Restoring Forest Structure in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland, 2022-2026

March 6, 2024 by Ruffed Grouse Society

Proposal/Agreement Summary: Restoring Forest Structure in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Maryland, 2022-2026

Primary funder: S Kent Rockwell

Location: PA, MD, WV

Innovations: Industry partnerships, especially integrating our reporting into ESG reporting

Including carbon offsets, mineland reforestation, and watershed restoration in DFRB implementation
Impact:

Number of Shared Stewardship agreements (goal >2). 
Number of new Dynamic Forest Restoration Blocks (goal >5 DFRBs). 
Percent of planned management activities implemented within DFRBs (goal >75%). 
Number of mined land and/or watershed restoration projects within DFRBs (goal >2). 
Percent completion of Maryland Forest Health Report Card (goal 100%).

Partners and Chapter Contributions:

American Forest Foundation will enroll landowners in carbon offset program
Green Forests Work, OSMRE and others will help with mineland reforestation