Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forestry Program Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Forest Service, to establish a Chesapeake Bay watershed forestry program of grants and technical assistance for: (1) forest conservation in urban, suburban, and rural areas; (2) National Forest System management; (3) research, education, and planning activities; and (4) achievement of Chesapeake Bay Agreement goals.
Sets forth grantee and project eligibility criteria.
Authorizes a Bay State (Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia) to use funds to hire a State watershed forester to carry out watershed projects.
Directs the Secretary to establish for the Chesapeake Bay watershed a: (1) forestry research program; and (2) a forestry research strategy.