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 Protecting Land Forever!
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 Crownsville Forest Protected
Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) last month completed a 158 acre conservation easement protecting the forested areas of the Crownsville Hospital property in Anne Arundel County. MET co-holds the conservation easement with Scenic Rivers Land Trust. MET staff worked with Anne Arundel County and the Maryland Department of General Services through the State's Clearinghouse process to see that the forest was protected when the property was conveyed to Anne Arundel County. MET is thrilled to see this significant block of interior forest protected forever.
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 2023 Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Awarded
On March 20, the nonprofit Forever Maryland announced that 31 grants totaling $92,000 were awarded to support environmental education, community cleanup, and beautification projects through Maryland Environmental Trust's Keep Maryland Beautiful program. The annual grants are funded by MET, Forever Maryland, and the Maryland Department of Transportation. Keep Maryland Beautiful is MET's oldest program, and is administered on behalf of MET by Forever Maryland.
Keep Maryland Beautiful grant recipients included schools, nonprofit groups, municipalities and land trusts in 12 counties and Baltimore City. Many of these grants focus on developing and supporting communities, families, and youth, who take personal responsibility for the health of their communities. Read more.
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Annual Hike Planned on MET Conserved Land
Walk for the Woods is Scenic Rivers’ annual celebration of families exploring the outdoors, the beautiful, permanently protected Bacon Ridge Natural Area, and the power of land protection to provide quality of life, wildlife habitat, and Chesapeake Bay and river health.
The annual event is a day of guided hikes, including bird watching, amphibian searches and naturalist hikes, and educational programs. Attendees are also invited to explore the Bacon Ridge Natural Area’s 1000+ acres of woodlands, wetlands, streams, and meadows on their own.
The beloved spring event is scheduled for Saturday, April 29, 2023, at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville (rain date is April 30). Registration for guided hikes will open in early April 2023. For more information about guided hikes and activities or to registration visit the event page.
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Spring Rain Erosion
Spring rains bring a great deal of water to properties. Everyone has seen and struggled with puddles and flooding on roads and walkways, causing detours and splashes. However, most people don’t give much thought to water once it has left their property or what happens to our streams and rivers during rain events. The increase in impervious surfaces and piping to alleviate flooding from human pathways and direct it quickly to streams can have a detrimental effect on our waterways. Read more about how we can prevent rain damage.
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HabiChat: Spring 2023
HabiChat is DNR's quarterly backyard wildlife habitat newsletter from the Wild Acres program. In this issue, you’ll find a native plant and native animal profile about some of the first (and best) harbingers of spring. Education Assistant Edwin Guevara offers some ways to get your teens into nature with technology; if you can’t get them off their screens, bring the screens outside! We hope you get outside as the weather warms up in your Wild Acres! Read more.
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