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In This Issue
- Upcoming Meetings
- Network Updates
- In Case You Missed It
- Trainings, Workshops, & Conferences
- Recommended Reads
- Jobs & Internships
- About the DRCN
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To Be Announced!
Stay posted for dates for Operating Committee Meetings this fall and
a virtual all-network gathering this winter!
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Join Lower Shore Land Trust, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and other Delmarva Restoration and Conservation Network partners for a series of film screenings around the lower shore, highlighting environmental change in the Delmarva Region.
The first film "Salted Earth," took place in April at Salisbury University. The second film in the series "Delmarva and the Ground for Change" took place July 25th at the Marva Theater in Pocomoke City. The third (and final) film in the series "Water's Way: Thinking Like a Watershed" will take place September 24th at Pemberton Historical Park, featuring a question and answer panel with the film's writer Tom Horton and project highlights from Shore Rivers!
We would love your help in spreading the word!
Register Today!
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FloodVision and the Edge of America Tour Stops in Maryland |  | |
The Climate Central Team recently stopped in Maryland for their Edge of America Tour. Maryland DNR CCS and MD Sea Grant met with the Climate Central Team August 21 to see the Flood Rover and learn more about the tour. Climate Central conducted short interviews (3-4 questions) on camera collecting MD specific stories on climate impacts in communities and involvement in resilience work.
The scientists at Climate Central recently developed FloodVision, a tool that provides photorealistic visualizations of potential future flooding and precise entry-floor elevation measurements of buildings and structures.
Precise elevation data and flood modeling information can be challenging to convey and hard to understand for most people. Visuals of local, recognizable landmarks–the schools, parks, grocery stores, and businesses that are part of daily life–can often tell the flood risk story in a more powerful way than maps. The science-based visualizations can be rendered to show different time frames, emissions pathways, flood frequencies, and water levels.
Climate Central kicked off the Edge of America Tour in early June in Maine, and are now driving the FloodVision vehicle (nicknamed the FloodRover) past locations of interest along the East and Gulf Coasts all the way to Texas by the end of the year. Along the way, they are meeting with community leaders, government officials, and scientists to share their climate and resilience stories with Max Grater, the field producer and pilot of the FloodRover.
Here are some of the story maps they’ve produced from their journeys in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
In a few weeks, the Climate Central team will get back to Maryland DNR CCS and MD Sea Grant with the processed visualizations of flood risk for communities on the Eastern Shore.
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"All About Marshes" Article Series on the DRCN Website! | |
As part of the outreach for the Marshes for Tomorrow Initiative, Lower Shore Land Trust's Land Program Manager Jared Parks is breaking down the basics of Salt Marshes in a series of beginner friendly articles. These articles are aimed at increasing public awareness about these unique ecosystems and simplifying some of the complex environmental processes into more understandable terms!
Topics include: "Saltmarsh Structure," "Plants of the Marsh," "Birds of the Marsh" and "Marsh Threats."
Visit the DRCN Blog to read the full articles!
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Second Round of "Marshes for Tomorrow" Community Engagement Meetings in August and September |  | |
The Marshes for Tomorrow Community Engagement Team has embarked on a second round of Community Meetings. Since the first round of meetings in January, the Marshes for tomorrow team has developed a set of models to guide decision making and prioritization for marsh restoration across Maryland's Eastern Shore. Check out the models here!
During this next round of Community Meetings the MfT Team will be sharing these models with community members, reviewing the progress of our Marshes for Tomorrow project, sharing how community input is being incorporated into restoration planning, and discussing our next steps.
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You can help us get the word out by sharing with your networks! Here's what we recommend:
- Direct potential participants to our website:
https://www.delmarvarcn.org/marshesfortomorrow
Thank you in advance for your help in sharing this information!
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DRCN Hosts Annual Meeting at Salisbury University | |
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In early August, the DRCN hosted over 100 attendees at its 2024 Annual Meeting. Many thanks to all who presented, contributed to the meeting's planning, or came out to participate! Special thanks to Salisbury University Environmental Studies for hosting and Henson School of Science for sponsoring the evening happy hour!
Meeting topics included:
- Sediment Managament Planning in the Delmarva Region
- Financially Sustainable Communities by Design
- Panel: Designing for the Future
- Crisfield, MD Flood Mitigation Partners and Projects
- Panel: Prescribed Burns for Ecosystem Health
- Review of 2025 Operating Committee Work Plans
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Presentations
A second all-network gathering will be held virtually this winter.
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Events, Workshops and Conferences | | |
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The Land Trust Alliance Rally 2024: The National Land Conservation Conference
Register today for the Land Trust Alliance Rally 2024: The National Land Conservation Conference. The 2024 conference is being held September 25-28, in Providence, Rhode Island. Early Bird registration ends August 12.
Learn More
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Chasing Giants: Manage Your Land to Harvest a Mature Buck
Tune in for the September installment of University of Maryland's "Land & Wildlife Speaker Series." Taking place September 18, this talk will feature Don Higgins of Higgins Outdoors.
