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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

How to Plant Trees: An Infographic Guide

By Howard EcoWorks | 2025

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Care Instructions and Maintenance for Trees

Updated in 2024

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Basic Tree Care & Maintenance Webinar

By Andres Ovalle, conservation & restoration director | 2024

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Howard EcoWorks Carbon Footprint Report

By Abel Beyene & Colin Hartnett | 2022

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

By Zsuzsanna Cooke, Natural Resource Specialist | 2024

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How to Make Beaver Dam Analogs

By Jazlyn Benitez, sustainability intern | 2024

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Non Structural Flood Proofing

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CLIMATE RESILIENCY
PLANNING FOR
HOWARD COUNTY
COMMUNITIES &
ECOSYSTEMS

By Kip Mumaw, PE | 2024

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EcoSystem Service Restoration Handbook

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

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Care Instructions and Maintenance for Bay-scape Gardens

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BIOCHAR

Biochar Explained: What It Is, How It's Made, and Why It Matters

by Howard EcoWorks | 2025

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Biochar and Carbon Accounting Presentation

By Lori Lilly, 
Founder & Director of HEW
2023

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How to Make Biochar

By Jazlyn Benitez, sustainability intern | 2024

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Biochar and Climate Resilience Landscapes

by Lori Lilly
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum | 2023

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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

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Biochar Amendment for Enhanced Infiltration and Aggregation of Compact Urban Soils

by Chowdhury, Sraboni
University of Delaware
2021

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External Publications

Howard County Local Gardening - Events, Organizations & Opportunities

Created by local author Jessie Newburn | 2025

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UMD Extension | MD Urban Tree Suitability List for planters

University of Maryland Extension | 2024

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Watershed Stewards Academy Rainscaping Manual

by the Watershed Stewards Academy

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Baltimore Tree Habitat Suitability | NIACS Climate Change Response Framwork

by NIACS | 2024

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Chesapeake River Wise Communities

Stormwater & Reducing Impact Manual

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Watershed Stewards Academy Additional Resource Manuals

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

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Bee City Native Plant Supplier List

by Howard County Bee City

2022

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Homeowner Guide  For a More Bay-Friendly Property

by the Chesapeake Stormwater Network | 2014

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Rain Garden Installation Guide

By Montgomery County

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