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 Protecting Land Forever!
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 Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge Protected for Generations to Come
Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Refuge has been protected with a formal conservation easement ensuring that communities will always be able to explore the wildlife refuge. In
total this easement will conserve, in perpetuity, 46.845 acres of the restored Masonville Cove property.
"Maryland Environmental Trust is grateful for the opportunity to have worked with the Port
Administration and Baltimore Green Space to permanently conserve and ensure public access to this truly wonderful shoreline property in the City of Baltimore," said John Turgeon, Director of Maryland Environmental Trust.
For over a decade the Masonville Cove Urban Wildlife Areas has been serving countless community members young and old through a partnership of neighborhood organizations, The Port of Baltimore, Living Classrooms Foundation, The National Aquarium, and US Fish and Wildlife. As part of a larger mitigation project, the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) restored the area, re-establishing it as a wildlife sanctuary to be enjoyed by all. Last year alone this partnership served over 10,000 visitors, documented over 251 birds, and provided countless hours of enjoyment for those visiting the cove.
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
In case you missed it... MET's conservation easement landowners were mailed a copy of our latest easement stewardship newsletter. The 2022 Landmarks: Stewardship Edition is also available online.
Didn't receive a copy in the mail? Email MET's Stewardship Planner, Josette Markline, at josette.markline@maryland.gov to verify that your contact details are up-to-date.
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MET Finalizes Five-Year Stratgic Plan
MET launched a strategic planning process earlier this year. This process provided us with the opportunity to gather feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, consider the bigger picture and set our intentions for the years ahead. Through this process MET create an effective and realistic strategic plan that will help guide our programmatic work and organizational development over the next five years. MET's Board of Trustees approved the new stratgic plan at the September 2022 meeting. Read more.
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Learn about protected places, explore Maryland spaces, or find something new. Check out MET's partners near you.
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Marylanders Plant Trees Coupon
As Marylanders, we take pride in our State and our natural world. We understand the value of stewardship and the importance of a sustainable future, and are committed to working together to create a smarter, greener State.
DNR launched Marylanders Plant Trees in 2009 to encourage citizens and organizations to partner with the State to plant new trees. Today, citizens can still take advantage of our coupon program to receive $25 off the purchase of a native tree at 86 participating nurseries across the State. Learn more.
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Take the Tawes Garden Tour
Have you been to the Helen Avalynne Tawes Garden in Annapolis, Maryland? This award-winning five-acre garden, a designated state park, takes visitors on a journey from the Appalachian Mountains of Western Maryland to the Atlantic Ocean beaches of the Eastern Shore. Embark on a journey of discovery with DNR's new online Tawes Garden Tour!
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