The Nature Conservancy
Maryland / DC
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Maryland / DC
The Nature Conservancy
425 Barlow Place
Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone:
301-897-8570
Email:
contactMDDC@tnc.org
Who to Contact
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General Inquiries
For questions about the Maryland/DC chapter and our public preserves.
Email: contactMDDC@tnc.org
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Hunting in Western MD
For questions and information about deer hunting on TNC preserves in Garrett, Allegany and Washington Counties.
Donnie Simmons
Phone: 301-302-9540 Email: gottahuntdeer@myactv.net
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Hunting on MD's Eastern Shore
For questions and information about deer hunting on TNC preserves on the Eastern Shore.
Kenny Rees
GFR Forestry
Phone: 410-219-3718 Email: krees@gfrforestry.com
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TNC Member Care
for questions about TNC: where we work, making a donation, becoming a member or career/internship opportunities.
Email: member@tnc.org
Chapter Staff and Offices
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Executive Director
Tim Purinton
Phone: 301-897-8570 View Biography
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Director of Philanthropy
Kristin Bramell
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Philanthropy Coordinator
Carrie Saylor
Phone: 240-630-7896 Email: carrie.saylor@tnc.org -
Director of Communications and Marketing
Severn Smith
Phone: 703-508-5944 Email: severn.smith@tnc.org -
Senior Media Relations Manager
Matthew Kane
Phone: 240-630-7052 Email: matthew.kane@tnc.org -
Eastern Shore Field Office
Eastern Shore Conservation Center
114 South Washington Street, Suite 102
Easton, MD 21601
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Western Maryland Field Office
Resilient Forests Program
The Lila Building
81 Baltimore Street, Suite 608
Cumberland, MD 21502
Trustees
Officers
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Steve Hills
Chair
Founding Director, Georgetown University Law Center Business Law Scholars Program
Chevy Chase, MD
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Amy Boebel
Campaign Steering Committee Co-Chair
Sculptor
Baltimore, MD
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Esko Korhonen
Campaign Steering Committee Co-Chair
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Federal Capital Partners
Bethesda, MD
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Elizabeth Lewis
Nominating & Governance Committee Chair
Managing Director and Deputy Head of ESG, Blackstone
Washington, DC
Board Members
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Tom Amis
Chairman, Amis, Patel & Brewer, LLP
Chevy Chase, MD
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George Ashton
Managing Director of Strategic Investments, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
President, LISC Fund Management, LLC
Rockville, MD
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Roger Ballentine
President, Green Strategies Inc.
Bethesda, MD
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Walter Boynton, Ph.D., Trustee Emeritus
Estuarine Ecologist
Prince Frederick, MD
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Mark Collins, Trustee Emeritus
Partner, Brown & Advisory Trust
Baltimore, MD
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Jeff Eckel
Chairman and CEO, Hannon Armstrong
Annapolis, MD
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Barbara L. Franklin
Owner, Pine Island Designs
Washington, DC
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Peter Goodwin, Ph.D.
President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Cambridge, MD
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Alisha Griffey
Founder and CEO, Daintree Capital
Chevy Chase, MD
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Annie Huber
Community Volunteer
Reisterstown, MD
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Terry Hyman
Managing Partner, Northwood Healthcare Partners
Washington, DC
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Pier LaFarge
Co-founder and CEO, Sparkfund
Washington, DC
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Frank Loy
Former U.S. Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
Washington, DC
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Tom Monahan
President and CEO, DeVry University
Founder and Managing Partner, Norton Street Capital
Chevy Chase, MD
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Kirsten Quigley
Founder & CEO, Lunchskins
Bethesda, MD
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Pamela Smith
Former U.S. Ambassador
Washington, DC
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David J. Steinberg
CEO, SnappCloud, Inc.
Washington, DC
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Crystal Romeo Upperman, Ph.D., MPA
Vice President, Social Performance and Resilience Lead for the Americas, AECOM
Washington, DC
Newsroom
Latest News
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Maryland to establish new Office of Resilience to better prepare for climate change
The Maryland/DC chapter's policy team celebrated as legislation three years in the making was signed into law. Maryland’s new Office of Resilience will be created later this year to coordinate state efforts to prepare for climate change and natural disasters. Senator Katie Fry Hester, Speaker Pro Tem Sheree Sample-Hughes, and Delegate Courtney Watson championed this new law.
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Cranesville Swamp Preserve Holds Annual Red Spruce Tree Planting
Local news coverage of TNC's annual red spruce tree planting at Cranesville Swamp Preserve. More than 100 people signed up for the 2-day event that took place over Earth Day weekend. TNC has been planting red spruce at Cranesville for 20 years, part of a long term restoration effort.
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Maryland Enacts Nation’s First Conservation Law Focused on Private Finance
Chesapeake Conservancy | April 21, 2022
TNC Chesapeake Bay Program Director Mark Bryer is quoted in this press release announcing the signing of legislation aimed at helping Maryland achieve Chesapeake Bay, forest conservation, climate, and environmental justice goals without increasing the state budget.
“Nature is essential infrastructure, and we need to invest in it the same we do in our roads and bridges. The Conservation Finance Act will help Maryland invest in nature more effectively and efficiently. The result will be more impactful and equitable solutions for clean water and climate mitigation.”
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Bringing Back Fire: How Burning Can Help Restore Eastern Lands
MD/DC Conservation Ecologist Deborah Landau is quoted in this article examining the ecological consequences of suppressing fire and efforts by organizations like The Nature Conservacy to return this natural process to the landscape.
The article touches on a range of issues around East Coast fire and also focuses on Jeff Kirwan of the Nausse Waiwash tribe, on whose property the MD/DC chapter recently helped execute a large-scale marsh burn.
This article was republished online by Wired on April 23, 2022—"How Prescribed Burns Can Help Restore Eastern US Forests"
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