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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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 -
Outreach and Engagement Specialist
Bridget Moynihan
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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 of ESG at Blackstone Group
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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Walter Boynton, Ph.D.
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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Alisha Griffey
Founder and CEO, Daintree Capital
Chevy Chase, MD
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Annie Huber
Community Volunteer
Reisterstown, MD
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Pier LaFarge
Co-founder and CEO, Sparkfund
Washington, D.C.
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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, PhD, MPA
Senior Scientist, Aclima
Washington, DC
Newsroom
Latest News
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Program buys oysters from local growers in Chesapeake Bay restoration effort
Highlighting a partnership between TNC's Chesapeake Bay Program and Oyster Recovery Partnership to enhance water quality, restore habitat and support local oyster growers.
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Why did some cicadas emerge four years early in 2017?
MD/DC Conservation Ecologist and entomologist Deborah Landau discusses how climate change may affect future periodic cicada populations.
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Expert Q&A: Tim Purinton
MD/DC Executive Director Tim Purinton shares his perspectives on working collaboratively with diverse partners and the changes and challenges of the nonprofit world.
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Stormwater Pilot Project Completed in Maryland to Protect Chesapeake Bay Water Quality
Press Release | April 22, 2021
TNC/Opti Development Partners LLC, a joint venture of The Nature Conservancy and smart stormwater management provider Opti, today announced it had completed the pilot phase of a project to retrofit stormwater retention ponds with new technology to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality.
TNC/Opti Development Partners LLC was joined in making the announcement by state partners including the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), the Maryland Department of the Environment(MDE), and the Maryland Environmental Service (MES). The three ponds included in the pilot are located in Hagerstown, Fruitland and Aberdeen; all of them on properties owned by Walmart.
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Red spruce saplings planted at Finzel Swamp
Cumberland Times-News | April 19, 2021
A recent planting of red spruce saplings at Maryland's Finzel Swamp Preserves aims to increase genetic diversity in the Central Appalachians.
A study conducted at the Appalachian Lab in Frostburg and the University of Vermont found that Finzel Swamp had the most genetically isolated red spruce in all its range, making it extremely vulnerable to stressors, such as climate change.
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