A powerful portrait of current forest devastation due to predator insect invasion and changing environmental conditions in Western Maryland.

1. Natural Disasters

2. Common Outcome

3. Threatens Our Natural Wildlife Threatens Our Natural Watershed A Hybrid Experiment Out of Control Defoliates Over 1 Million Acres of Forest a Year Unstoppable without intervention

4. The Female Gypsy Moth

5. Was actually the caterpillar droppings Thousands of Trees were being destroyed I could hear them chewing A Sound Like Rain

10. Hope for Catoctin Forest

11. Catoctin Mountain Forest 100 Sq. Miles of Mountain Forest 85% Private Land Owners 15% Public Land 5,000 Acres National Park 5,000 Acres Cunningham Falls State Park

12. There is a need and desire to move forward with a collective plan for the protection,preservationand enjoyment of the Catoctin Forest area. 1 Meeting on the Mountain Educationof the general public, user groups and especially area youth is the key to long term positive outcomes. 2 A Green Infrastructure Plan would address and facilitate many of the identified challenges and solution opportunities. 3 Igniting Energy April 2009

13. Private Land and Home Owners 1 Protect Preserve Enjoy Recreational User Groups 2 3 Target Groups Youth

14. Who We Are Who Are We?

15. Wooly Adelgid Appeared in the 1950’s Attacks Only Hemlock Trees Devastating Hemlock Stands in Catoctin Forest Trout Are Dying With Rise in Water Temps Catoctin Forest is Dying

16. Can we SAVE it?

17. Our Future Goals program strategic outreach

18. What Can You Do? nothing support volunteer

19. A Sound Like Rain