by Natural Lands.

A table produced by Natural Lands listing a variety of interactive, online tools that can model or provide information to support stewardship decisions and actions. 1 page.

Publication of Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies

Leong, K.M., A.R. Gramza, J.N. Duberstein, C. Bryson, and A. Amlin. Conservation Biology. 2024.

A publication of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Clean Water, Office of Water Programs. Five hundred and sixty-eight pages.