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Friday, December 15, 2023
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Maryland’s Third Annual Statewide Brownfield Conference a Resounding Success
The Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) would like to extend its sincerest thanks to the many participants, presenters, and staff who made our 2023 brownfields conference a success!
The live conference, entitled Landing a Brownfield, was held on November 15 at the Maryland Department of the Environment’s (MDE) Baltimore headquarters at the Montgomery Park Business Center. Montgomery Park is a 52-acre adaptive reuse brownfield redevelopment including both the historic Montgomery Ward Catalog House building and surrounding grounds. The conference included a tour of the building by owner and developer Sam Himmelrich, Jr. and a video compilation of Maryland brownfield case studies by Richard Garner of MDE.
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Review: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Forests and Forestry Workshop
Logging and forestry are commonly misconstrued as being more harmful than helpful to the environment. But this isn’t always the case. Last week’s forestry workshop, hosted by the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC), highlighted the many ways that sustainable forestry in our state can positively benefit both the environment and the economy. Growth currently exceeds removal for Maryland’s forests and Maryland’s forestry sector is ten times larger than the seafood sector, contributing $3.3 billion to the state economy.
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Upcoming Conferences and Seminars
Planning related conferences in Maryland and nearby states.
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Webinars
Listed webinars are typically free or low cost and cover a wide range of planning related issues. Many include CM credits.
Building Climate Resilience: Transforming Communities through Green Workforce Development
Wednesday, January 17 @ 1 p.m.
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Training Around the State
Workshops and classes offered by state agencies or our partners.
Heritage2031 - The Draft Maryland Statewide Preservation Plan
Comments Due by Friday, December 22
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Funding Opportunities
Federal, state and/or non-governmental funding.
Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural Grant Program
Maryland Energy Administration
Deadline: Rolling and awarded until February 24, 2024
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Planning related conferences in Maryland and nearby states.
Planning Practice is a service of the Maryland Department of Planning. The Maryland Department of Planning is providing links to training and educational content relevant to planning and growth as a service to its mailing list subscribers. The content and views expressed are not necessarily those of Planning or the State of Maryland.
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