What You Can Do to Help Maryland’s Birds

Protect Your Local Forests

Help Maryland DNR map the location of invasive plants in parks and forests through Statewide Eyes, remove invasive plants from your own backyard, and organize your own invasive-removal event at your favorite park.

Help preserve forested land by supporting one of the many land trust organizations in Maryland, including;

• The Nature Conservancy

• The Eastern Shore Land Conservancy

• Howard County Conservancy

• Chesapeake Conservancy

• The Maryland Environmental Trust

• Lower Shore Land Trust

• Scenic Rivers Land Trust

• Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust

• The Conservation Fund

• The Trust for Public Lands

• Conservancy for Charles County

Plant Native Plants

Modern day nurseries sell more exotic plants than natives. Unfortunately many of these exotics escape our backyards through dispersed seeds. As climate, fragmentation, and pests increasingly threaten forest health, it is critical reduce the impact invasive plants on our land. Planting natives is easy, and can help provide food and habitat for a larger number of birds.