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Administered by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) – Wildlife and Heritage Division, this program provides specialized no-till planting drills and limited amounts of free native grass/meadow seed to landowners. The goal is to create, and maintain wildlife habitat in the high-production agricultural landscape by planting field borders to permanent cover. This provides water quality benefits through buffer establishment and creates wildlife habitat along field edges, which maximizes benefits with minimal land removed from agricultural production.

Limited quantities of seed are available to cooperating landowners on a first come/first served basis. Native grass no-till drills are located in all regions of the State for use by landowners establishing native grass meadows. DNR can provide technical assistance on all aspects of wildlife habitat enhancement and management and can combine various funding to implement the habitat recommendations.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources

 Wildlife and Heritage Division -(410)260-8556 

Eastern Region – (410)827-8612 Southern Region - (410)260-8549

 Western Region – (301)777-2136

       The Forest Conservancy District Board for Baltimore County

9405 Old Harford Road

Baltimore, Maryland 21234

(410) 665-5820 

Email Robert Prenger ....... rprenger@dnr.state.md.us

 Melvin Noland ....... mlnoland@bcpl.net