The Nature Conservancy
Maryland / DC
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Maryland / DC
The Nature Conservancy
425 Barlow Place
Suite 100
Bethesda, MD 20814
ph.
301-897-8570
Chapter Staff and Offices
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Executive Director
Tim Purinton
ph. 301-897-8570
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Interim Director of Philanthropy
Isabel Yordan
ph. 301-897-8570
Email: isabel.yordan@tnc.org
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Director of Communications and Marketing
Severn Smith
ph. 703-508-5944
Email: severn.smith@tnc.org
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Senior Media Relations Manager
Matthew Kane
ph. 240-630-7052
Email: matthew.kane@tnc.org
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Eastern Shore Field Office
114 South Washington Street
Easton, MD 21601
Newsroom
Highlights from MD/DC
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New online tool shows how oyster reefs can rescue a waterway
Daily Press | September 21, 2018
How many oysters would it take, and where should they be placed, to do the best job and justify the cost of building a reef? For the first time, a new interactive computer model is offering some answers. The Nature Conservancy funded the project along with the Oyster Recovery Partnership.
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To protect pollinators, go easy on the fall garden cleanup
Washington Post | September 18, 2018
The Nature Conservancy's Deborah Landau offers some fall gardening tips that will help provide habitat for butterflies, bees, and other beneficial insects.
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Costly Maryland oyster project pays off in pollution reductions, study finds
A new study funded by TNC quantifies the water quality benefits provided by the restored oyster reefs in Harris Creek. TNC Chesapeake Bay Program director Mark Bryer is quoted numerous times about the value of the study, saying “I think it should have a really great impact on how the state thinks about its restoration moving forward.”
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New study evaluates water quality benefits of Harris Creek oyster reef
Press Release | August 27, 2018
A new study finds that Harris Creek's restored reefs are able to filter the full volume of the creek in less than ten days during summer months. Based on collected data, the restored reefs have the potential to remove one million pounds of nitrogen from the Chesapeake Bay over a decade.
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