The 13th Annual Maryland Land Conservation Conference will take place on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The Maryland Environmental Trust will host this
year’s conference at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
This year’s conference will provide a full day of training and workshops on a variety of topics of interest to land conservationists, land trust staff and board members,
government agencies and elected officials. This annual event provides an opportunity for the exchange of new ideas about the future of land conservation in Maryland.
We are pleased to announce writer, photographer, farmer, and conservationist Peter Forbes as the 2013 Keynote Speaker. Peter Forbes is Senior Advisor
and cofounder of the Center for Whole Communities. Forbes is well-known for his ability to bring together a wide circle of participants and build bridges between sectors,
coalitions, and organizations, and for nurturing a new land movement that integrates land health, social justice, and human spirit. Forbes has earned a national reputation
as being a champion of a new brand of community-based conservation, where the health of the people and the health of the land are viewed as equal.
The day concludes with a reception and awards presentation. For more information or to learn about sponsorships or exhibiting at the event, contact Michelle
Johnson at (410) 514-7908 or mjohnson@dnr.state.md.us.
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JOIN US FOR 2013!
- Maryland Land Conservation Pre-Conference Breakfast Talks
- Keynote Speaker: Peter Forbes - Senior Advisor and co-founder of the Center for Whole Communities
- Afternoon Agricultural Discussion and Stewardship Roundtable
- Post-Conference Reception and Awards Ceremony
The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute is less than five miles from the Baltimore - Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport, the BWI Amtrak
Station, and Interstate-95.
Directions are available here.
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AGENDA AT A GLANCE
| 8:00 - 10:00 |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 9:30 |
Breakfast Talks
- Agricultural Land Preservation Programs – Bright Spots, Stewardship, DOE
Wally Lippincott - Baltimore County Dept. of Environmental Protection and Sustainability
Charles Rice – Charles County Dept. of Planning and Growth Management
- Large Landscape Conservation
Joel Dunn – Chesapeake Conservancy
Jonathan Doherty - National Park Service Chesapeake Bay Office
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| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Welcome & Opening Remarks |
| 10:15 - 11:00 |
Keynote Address - The Evolving Face of Conservation
Peter Forbes - Center for Whole Communities |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Break |
| 11:15 - 12:45 |
Concurrent Sessions:
- Advocacy Basics – Because Decisions Are Made By Those Who Show Up
Sean Robertson - Land Trust Alliance
Ryan Ewing - Partners for Open Space
Josh Hastings - Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Bryan David - Land Trust Alliance
- Community Engagement for Land Trusts
Peter Forbes - Center for Whole Communities
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| 12:45 - 2:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00 - 2:45 |
Concurrent Sessions:
- Building Blocks For Successful Fundraising
Peter Lane – Institute for Conservation Leadership
- Recommended Best Management Practices For Marcellus Shale Gas Development in Maryland
Andy Loza – Pennsylvania Land Trust Association
Keith Eshleman - Appalachian Laboratory, UMD Center for Environmental Science
- LandScope Chesapeake: Watershed-Wide Land Conservation Prioritization
Jonathan Doherty – National Park Service
Lori Scott – Nature Serve
- Managing Agricultural Easements for the Long Term
Deborah Bowers – Carroll County Agricultural Land Preservation Program
Joy Levy – Howard County Agricultural Land Preservation Program
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| 2:45 - 3:00 |
Break |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Concurrent Sessions:
- Applying Innovative Technologies to Land Conservation
Joanna Ogburn – Chesapeake Conservancy
- Large Landscape-Scale Land Preservation: the Southern Maryland Collaborative Workshop
Susan Charkes – Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
Wink Hasting – National Park Service, Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program
- What Value is Perpetuity in a TMDL World?
Jim Baird – American Farmland Trust
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| 3:45 - 4:00 |
Break |
| 4:00 - 4:45 |
Concurrent Sessions:
- Endangered Indigenous Landscapes and Maryland Conservation Opportunities
Virginia R. Busby - Maryland Commission of Indian Affairs
Rico Newman - Maryland Indian Tourism Association
Tim Brower - DNR, Program Open Space
Christine Conn – DNR, Office for a Sustainable Future
- Maryland Natural Areas Initiative
Jonathan McKnight – DNR, Wildlife & Heritage Service
- Conservation Easement Stewardship Roundtable
Megan D’Arcy – Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Jon Chapman – Maryland Environmental Trust
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| 5:00 - 6:00 |
Post-Conference Reception |
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REGISTRATION
Early Online Registration Fee: $45.00
Online Fee After April 7th: $60.00
At the Door: $75.00 (check only, no cash or credit cards)
Click here to register
online.
Overnight accommodations available for Monday, April 22nd.
Please contact CCMIT at (866) 900-3517 to make a reservation.
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