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
Jeff Popp
410-222-3831
jeff@aawsa.org
Baltimore County
Nathan House
410-665-5820
nathan.house@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
Noah Peregrim
410-479-1623
noah.peregrim@maryland.gov
Cecil County
Emilio Concari
410-287-5777
emilio.concari@maryland.gov
Click here to sign up for trees.
Charles County
UMD Extension Service
301-934-5403
Dorchester County
Alex Fignar
410-228-1861
alex.fignar@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
Emilio Concari
410-287-5777
emilio.concari@maryland.gov
Click here to sign up for trees.
Howard County
Chris Barger
301-854-6060
christopher.barger@maryland.gov
Kent County
Kathy Thornton, Washington College
kthornton2@washcoll.edu
Click here to register
Montgomery County
Chris Barger
301-854-6060
christopher.barger@maryland.gov
Prince George’s County (Anacostia Watershed Only)
Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Anacostia@mwcog.org
Queen Anne’s County
Kathy Thornton, Washington College
kthornton2@washcoll.edu
Click here to register
St. Mary’s County
Caroline DiGiovanni
240-309-4189
cdigiova@umd.edu
Pickup address in spring: 26737 Radio Station Way, Suite E-2, Leonardtown, MD 20650
Somerset County
Rachel Egolf
410-651-2004
Rachel.Egolf@Maryland.gov
2023 Backyard Buffer Sign-Up
Talbot County
Noah Peregrim
410-479-1623
noah.peregrim@maryland.gov
Washington County
Robert Schwartz
301-791-4733
robertr.schwartz@maryland.gov
Wicomico County
Will Dyer
410-543-1950
will.dyer@maryland.gov
Worcester County
Kate Daub, Administrative Assistant
410-641-4002
kdaub@berlinmd.gov
