Baltimore County Forest Sustainability Program
Linking Communities to the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators

This program is all about working for healthy forests for today and tomorrow, to assure that they continue to: 

• Provide critical ecosystem services, such as cleaning our water and air, and to provide quality habitat for wildlife.
• Provide for varied human uses, including recreation, wood products, and non-timber products.

Working with the USDA Forest Service and other partners of the national Roundtable on Sustainable Forests, Baltimore County is a national pilot for application, at the County level, of the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators (MPCI), an international program to measure the ecological and economic sustainability of forest resources.

Whether you are a new visitor or one of our existing program partners, this page will provide information about what’s current as well as what we have already accomplished. The Site Index below describes where to find materials we have posted.

Please bring any questions or comments to our attention. Also, contact us if you want to subscribe or un-subscribe to our periodic e-mail announcements–get the current news first!

Thank you for your interest and participation in our work to improve forest sustainability in Baltimore County.

Contact:

Donald C. Outen, AICP
Natural Resource Manager
Baltimore County DEPRM
401 Bosley Avenue
Towson, MD 21204
410-887-4488, x.238
410-887-3510 (FAX)
douten@baltimorecountymd.gov

Announcements
Up to date information about the next Steering Committee meeting and other news, as well as access to copies of previous program announcements.

Project Background 
Origins of the Baltimore County Forest Sustainability program and the Linking Communities to the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators Project.

Draft Forest Sustainability Strategy
Our Steering Committee’s Draft November 2005 Strategy for Forest Sustainability for Baltimore County.

Steering Committee
Minutes and other materials distributed for our Steering Committee's (mostly monthly) meetings, as well as access to archived meeting minutes.

Forest Sustainability Forums and Workshops
Materials from special program Forums and workshops, including:

• September 18, 2008 Forest Sustainability for Local Governments (fall workshop of the Mason Dixon Task Force)
• December 10-12, 2007 Roundtable on Sustainable Forests National Workshop
• June 1, 2006 “5E” Forum
• June 10, 2003 Forest Sustainability Issues and Indicators Forum

Program Implementation
Information about program implementation, including:

• Urban Greening, Tree Planting, and Reforestation
• Rural Reforestation
• Forest Assessment and Monitoring
• Program Documentation

Forest Sustainability Resources
Selected materials and links to other useful information about forest sustainability.

Revised December 23, 2008