Maryland Fur Trappers
Protecting and Preserving Our Ecosystem for Future Generations Since 1961
Who Are Maryland Fur Trappers?
We invite you to spend a few moments with Niki and get to know Maryland Fur Trappers.
Why Support Maryland Fur Trappers?
Why?
Do you love Chesapeake Bay and its estuaries? Are you interested in the survival of the piping plover and other shore-nesting sea birds? Are you happy to see river otters swimming in the waterways of Western Maryland once again? Do you want a healthy ecosystem for future generations?
If you have answered yes to any one of these questions you’re not alone. The non-profit organization Maryland Fur Trappers and its members play a direct and crucial role in actively addressing these and many other environmental issues specific to our area.
Education
Our environment needs your help, our ecosystem needs the skills of ethical trapping and ethical trapping is a skill that must be taught.
Membership
Help preserve our ecosystem. Become a member today.
How You Can Help
Your Support Will Make a Difference
Today more than ever, ethical trapping is a crucial tool in saving and protecting our environment. Ethical trapping is a skill that must be taught and understood. A skill that our ecosystem can’t afford to lose.
Our goal here at Maryland Fur Trappers is to introduce, teach and mentor people to the ways of ethical trapping. To accomplish this goal we need the support of people who care about our ecosystem and enjoy the outdoors.
Learn How Ethical Trapping is Helping to Save our Ecosystem.
The non-profit organization Maryland Fur Trappers and its members play a direct and crucial role in actively addressing these and many other environmental issues specific to our area.
Formed in 1961, the organization is dedicated to the protection, enhancement and management of Maryland’s ecosystem and wildlife. The members seek to promote an understanding of the biological, cultural and economic value of ethical trapping in Maryland.
Please consider becoming a member today.
Consider a Career in Forestry or Wildlife Management
Scholarship Program
A limited number of scholarships are available for individuals pursuing degrees in forestry and wildlife management. Click the button below to request more information and how to apply.
Our young people are our future. Understanding the crucial role ethical trapping plays in today’s modern ecosystem is vital. Developing these skills has required the knowledge of decades of experience. One cannot express enough the importance of passing this knowledge on to our youth, our future forestry and wildlife managers.
Our ecosystem cannot afford for ethical trapping skills to become a lost art. Maryland Fur Trappers is dedicated to passing the knowledge of ethical trapping on to our youth. We are dedicated to the youth of our state and the future of our delicate ecosystem.