Restoration Success: Linking Social and Ecological Metrics
May 25, 2022 | Free
Join NOAA for their Science Seminar Series to better understand why habitat restoration is, or isn’t, viewed as successful is a critical piece of evaluating completed projects and garnering support for future projects. Ecological measures alone may not fully describe the success or shortcomings of restoration projects, and public perceptions of success may be based on an entirely different set of metrics. In fact, restoration metrics rarely include human dimensions even though community support for restoration can make or break potential future projects, and affect long-term success of completed ones. Learn more.
2022 Maryland Land Conservation Conference
June 1-2, 2022 | Registration Fee
Less than 2 weeks left to register! Forever Maryland invites you to attend the 2022 Maryland Land Conservation Conference, Celebrating Success. Planning for Change. In addition to a keynote address from award-winning horticulturalist, landscape designer and author, Rick Darke, you will hear from more than 70 other incredible conservation leaders. Attendees can expect to be invited to a farm co-op tour, a live drone demonstration, a breath taking climate photo display, a networking reception and more! Learn more.
Gunpowder Watershed Forum
June 15, 2022 | Free
The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy announces its inaugural forum that will bring together organizations that are working for clean water in the Gunpowder watershed as well as those who want to get involved with this effort. Registration is FREE and includes dinner. The event is capped at 75 participants. Each organization can bring up to 2 representatives. Learn more.
Building Better Boards for Local Land Trusts
Webinar Recording | Free
Forever Maryland's leadership training program is specifically designed to help local land trusts in Maryland build stronger boards of directors and expand the strengths, capacity, and diversity of board candidates and local land trust leaders. The Building Better Boards for Local Land Trusts program provides a pathway for anyone interested in conservation to learn about best practices for board governance, fee and easement transactions, the roles of monitoring and stewardship, and the importance of financial oversight. Learn more.
2022 Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards
Nominations now being accepted
The Maryland Sustainable Growth Awards celebrate significant achievement by individuals, businesses, organizations, and local governments to support the 12 planning visions adopted by the Maryland General Assembly. Awards are given in the categories of Leadership and Service, Sustainable Communities, and Preservation/Conservation. Watch the videos for the 2021 award recipients. Nominate worthy people and projects today. Self-nominations are accepted! Award application and guidelines are available at the Maryland Department of Planning's Award Nominations webpage. The deadline for nominations is July 15, 2022.
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