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Crimson clover cover crop, Hutchison Brothers' Farm in Cordova, Maryland
(credit: Caitlin Fisher, ESLC)
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Upcoming Meetings
Restoration and Resilience Operating Committee Meeting
Tuesday, July 8th, 2025 (3:00pm - 4:00pm)
For more information contact Co-chairs, Erin McNally (emcnally@eaest.com) and Amanda Poskaitis (amanda@ecosystemrestoration.com)
Annual All-Network Meeting
Wednesday August 20, 2025 (Salisbury University)
Registration information to come!
2025 Events Schedule
| | Save the Date: DRCN Annual Meeting (August 20th) | | | (photo credit: Cait Fisher, ESLC) | |
Save the date for the DRCN Annual Meeting on Wednesday August 20th, at Salisbury University (Perdue Hall 156).
As you may have read last month, DRCN executive leadership, along with the Strategic Planning Committee, have been working with "Due East Partners" to layout a series of strategic planning exercises to engage the DRCN membership and help the DRCN develop a common mission, vision, and set shared priorities for the future.
During the annual meeting, members will participate in a "Visioning and Strategy Session" to:
- Develop a shared vision and mission for the DRCN
- Draft guiding principles that reflect DRCN’s values
- Develop initial 3-year priorities and long-term results
- Draft initial strategies aligned with each priority
Similar to last year, we will finish the day with a happy hour and refreshments, sponsored by the Henson School of Science and Technology and Department of Environmental Studies at Salisbury University!
More information about registration, content, and day-of logistics to come!
Email Chair Steve Kline (skline@eslc.org) or Co-chair Michell Koenig (mkoenig@inlandbays.org) with any questions.
| | | Talbot County, Maryland Seeks Input on Comprehensive Plan | | | ESLC Launches "What's in the field?" Video Series | | |
Every day residents and visitors of the Eastern Shore drive past countless farm fields wondering what's blooming, what's being harvested, and what's being planted. This year, ESLC is helping to dispel some of those mysteries with the help of local farmers.
| | | Funding Opportunities & RFPs | |
North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA)
U.S. Standard Grants
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NAWCA U.S. Standard grants are competitive, matching grants that support public-private partnerships carrying out projects in the U.S. that involve long-term protection, restoration, and/or enhancement of wetlands and associated uplands habitats for the benefit of all wetlands-associated migratory birds. The NAWCA U.S. Standard grants notice of funding opportunity is now open (Funding Opportunity No. F26AS00004) with a deadline of July 10, 2025.
If interested in a potential collaborative proposal, reach out to
Land Protection Committee Chair, David Satterfield (dsatterfield@eslc.org)
Learn More
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LSLT Pre-Garden Tour Party Night
- When: Friday, June 6th, 6-9pm
- Where: Sisters Wine Bar (113 N Main St, Berlin, MD 21811)
- Live Music (Rob Bailey), Food, Wine, and raffle prizes
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LSLT Pollinator Garden Tour
Join us for the 5th Annual Pollinator Garden Tour! Visit beautiful gardens, observe artists painting "en plein air," talk with garden homeowners and get inspired!
The tour, a fundraiser for the Lower Shore Land Trust, highlights beautiful gardens in a particular area each year. Attendees purchase tickets which provide them a map to visit various private gardens, talk with garden owners, share tips and get inspired! A plein air artist at each location sets up a canvas and creates artwork unique to each host's garden environment. It’s a beautiful way to spend a summer day, for attendees and garden hosts alike, meeting new people and sharing common interests in native gardening and pollinator habitat. Tickets: Adults $30 in advance, $35 at the door; Children 12 yrs. and under $10 in advance and at the door.
Get Tickets Today
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Chesapeake WILD Peer Learning Exchange
The first peer learning exchange will focus on two examples of collaborative conservation efforts at different stages of development to restore and connect habitats in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The details and the link to join are below, including an attached flyer that you can share with your networks.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Chase Douglas:
cdouglas@chesapeakeconservation.org
Register Here
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Virtual - Economic Guidance for Coastal Management Professionals (NOAA)
This three-part course does not require any prior experience with economics and is intended to give participants a practical introduction to economic valuation methods used for project proposals, assessments, or funding applications.
- Module 1 (June 11): Introduction to Economic Analyses and Valuation.
- Module 2 (June 18): Pathways to Valuing Ecosystem Services
- Module 3 (June 24-25): Introduction to Benefit-Cost Analysis
Learn More Here
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ESLC Conservation Classic
Join Eastern Shore Land Conservancy for our third annual Conservation Classic! This fun and competitive day will provide a morning of shooting followed by a pit beef lunch and awards. If target shooting and good food are your thing, please consider a sponsorship and bring your team of shooters along. We anticipate about 100 registrants for this event and non-shooters are welcome. Come support local land conservation while enjoying a beautiful summer day outdoors in Queen Anne’s County!
Register Today
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Plein Air Preview Reception: Forever for Everyone
Wednesday July 16, Join Eastern Shore Land Conservancy for a Plein Air Easton alumni invitational featuring spring landscapes of public parks and trails enhanced and protected forever by ESLC. This year we are focusing on properties that provide public access to nature and that were funded in some way through Maryland’s Program Open Space.
Learn More
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Virginia Longleaf Pine Habitat Story Map
"Longleaf pine is well-adapted to frequent, low intensity fires. Prescribed burning is the most essential management action for successful range-wide restoration and management of these ecosystems."...
Read Here
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Sometimes it is Good to be Compact
"ESLC is helping towns and counties to preserve their unique character and grow in a sustainable and productive way, prioritizing both conservation and local economies."...
Read Here
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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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