Critical Area Reforestation Program

Calvert County offers free native trees and planting services to property owners in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area (within 1,000 feet of the Mean High Water Line of tidal waters or the landward edge of tidal wetlands) who want to replant trees on their land. The program uses fees collected from developers who cannot replace forest cover on-site to fund the Critical Area Reforestation Fund, which finances tree planting at approved sites. The Critical Area Reforestation Evaluation (CARE)...