Montgomery Soil Conservation District
Montgomery County, Maryland
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MSCD Newsletter
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2022
June 2022
In this issue:
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Maryland's Watershed Implementation Plan Shifts into High Gear!
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MDA Considers a Cover Crop Plus Program for 2022
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Sad Goodbyes and Welcome Aboard
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Local Farmers Recognized for National Award
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2021 MSCD Annual Report
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Local Schools Battle it Out at County Envirothon
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Battling Buttercups
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District Completes Horse Manure Content Study
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Equipment Rental Program
January 2022
In this issue:
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The District Welcomes New State Conservation Planners
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Happy Trails to Chris Zawitoski
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Contemplating Building a Barn or Other Agricultural Structure?
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Cover Crop Program Remains a District Program Priority Despite Challenges
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State Conservation Buffer Initiative A Go for a 2nd Year!
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Free Horse Manure Analysis
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2020 Maryland WIP Progress: Are We on Track for 2025?
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Solar Energy Generation and Agricultural Operations
2021
October 2021
In this issue:
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Local Farmer Recognized for Lifetime Contribution to Agriculture
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Delaney Gladhill Honored as the District's Cooperator of the Year
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Middle Schoolers Experience Montgomery County Ag!
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District Celebrates 75th Anniversary at Cooperators Dinner
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District Recognized by State Association with Honors
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2021-2022 Cover Crop Fall Planting and Reporting Reminder
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What is BMP Certification, why is it important to the Chesapeake Bay, and more importantly, why is it for you?
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Clarksburg Welcomes Intensive Rotational Grazing System
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Montgomery County STEM Teachers Tour County Farms
June 2021
In this issue:
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The State of Maryland Crowns a New Envirothon Champion
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The District Welcomes New Faces
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District Welcomes New MDA Conservation Planner
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"Free" Fill Can Be A Costly Mistake
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MDA Announces Increased Cost Share Assistance for Farmers Installing BMPs
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2020 Annual Report
February 2021
In this issue:
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Conservation Leader Steps Down After 30 Years
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2021 Ushers in More Changes to the Montgomery District
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Cover Crops: A Cost Effective Nutrient Managing Conservation Tool
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Award Winning “Close Encounters with Agriculture” Program Endures Despite COVID-19
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Legislator Webinar, Offers an Alternative to Local Legislative Luncheon
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Winter Pastures: Green is Good, Sometimes
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Soil Testing and the Importance of PH
2020
October 2020
In this issue:
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District Milestones: A Mixture of Grateful Goodbyes and Happy Hellos
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The Montgomery District Goes Virtual with STEM Teachers Program
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District Receives State Association's Top Honors
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Laytonsville Landscaping Honored as District Cooperator of the Year
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Pollinator Habitat: Giving Mother Nature a Helping Hand
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County Ag Director Recognized for Lifetime Contribution to Agriculture
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Cover Crops - Important to the Bay's Health and Farmland
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Blue Moon Farm Honored as Equine Cooperator of the Year
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Fencing and Remote Watering Facilities
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And more!
June 2020
In this issue:
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District Celebrates 75 Years of Service to Montgomery County
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Local Farms Provide Fresh Food Options
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Grassed Waterways: A Solution to Erosion and Overland Flow
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2019 Annual Report
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Montgomery County Loses Staunch Agricultural Advocate
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Can You Afford to Divide Your Pastures?
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Cover Crop Update - Spring 2019
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The Conservation Stewardship Program
February 2020
In this issue:
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A New Year Brings Changes to Staff at the Ag History Farm Park
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Dr. Charles Mess, Soil Health Champion
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Leap Into Conservation! 2020 Equine Winter Session
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2nd Annual Montgomery County Legislative Luncheon a Success!
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Cover Crop Update: Spring 2020
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University of Maryland to Hold Winter Agronomy Meeting
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BMP Verification
2019
October 2019
In this issue:
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County STEM Teachers Tour Montgomery County Farms
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Conservation Planning and its Importance in Meeting the Watershed Implementation Goals
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2019 Cooperator's Dinner, an Evening of Conservation Excellence
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Cover Crop Update
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Spotted Lanternfly Spotted in Cecil County
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The Browning Pasture
June 2019
In this issue:
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Montgomery County Welcomes New Technical Staff to Assist Farmers
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2018 MSCD Annual Report
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Robert "Bob" Raver "Father of No-Till Agriculture in Montgomery County" Passes Away
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MSCD Provides Comments on Maryland's Draft Phase III WIP
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Cover Crop Update
March 2019
In this issue:
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Linthicum Family Inducted into Governor's Agricultural Hall of Fame
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District Conservationist Spotlight
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MSCD Supervisors Meet with State Legislators in Annapolis
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Cover Crop Update
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Maryland Completes Draft of the Phase III Implementation Plan
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Montgomery County Farmers Meet with Local and State Legislators
2018
October 2018
In this issue:
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Montgomery County Celebrates 50 Years of Conservation Tillage
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District Honored With Multiple Awards at MASCD Annual Summer Meeting
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Soil Health: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
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2018 Annual Cooperators Dinner
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MD Secretary Tours Local Farms, Recognizes Multigeneration Family Farm
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Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan Enters its Third Phase
May 2018
In this issue:
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"Noxious Weeds" top Envirothon 2018
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Cover Crop News and Notes
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2017 Annual Report
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Cost-Share Funding for Landowners
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50th Anniversary of Conservation Tillage Event Scheduled for July 20
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Article: Thinking of Removing Trees or Vegetation?
