Forestry Outreach and Implementation Support — RFQ
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to solicit applications for a nonprofit organization to join the team through a Conservation Service Opportunity (CSO) Agreement. The selected partner will engage with county governments and conduct outreach to communities in Caroline, Dorchester, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. They will also provide support for the Roots for Resilience Forestry Goal of forest management implementation on 1,000 acres by finding and paying contractors.
Questions and Answers: See here.
Submission deadline: June 15, 2026, at 4 p.m.
View the
Request for Qualifications
Information session: Watch the May 12
information session for this RFQ.
Information Sessions
On April 28, 2026, DNR’s Roots for Resilience initiative hosted a webinar titled “Runneling: A Marsh Restoration Technique to Buy Time.” Email [email protected] if you are interested in viewing a recording of the webinar. See the slides from the presenters below:
Living Shoreline Projects — Opportunity Closed
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit applications for construction, design/build, and design proposals for living shoreline projects.
Proposed living shorelines for this initiative should be located in Wicomico, Somerset, or Dorchester Counties and protect substantial areas of adjacent wetland. The goal of this RFP is to award large-scale living shoreline restoration projects that will collectively protect a total of 400 acres of adjacent high quality tidal marsh habitat.
Deadline: April, 6, 2026 — OPPORTUNITY CLOSED. Please check this page for information on any future funding opportunities under this initiative.
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