Learn More
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Delmarva Film Series Part 3: “Water’s Way: Thinking Like a Watershed”
September 24th, join The Delmarva Restoration and Conservation Network, Lower Shore Land Trust, and USFWS at Pemberton Historical Park for a free screening of “Water’s Way: Thinking Like a Watershed,” followed by a question and answer panel with the film's writer Tom Horton and project highlights from Shore Rivers.
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Funding and Financing Coastal Resilience: Spotlight on Public-Private Partnerships
Join us to learn about the Clean Water Partnership, a community-based, public-private partnership. Roland Jones, market director for the mid-Atlantic region of Corvias Infrastructure Solutions and former director of the Office of Central Services for Prince George’s County, helped develop this initiative. He will define public-private partnerships and share how the Clean Water Partnership was formed to address stormwater challenges and build green jobs for community members.
This training is part of an information series focused on funding and financing options for coastal resilience projects. To learn more, see this web page, “Funding and Financing: Options and Considerations for Coastal Resilience Projects.” You can also view previously recorded webinars and associated resources focused on additional funding and financing topics.
Who: Hosted by NOAA’s Office for Coastal Management
When: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. (Eastern)
How: To register, fill out this form.
For questions, please contact Anna.Kaczmarek@noaa.gov.
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ESLC Bird Conservation
Series 2024
Please join Eastern Shore Land Conservancy for our 2024 conservation-focused birding walks, part of the 3rd Annual Bird Conservation Series: a partnership with Lower Shore Land Trust. These events will discuss the organizations, programs, resources, research, and efforts that exist on the Eastern Shore that support the conservation of our resident and migratory bird species. Please join us as we tour the shore through the lens of bird conservation!
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Please join us on 15 October (9:00am –11:00am) for the Chesapeake WILD Roundtable Fall meeting and celebration of this year’s highly competitive and successful Chesapeake WILD grant cycle, including a few highlights, lessons learned/growth, and near future work direction.
This time together is also an opportunity for us to again ask partners and grantees for their feedback to refresh the next RFP and continually improve our process to ensure equitable access to Chesapeake WILD grants.
Our vision is of a healthy, interconnected network of land and water that supports vital fish and wildlife resources and connects people with nature for recreational and other human health benefits. To achieve it, the individual, place-based conservation and restoration actions we take - and the projects we fund - must be cumulatively connected in ways and at scales that also support regional and national goals. Help us align our collective funding and work to support one another, and to support our shared purposes across local, regional, and national scales. Help us make Chesapeake WILD grant-making better connected, more strategic, and equitable!
More details, RSVP link, and an agenda will be shared closer to the meeting date. Please feel free to share with your networks. Questions? Contact Faren R. Wolter at faren_wolter@fws.gov
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Managing Expectations in Wildlife Management
Tune in for the October installment of University of Maryland's "Land & Wildlife Speaker Series." Taking place October 16, this talk will feature Sheldon Owens, Wildlife Management Specialist, University of West Virginia.
Learn More
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ESLC Party to Preserve
What could be better than joining together with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and friends, old and new, on one of the most beautiful properties in Caroline County? Now is the time to prioritize local agriculture, outdoor recreation, and resilient communities. Join ESLC for an elegant evening of food, drinks, music and a live auction at Caroline County’s beautiful Daffin House on Saturday, October 12, 2024 @ 4:00 PM.
Register Here!
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RAE Coastal & Estuarine Summit
Join Restore America’s Estuaries for the 2024 Coastal & Estuarine Summit, the premier event for coastal restoration policymakers, practitioners, and managers in the United States. Taking place in Washington, D.C. in October 2024, our next Summit promises to be our largest yet, with an anticipated 1,400 attendees from around the country and abroad.
Register Here
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The Wildlife Society's 31st Annual Conference
Registration is now open for The Wildlife Society's 31st Annual Conference in Baltimore, Maryland
(Oct. 19-23). For over 30 years, TWS has hosted this unique and informative event that spotlights the latest advancements in wildlife management and research while providing abundant opportunities for networking and career advancement.
Register Here
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Maryland Coastal Bays
Nesting Platform Update!
"2024 has turned out to be yet another exciting and informative year on the Tern Raft. It has been different than last year, the year before that and so on. In what way? It is now beginning to behave like a natural colony..."
Read Here
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This Month in the Marsh:
Wrapping Up for the Season
Check out the most recent post on the DRCN Blog by Audubon Mid-Atlantic's Coastal Avian Biologist Bri Panos!
"The field season has come to an end...."
Read Here
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Mid-Atlantic Regional Climate Impacts Summary and Outlook
This summary focuses on weather and climate events in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and provides highlights from the greater Mid-Atlantic region for the spring 2024 season.
Read Here
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About the Delmarva Restoration and Conservation Network (DRCN) | |
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The Delmarva Restoration and Conservation Network (DRCN), formed in 2017, is a collaborative of local, state, and Federal government agencies and NGOs working with private and public landowners and local governments to identify the most important places to protect and restore, and to obtain support and funding for voluntary restoration and conservation.
The DRCN Mission is to restore and conserve Delmarva’s landscapes, waterways, and shorelines that are special to its people, fundamental to its economy, and vital for its native fish, wildlife, and plants.
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