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.

Quick Links:

• Event program
• Conference agenda
• Symposium agenda
• Conference Photos

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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BREAKFAST SPONSOR	LUNCH SPONSOR	ADVOCATE
	Maryland Environmental Trust BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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