Sign up to receive your 2026 "Buffer in a Bag" to help restore our watersheds. Each bag contains 30 tree/shrub seedlings suited to streamsides plus planting guides, wildlife habitat information, and ways to go further. The Backyard Buffer (BYB) species included this year are: swamp white oak, shortleaf pine, persimmon, flowering dogwood, hazelnut, and gray dogwood.

Learn more in this year's BYB Brochure
The pickup date for the BYB seedlings is:
April 18th, 9am-1pm
Washington County Ag Education Center
7313 Sharpsburg Pike Boonsboro, MD