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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'An Eye-Opener': Virtual Reality Shows Residents What Climate Change Could Do
In a historic African American community near Baltimore, residents put on virtual reality headsets and watch their homes flood. The town hopes they'll support efforts to prepare for sea level rise.
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Controlled burn provides lesson in forest ecology
Cumberland Times-News | November 22, 2019
TNC's controlled burn at Sideling Hill Creek Preserve will result will be a healthier, more resilient forest.
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Controlled burn planned for Sideling Hill Creek Preserve on Thursday, November 21
Press Release | November 19, 2019
A controlled burn planned for Maryland's Sideling Hill Creek Preserve on Thursday, November 21 will provide local residents and visitors a better look at this critically important conservation practice.
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Can a retention pond be high-tech? Walmart and Maryland officials hope so.
Delmarva Now | November 19, 2019
In a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership, the state of Maryland is teaming up with private companies to transform basic, overlooked water retention ponds into artificial-intelligence-powered sites for reducing the flow of pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay. The Nature Conservancy is a project partner.
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Maryland Introduces 'Smart Ponds,' Saving Chesapeake Bay, Taxpayer Money
Four smart ponds scattered across Maryland will work to reduce stormwater pollution, improving the health of the Chesapeake Bay. The Nature Conservancy is a partner in this project.
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Maryland Forges Public-Private Partnership For Smart Ponds To Help Protect Chesapeake Bay
Press Release | November 19, 2019
In a program that could serve as a national model of environmental stewardship, Hogan administration cabinet secretaries from the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) joined today with state, federal, business and conservation advocates to unveil a public-private partnership benefiting the Chesapeake Bay through advanced stormwater control technology that can help reduce pollutants and curb local flooding.
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How Virtual Reality Can Help People Better Understand Climate Change
"If it's hard to imagine, it's hard to face and prioritize." As communities plan for sea level rise, it can be hard to convince residents of the dramatic changes in store. NPR visits a community meeting in Baltimore where TNC tested one possible answer: virtual reality.
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Environmental Effort
U.S. Navy JAGC Commander Laura Bishop specialized in environmental law over her 20-year tenure with the Navy. Inspired by her passion for nature, Laura reached out to the MD/DC chapter to organize an Anacostia River cleanup effort in lieu of a traditional retirement ceremony.
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.