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Article: Invasive Species Alert: Spotted Lanternfly
2017
October 2017
In this issue:
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Community Cover Crops
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John Zawitoski named new district manager
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2017 Annual Cooperators Dinner
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Cooperator of the Year
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Ag Census
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Nutrient Management updates
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MSCD Milestones
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Article: Local 4-Her to Compete in National Horse Bowl Contests
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Article: Pilot Project to Help Test New Pasture Design
July 2017
In this issue:
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Teams in Envirothon Competition
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FSA 2017 Acreage Reporting Dates
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Article: Remembering George Lechlider
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Article: MSCD 2016 Annual Report
January 2017
In this issue:
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Conservation tour highlights
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2017 Envirothon training
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Cover Crop Program information
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Farewell to outgoing district manager David Plummer
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Article: "4Rs" Important Aspects of Nutrient Stewardship
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Article: OnPasture.com Offers Answers to Grazing Questions
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Article: NRCS Offers a Wide Variety of Programs
2016
October 2016
In this issue:
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Montgomery Winners at Home and Statewide
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Cover Crop Program Fall Reporting
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Lower Seed Germination Rates Allowed
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BMP Verification
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Agricultural Services Booth Wins at Fair
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2016 Annual Cooperators Dinner
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Cooperator of the Year
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Federal Programs
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Article: Blue Crab Population Numbers Rising
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Article: Invasive Weed of Special Concern (Amaranthus palmeri)
June 2016
In this issue:
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On the Trail with Secretary Bartenfelder
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2016 Montgomery Eenvirothon
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Cover Crop Incentive Program continues
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Article: MSCD 2015 Annual Report
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Article: Local Farmer Nationally Recognized for Land Stewardship
March 2016
In this issue:
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Maryland Farmers Top Cover Crop Record
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2016 Envirothon Training
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"Duck Fizzers" Third in 2015 State Competition
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Montgomery County Couple Named Statewide Winners
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Funding Available for Alternative Stream Fencing Program
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2015 Annual Cooperators Dinner
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Cooperator of the Year
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Article: Office of Agriculture; New Name - Consistent Service
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Article: PSI to PMT - Phosphorous Management Tool Takes First Step
2014
January 2014
In this issue:
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Cover crop 2013-2014
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Welcome aboard Jim Myers
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Weed Watch
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2013 Cooperators Dinner
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New Nutrient Management Regulations
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Manure Injection Grants
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Article: Cost Share Caps Raised for Dairy Manure Transport
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Article: Conservation Planning: Who, What, When, and Why?
2013
June 2013
In this issue:
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Cover Crop program
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Weed Watch
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2013 Montgomery County Envirothon Competition
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2012 Annual Report
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Article: Agricultural Conservation Programs
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Article: Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDL) for the Agricultural Sector
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Article: Revised Nutrient Management Regulations - What You Need to Know
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Article: Creating Pollinator Habitat
2012
June 2012
In this issue:
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Sunny Ridge Farm Cooperator of the Year
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Cover Crops
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Outstanding District Award
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Weed of the Month
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Pasture Tour
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2011 Annual Report
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Article: Liming and Soil Testing
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Article: Tree Planting for Earth Day
2010
June 2010
In this issue:
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2010-2011 Winter Cover Crops
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2010 Cooperators Dinner
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Equine Pasture Walk
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Plant Invader of the Month
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2010 Envirothon
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2009 Annual Report
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MSCD Staff Updates
2009
June 2009
In this issue:
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School Reforestation at Sandy Spring Friends School
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Plant Invader of the Month
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2008 Annual Report
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Tree Planting Opportunity for Montgomery Residents
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2009/2010 Cover Crop
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CREP Information
2008
June 2008
In this issue:
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Equine Fall Pasture Renovation Incentive Program
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Bermuda Grass
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Cover Crop Program
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Montgomery Forestry Board School Reforestration
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Seeding and Stabilization
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EQIP Information
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Article: Fill On Agricultural Land, Don't Let This Happen to You
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Article: Agricultural Emergency Assistance Program
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Article: Invasive Species Spotlight