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MET Board Chair Statement to Easement Landowners in the Path of Proposed Transmission Line
Maryland Environmental Trust sent the following statement by Gary Burnett, Chair of MET's Board of Trustees, to the owners of properties protected by MET conservation easements that are in the path of the proposed electric transmission line, the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project. A map of the proposed route can be viewed online. The line is proposed to extend through Frederick, Carroll, and Baltimore Counties. Read more.
 Partnership Protects Forested Wetland along the Pocomoke River in Worcester County
Maryland Environmental Trust is happy to announce a newly established conservation easement near Pocomoke City in Worcester County. The property was purchased by Ducks Unlimited using a North American Wetland Conservation Act grant and transferred to Lower Shore Land Trust who conveyed the easement on this property to MET. This easement protects more than 100 acres of forested Wetland along the Pocomoke River.
MET's Stewardship Newsletter is Available Online
Maryland Environmental Trust's annual Stewardship Newsletter highlights resources, answer questions and provides updates for easement landowner and land managers. This edition features a guide to northern bobwhite quail habitat management, a look at MET's new stewardship tools, MET's 2025 board meeting information and more! The latest edition is available on our "News and Publications" web page. 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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Food Forests Bring Fruit Harvests and Deeper Connections to Land
Enter the neat rows of the White Marsh Park Edible Trail and pick some persimmons, blueberries, or hazelnuts. If you follow their harvest schedule, you can pick them off the branch and take them home with you, at no charge.
The Edible Trail is what might be called a food forest, or a forest garden. It’s an example of agroforestry—a range of practices that incorporate primarily native fruit and nut-bearing trees and shrubs as well as herbaceous species and fungi into the landscape. Taking ideas from both forestry and sustainable agriculture, agroforestry aims to create multi-purpose areas that benefit people and the environment. Learn more.
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New Issue of Branching Out is Available
Branching Out, Maryland's Forest Stewardship Education newsletter, is published four times per year by University of Maryland Extension. Branching Out provides educational information and current news and events. In the latest edition read about how this is a good time to make plans for 2025. Plus, meet two new UME educators, read about American holly in the "Native Trees of Maryland" feature and about Osage-orange in the "Invasives in Your Woodland" feature. And don't forget the Brain Tickler -- a special end-of-the-year challenge! Read more.
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First Day Hikes 2025
Maryland State Parks will be offering First Weekend hike opportunities across the state from December 31, 2024 - January 2, 2025. First Day Hikes are part of a nationwide initiative led by America’s State Parks that encourages all 50 states to offer outdoor hiking opportunities on the first day of the new year! Join us in Maryland on January 1st or throughout the first weekend of the new year for a hike at a state park near you. Learn more.
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SUPPORT the long term stewardship of more than 1,100 conservation easements held by Maryland Environmental Trust with a tax deductible contribution to the MET's Stewardship Fund.
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