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Trowel and Soil

KNOWLEDGE CENTER

To make knowledge productive, we will have to learn to see both forest and tree. We will have to learn to connect. - P. Drucker

Internal Publications

From Sapling to Survivor: Expert Tips for Growing Healthy Trees Webinar

By Zsuzsanna Cooke, Natural Resource Specialist | 2024

How to Make Biochar

By Jazlyn Benitez, sustainability intern | 2024

Baltimore Tree Habitat Suitability | NIACS Climate Change Response Framwork

by NIACS | 2024

Care Instructions and Maintenance for Trees

Updated in 2024

CLIMATE RESILIENCY
PLANNING FOR
HOWARD COUNTY
COMMUNITIES &
ECOSYSTEMS

By Kip Mumaw, PE | 2024

EcoSystem Service Restoration Handbook

By Lori Lilly, Founder & Director of HEW, & Jazlyn Benitez, sustainability intern | 2024

Basic Tree Care & Maintenance Webinar

By Andres Ovalle, conservation & restoration director | 2024

Care Instructions and Maintenance for Bay-scape Gardens

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How to Make Beaver Dam Analogs

By Jazlyn Benitez, sustainability intern | 2024

UMD Extension | MD Urban Tree Suitability List for planters

University of Maryland Extension | 2024

Non Structural Flood Proofing

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Howard EcoWorks Carbon Footprint Report

By Abel Beyene & Colin Hartnett | 2022

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BIOCHAR

Field and Laboratory Testing of Biochar Amendments for
Howard EcoWorks

Leslie Webb, John Mosel, and
Paul T. Imhoff

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Delaware

2024

Biochar Amendment for Enhanced Infiltration and Aggregation of Compact Urban Soils

by Chowdhury, Sraboni

University of Delaware

2021

By Lori Lilly, 
Founder & Director of HEW

2023

Biochar and Climate Resilience Landscapes

by Lori Lilly

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum | 2023

External Publications

by Howard County Bee City

2022

Watershed Stewards Academy Rainscaping Manual

by the Watershed Stewards Academy

Chesapeake River Wise Communities

Stormwater & Reducing Impact Manual

Watershed Stewards Academy Additional Resource Manuals

Access manuals for conservation landscaping, rain gardens, and more.

Homeowner Guide  For a More Bay-Friendly Property

by the Chesapeake Stormwater Network | 2014

Rain Garden Installation Guide

By Montgomery County

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