The Nature Conservancy
Maryland / DC
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
Phone: 301-897-8570 -
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
Email: bridget.moynihan@tnc.org -
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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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
Senior Engagement and Communications Officer, International Finance Corporation
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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Partnership Conserves 318 Acres in Dorchester County
Chesapeake Conservancy | January 5, 2021
The 318 acres conserved in the Nanticoke Rural Legacy Area represent a diverse landscape made up of working agricultural fields, forest, and wetlands that support many native species and will provide space for critical marsh habitats to migrate to in the future.
“The project is a great example of how collaboration between federal, state, nonprofit, and private partners can achieve landscape scale conservation success in the Nanticoke watershed. We are truly fortunate to have so many great partners working towards a shared goal of protecting this unique and important place on Maryland’s Eastern Shore," said Elizabeth Carter, land protection director for The Nature Conservancy in Maryland/DC.
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Coastal farmers being driven off their land as salt poisons the soil
Baltimore Sun | December 15, 2020
The Nature Conservancy's efforts to put land under conservation easement is highlighted in this article about the effects of salt intrusion on agicultural lands.
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$3 Million Grant for Eastern Shore Land Protection
Press Release | October 27, 2020
A $3 million grant administered through the DoD’s REPI Challenge will protect 4,000 acres of marsh migration zones and offers an exciting and unprecedented opportunity to advance climate adaptation and coastal resilience on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
“With this REPI Challenge award, we have an exciting and unprecedented opportunity to advance climate adaptation and coastal resilience through conservation on Maryland’s Eastern Shore,” said Elizabeth Carter, Land Protection Director for The Nature Conservancy.
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Organization purchases oysters to help farmers during pandemic
The Today Show | October 23, 2020
The Today Show reports on a program recently launched by TNC and The Pew Charitable Trusts to support oyster farmers and the environment during the pandemic.
“This has been a difficult time for our whole region and, despite the challenges, it’s critical that we support aquaculture, oysters and the role they play in the Chesapeake Bay’s future. We’re grateful to be working with the support of Maryland Department of Natural Resources to purchase oysters from Maryland growers and identify sanctuaries where they can best be placed to support restoration efforts. This program gives us a great opportunity to simultaneously support both our local economy and the health of the Bay." Chesapeake Bay Program Director, Mark Bryer
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The Nature Conservancy, Allegany College of Maryland team to help red spruce
Cumberland Times-News | October 2, 2020
Forestry students from Allegany College of Maryland recently joined Maryland/DC chapter staff in the field for a project aimed at increasing genetic diversity of red spruce in the Central Appalachian mountain range.
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 more than 70 countries and territories — protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia.