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May 2025 | Land Trust eNews
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Maryland Environmental Trust Spotlight |
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 From Data to Conservation
The Maryland Environmental Trust held a Land Trust Roundtable on May 15, 2025 in Crownsville, MD. The event, From Data to Conservation: How Maryland's Land Mapping Tools Support Conservation Strategy, brought together 50 individuals representing 30 conservation organizations who work across Maryland. The Roundtable featured speakers from DNR’s Watershed and Climate Services unit as well as the Maryland Department of Planning. Participants learned about the state’s land conservation data and interactive mapping tools. The agenda and presentation slides have been posted to the event page.
Does Your Land Trust's Cooperative Agreement Expire in 2025?
Don't wait until the last minute! Start the process to renewal your land trust's Cooperative Agreement today.
The Cooperative Agreement sets out the relationship with MET and a land trust organization to clarify roles and establish common understanding. The purpose of the Agreement is to advance land conservation by working collaboratively to support mutual goals and activities.
The Cooperative Agreement template is available on MET's website. For more information or to renew your Agreement contact Michelle at michelle.grafton@maryland.gov.
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 Maryland Parks & Preserved Lands - Community Feedback Survey
Help Shape the Future of Maryland’s Parks & Preserved Lands! The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is developing two key plans: the Land Preservation & Recreation Plan and the State Parks Strategic Plan.
This short survey (about 5 minutes) includes the same questions asked at in-person events held across Maryland from April 26 to May 3. Your feedback—along with input from those events—will guide the next decade of priorities for our parks and preserved lands.
The survey is open through Friday, May 30, 2025.
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Strategies for Conflict Management and De-Escalation in the Field
June 24 | Registration Fee
Are you prepared to handle difficult conversations and de-escalate conflicts in the field? Join LTA for an interactive conflict management and de-escalation training tailored specifically for land trust stewardship staff and volunteers. This engaging, 120-minute session will equip you with essential strategies to navigate disputes with landowners, neighbors and the public while ensuring personal safety and effective resolution. Learn more.
Beaver Ecology in a Settled Landscape: A Pragmatic Approach
July 16 | Free
Join UME's Land and Wildlife Speaker Series on July 16, 2025 at Noon to find out more about beaver ecology in a settled landscape. This webinar features Joshua Tabora from the Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Service. Register for this webinar to discover the benefits, heartburn and lessons learned from living aside Maryland's largest aquatic rodent. Learn more.
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Tools, Tech and Tutorials |
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 University of Maryland Extension Resources
UME's educational programs and problem-solving assistance are available to citizens and are based on the research and experience. Whether it's at home, in your community or in the fields, their trained faculty and staff offer problem-solving assistance based on the research and output generated at AGNR.
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 Branching Out Newsletter
The Spring 2025 issue is available. Branching Out, is Maryland's Forest Stewardship Education newsletter. The quarterly newsletter provides educational information and current news and events, and is intended to reach anyone interested in forest stewardship including landowners and professionals.
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 National Amphibian Atlas
The U.S. Geological Survey's National Amphibian Atlas provides county-level distribution data for all amphibians in the United States. The records are currently being updated. The last major update was 2021. The Atlas can be used to to figure out which amphibians live in your area.
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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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