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On behalf of the Maryland Environmental Trust, thank you for participating in the 2019 Maryland Land Conservation Conference and Symposium on May 16 and May 17 at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, MD. We greatly appreciate your role in making this annual event a huge success!






Program

On behalf of the Maryland Environmental Trust, thank you for participating in the 2019 Maryland Land Conservation Conference and Symposium. We greatly appreciate your role in making this annual event so successful.

This year's conference featured our traditional conference offerings (on May 16) including a keynote address; luncheon speaker; education sessions and workshops; and networking opportunities. Conference themes for the educational sessions included: Conservation Innovation in Agriculture; Frontiers in Conservation Financing and Advanced Topics in Conservation.

The Land Conservation Symposium on day two (May 17) was an opportunity for county representatives and administrators to gather with Maryland's conservation parnters and discuss how State conservation programs and land trusts can be useful partners for advancing the quality of life and economic vitality goals for counties, cities and towns.

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We hope that all of you will be able to join us for next year's conference. Stay tuned for details.


Schedule of Events and Presentation Materials

  • Speaker bios and contact details are available in the event program.

TIME TITLE
May 16
9:00 AM
Morning Meetings
Conservation Finance 101
  Presentation
  • Allegra Wrocklage - Conservation Finance Network
  • Andrea Ferri - The Conservation Fund

Maryland's Forest Conservation Act and the Impact on Residential Development and Forest Cover Change
  Presentation
  Handout
  • David Newburn - University of Maryland, College Park
May 16
11:15 AM
Morning Plenary
 The State of the State of Maryland's Conservation Programs
  Presentations
  • Hilary Bell - Land Acquisition and Planning, DNR
  • Tom McCarthy - Land Acquisition and Planning, DNR
  • Michelle Cable – Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation
  • Jennifer Ruffner - Maryland Heritage Areas Program
  • Colleen Kenny - Forest Service, DNR
  • John Turgeon - Maryland Environmental Trust
May 16
12:35 PM
Luncheon Speaker
Sacred Spaces: Addressing Individual Community Health Through Nature
  Presentation
  • Erin Robertson - TKF Foundation/ Nature Sacred
May 16
1:10 PM
Concurrent Sessions I
Updates and Innovations Concerning Maryland Agriculture and Next Generation Farmers
  Presentations
  • Dale Hawks - National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA
  • Steve McHenry - MARBIDCO
  • Keith Wills - MidAtlantic Farm Credit

New Tools for the Conservation Finance Toolbox: New and Innovative Sources of Funding
   Presentations
  • Moderator: Jennifer Miller Herzog - Land Trust Alliance
  • Nick Dilks - Ecosystem Investment Partners
  • Craig Highfield - Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
  • Bill Kilby - Cecil Land Trust

Trying Times: Lessons to be Learned From Recent Federal Tax Cases Involving Conservation Easement Donations
   Presentation
   Handout
  • Karin Gross - IRS Office of Chief Counsel
  • Nancy A. McLaughlin - University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law
  • Charles Gorham - IRS Office of Chief Counsel
May 16
3:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions II
Funds To Protect Agricultural Lands And Aid Landowners With Conservation Stewardship
   Presentations
  • M. Tiffany Davis - Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
  • Mikel Williams - Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA

How the Overhead Myth Hurts Nonprofits and What Can be Done About It
   Presentation
  • Barbara Hopkins – NeighborSpace of Baltimore County

  Agricultural Conservation Leasing Project
   Presentations
  • Sarah Everhart - Agriculture Law Education Initiative
  • Nancy Nunn - Hughes Center For AgroEcolog
May 16
6:00 PM
End
May 17
2:45 PM
Symposium Opening Presentation
 State of Maryland’s Conservation Programs – A Quick Primer
   Presentation
  • Ann Jones - Partners for Open Space
May 17
2:45 PM
End

2019 Sponsors

Thanks to our conference sponsors for their support!

CONFERENCE PRESENTING
SPONSOR

SYMPOSIUM PRESENTING
SPONSOR

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Helena Foundation Logo 



BREAKFAST SPONSOR

LUNCH SPONSOR

ADVOCATE

Ecosystem Investment Partners Logo 

Maryland Environmental Trust
BOARD OF TRUSTEES

dunkin Real Estate Advisors Logo 

SUPPORTER

EXHIBITOR

FRIEND

Carter Global Chesapeake Conservation Partnership
Land Trust Alliance
MARBIDCO
James R. O'Connell

American Battlefield Trust
Ectone
Green Trust Alliance
Maryland Association of Counties
Maryland Historical Trust
Rural Maryland Council
The Trust for Public Land

MidAtlantic Farm Credit