A hundred years ago, Maryland’s first state forester, Fred Besley, issued a challenge to residents: Go out in the woods and find the biggest tree you can. Then collect its measurements and send them ...
A hundred years ago, Maryland's first state forester challenged residents to find the state's biggest tree. Now the contest is back. Scott Detrow speaks with Joli McCathran of the Big Tree Program.
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Maryland 250 contest seeks biggest state trees

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Maryland Forest Service and the Maryland Forestry Foundation have launched the “Maryland 250” White Oak ...
Maryland is home to 12 champion trees, recognized as the largest of their species in the U.S. Growing majestically within Maryland’s 2.7 million acres of woodlands are twelve national champion trees, ...
This video is no longer available. Some bugs are OK, others are not, and the same goes for trees growing in the D.C. region. What should you be on the lookout for? During a walk-through at Patuxent ...