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July 2023 | Land Trust eNews
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Maryland Environmental Trust Spotlight |
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 Jon Chapman Retires After 30 Remarkable Years of Service
MET is grateful for Jon's outstanding service, loyalty, and dedication. Jon's retirement marks the end of an era for MET, but the impact Jon has made will endure, the stories he has told will be remembered, and his legacy will serve as an inspiration for future generations of conservationists and naturalists. Read more about Jon's service.
Thank you for helping us celebrate Jon Chapman's retirement on July 12. If you weren't able to join us and would like to connect with Jon to wish him a happy retirement please let Michelle know at michelle.grafton@maryland.gov
Land Trust Monitoring Reports
Remember to submit your land trust's co-held easement monitoring reports for the first half of the calendar year 2023. Please submit reports for easements co-held with MET that were monitored between January 1 - June 30, 2023. Co-held monitoring report for this period are due by the end of July. For more information email Michelle at michelle.grafton@maryland.gov.
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Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest Deadline is August 1
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is still accepting entries for its annual photo contest. Entries may include images from anywhere in Maryland featuring birds, insects, flora, recreation, scenic landscapes, weather, and wildlife. The 20th Annual Maryland Department of Natural Resources Photo Contest is open until 5 p.m. on August 1, 2023. Read more.
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Branching Out Newsletter
Branching Out is the free, quarterly newsletter of the Woodland Stewardship Education program. In the latest Branching Out newsletter, learn about the changes in the Woodland Stewardship Education program, including a new staff member. Read about a new disease that may soon impact Maryland's beech trees, and how planting trees today can help combat climate change in the future.
For more than 30 years, Branching Out has kept Maryland woodland owners and managers informed about ways to develop and enhance their natural areas, how to identify and control invasive plants and insects, and about news and regional online and in-person events. Read more.
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TUgis: Maryland’s Geospatial Conference
August 2-3 | Registration Fee
TUgis is a cooperative undertaking of three primary partners—Maryland State Geographic Information Committee, Maryland Department of Information Technology, and Towson University — and is overseen by the TUgis Advisory Committee, which is dedicated to growing and empowering the GIS community throughout the Mid-Atlantic. For over 30 years, TUgis Conference has provided the regional GIS community with engaging sessions, hands-on training, and networking opportunities. Learn more.
Maryland Land Conservation Conference
October 4-5 | Registration Fee
Forever Maryland invites you to attend the 30th Annual Maryland Land Conservation Conference, “Changing the Future, Now!” on October 4 and 5, 2023, at the Crowne Plaza Annapolis, in Annapolis. Attendees can expect close to 50 local, regional, and national speakers; networking receptions; a vendor/sponsor hall; group meetings; off site tours of the Maryland State House, recent conservation project successes; and much more! Learn more.
Maryland Planning Commissioners Association Conference
October 24-26 | Registration Fee
The 40th annual conference will offer topics of interest to the more than 1,400 citizen planners serving Maryland's counties and municipalities. The 2023 conference agenda is still being developed, but in addition to the state-mandated Planning Commissioner Training Course and the Open Meetings Act Training, session topics will focus on how planning commissions and boards can collaborate with planning staff, elected officials, and other stakeholders to address and prepare for the opportunities of the next 40 years. Learn more.
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Tools, Tech and Tutorials |
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 DNR Opens Grants Gateway for FY 2025
DNR's Grants Gateway application is open for local governments and organizations for FY2025. Through this process, funding is available for projects that restore local waterways, increase communities’ resilience to climate change and storm impacts, strengthen local economies, develop the next generation of environmental stewards, and more.
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 Climate Change Program
MDE's Climate Change Program oversees the development and implementation of the state's plan for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and conducts the state's greenhouse gas emissions inventory. MDE will conduct public outreach sessions around the state and online this summer and fall on the policies to include in Maryland’s GHG Reduction Plan, which will be published in December.
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 Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook
The MARISA Seasonal Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook is a seasonal series produced by NOAA’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments program that details seasonal weather and climate variability and change in the Mid-Atlantic region. Explore the Climate Data Tools developed for the Climate Summary series.
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Share Your News
If you would like to share relevant conservation news, success stories, announcements or events with Maryland's land trusts and conservation partners through this publication, please contact Michelle Grafton by the first of each month at michelle.grafton@maryland.gov.
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