Backyard Buffer packet reservations are typically taken during the month of March, with bags available for pickup at a designated local site in time for the spring planting season. A limited number of bags are available each year on a first-come first-served basis.
For more information on riparian forest buffers, visit
https://dnr.maryland.gov/forests/Pages/publications/buffers.aspx
Backyard Buffer coordinator contact information by county
Please contact your county coordinator to sign up or for more information. Quantities are limited so reservations will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.
Allegany County
Adam Miller
301-777-5590
adam.miller@maryland.gov
Anne Arundel County
Jeffrey Popp, Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy
301-458-6537
jeff@aawsa.org
http://aawsa.org/backyard-buffers
Baltimore County
Rob Prenger
410-665-5820
rob.prenger@maryland.gov
Calvert County
UMD Extension Service
410-535-3662
calvertmg@umd.edu
Carroll County
Jamie Weaver
410-848-9290
jamie.weaver@maryland.gov
Caroline County
Scott Daniels
410 228 1861
scott.daniels@maryland.gov
Cecil County
Matt Spiroff
410-287-5777
matthew.spiroff@maryland.gov
Click here to sign up for trees
Charles County
Kaitlyn Baligush, UMD Extension
kbaligus@umd.edu
Click here to register.
Dorchester County
Scott Daniels
410-228-1861
scott.daniels@maryland.gov
Frederick County
Sean Weaver
301-791-4010
sean.weaver@maryland.gov
Garrett County
Melissa Nash
301-334-3296
melissa.nash@maryland.gov
Harford County
Dan Lewis
410-692-5172
daniel.lewis1@maryland.gov
Howard County
James Eierdam
410-442-2080
james.eierdam@maryland.gov
Kent County
Dan Small, Washington College
410-708-4479
dsmall2@washcoll.edu
Montgomery County
James Eierdam
410-442-2080
james.eierdam@maryland.gov
Prince George’s County (Anacostia Watershed Only)
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Anacostia@mwcog.org
Queen Anne’s County
Dan Small, Washington College
410-708-4479
dsmall2@washcoll.edu
St. Mary’s County
UMD Extension
301-475-4484
umestmarys@umd.edu
https://extension.umd.edu/locations/st-marys-county/water-and-chesapeake-bay
Somerset County
Luke Marcek
410-651-2004
lucas.marcek@maryland.gov
2023 Backyard Buffer Sign-Up
Talbot County
Scott Daniels
410 228 1861
scott.daniels@maryland.gov
Washington County
Robert Schwartz
301-791-4733
robertr.schwartz@maryland.gov
Wicomico County
Wilfred Dyer
410-543-1950
will.dyer@maryland.gov
Worcester County
Kate Daub, Administrative Assistant
410-641-4002
kdaub@berlinmd.gov
