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
Chapter Staff and Offices
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Executive Director
Tim Purinton
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Philanthropy Coordinator
Carrie Saylor
Phone: 240-630-7896 Email: carrie.saylor@tnc.org
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Director of Communications and Marketing
Severn Smith
Phone: 703-508-5944 Email: severn.smith@tnc.org
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Senior Media Relations Manager
Matthew Kane
Phone: 240-630-7052 Email: matthew.kane@tnc.org
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Outreach and Engagement Specialist
Bridget Moynihan
Email: bridget.moynihan@tnc.org
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Eastern Shore Field Office
114 South Washington Street
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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Esko Korhonen
Campaign Steering Committee Co-Chair
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Federal Capital Partners
Bethesda, MD
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Joe Lipscomb
Nominating & Governance Committee Chair
Campaign Steering Committee Co-Chair
Co-Founder and Partner, Arborview Capital
Washington, DC
Board Members
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Tom Amis
Chairman, Amis, Patel & Brewer, LLP
Chevy Chase, MD
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Roger Ballentine
President, Green Strategies Inc.
Bethesda, MD
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Amy Boebel
Sculptor
Baltimore, MD
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Walter Boynton, Ph.D.
Estuarine Ecologist
Prince Frederick, MD
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Sharon Buchanan
Founder, Artists Circle
Potomac, MD
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Jeff Eckel
Chairman and CEO, Hannon Armstrong
Annapolis, MD
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Annie Huber
Community Volunteer
Reisterstown, MD
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Elizabeth Lewis
Senior Engagement and Communications Officer, International Finance Corporation
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
Founder and Managing Partner, Norton Street Capital
Chevy Chase, MD
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Javier Saade
Partner, Fenway Summer
Washington, DC
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Pamela Smith
Former U.S. Ambassador
Washington, DC
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Kathryn Stewart
Founder and Managing Director, Cranbrook Capital
Bethesda, MD
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Amy Tercek
Community Volunteer
Washington, DC
Newsroom
Latest News
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New wetlands rule imperils Bay cleanup, groups say
Maryland/DC Agriculture Program Director Amy Jacobs is quoted in this article examining the potential impact that the removal of federal oversight from some streams and wetlands may have on the health of the Chesapeake Bay and its continued recovery.
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Environmentalists, Shore officials oppose Conowingo settlement
Bay Journal | February 12, 2020
TNC's Chesapeake Bay Program Director Mark Bryer is quoted in this article examining reactions to the deal Maryland reached with Exelon Corp., the owner of the Conowingo Dam, to address environmental impacts to the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay caused by the hydropower facility.
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Playing with Fire
Outdoors Delmarva | February 6, 2020
In this video, Outdoors Delmarva takes you behind the scenes of TNC's recent controlled burn at Maryland's Plum Creek Preserve. The Maryland chapter began planting fire adapted longleaf pine at Plum Creek 7 years ago. It's part of an experiment to look at whether assisted migration may be an option for the species.
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Racing the Tide
Chesapeake Bay magazine | January 29, 2020
When it comes to sea-level rise vulnerability, Dorchester County is ground zero. Coastal and Lower Shore Project Manager Joe Fehrer is documenting an historic family cemetery for the Maryland Historical Trust before the plot sinks into the marsh, which has crept to the edge of the headstones.
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Water management workshop hosted by West Virginia University
Researchers, conservation groups, and state and federal public officials met at West Virginia University to discuss ways in which soil and water quality can be improved while also benefiting agricultural production for farmers by enhancing how we manage water. MD/DC Interim Director of Conservation, Amy Jacobs, was interviewed on the topic.
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Nature Conservancy intentionally sets fires to help with tree migration
Southeast Virginia is the longleaf pine's most northern range--but that may shift as a result of climate change. A controlled burn at Maryland's Plum Creek Preserve is part of an experiment by the chapter to look at whether assisted migration may be an option for the species.
Connect with The Nature Conservancy Worldwide
The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. We are impacting conservation in 79 countries and territories — protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia.