Scenic Rivers Land Trust Newsletter, April 2019
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Protecting Anne Arundel County's Land and Water for 30 Years!
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Preregistration is now open for Walk for the Woods!
Join us on Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 7am to 3pm
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Preregistration is now open for our
14th Annual Walk for the Woods
at the beautiful Bacon Ridge Natural Area.
Preregistration is not required to attend this FREE event. However, it is recommended to save you time with the release form upon arrival and to secure your spot on popular hikes.
We hope you can join us for a wonderful, relaxing day of enjoying our local woods! As in years past, we will have a variety of guided hikes, including bird watching, amphibian searches, and naturalist hikes scheduled throughout the day.
Learn more about this event and see the schedule of guided hikes and ongoing programs
here
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30 Days for 30 Years: Protecting Land and Water in Anne Arundel County
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Have you been following our 30 Days for 30 Years campaign online?
This year, Scenic Rivers Land Trust is celebrating 30 years of protecting land and water in Anne Arundel County.
To kick off our
30
th
year
celebration, we’re using the
30 days
of the month of April (Earth Month!) to share
30 fun facts
about our work and the Bacon Ridge Natural Area, the largest property in our conservation portfolio and the host site for our annual Walk for the Woods, via our social media channels.
Follow us on
Facebook
and
Twitter
to join in the fun. Plus, we even launched an
Instagram
account to get in the spirit of being 30!
Join us online all month and then join us outdoors on the 27
th
!
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Scenic Rivers Awarded Grants Totaling More than $11,000
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Scenic Rivers Land Trust was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the
Mars Foundation
, which awards grants to nonprofits working in the areas of wildlife, arts and culture, community engagement, education, environment, health and human services, and historic preservation. Funds from this grant will be used toward our landowner outreach efforts.
We are also excited to announce that Scenic Rivers is the recipient of a 2019 Janice Hollmann Grant through the Maryland Department of Natural Resource's
Keep Maryland Beautiful Grant Program
.
The grant, totaling $6,123, will be
used to increase outreach capacity; continue to conduct annual conservation easement monitoring in compliance with Land Trust Alliance Standards and Practices; and advance our outreach to landowners and key tax, legal, and real estate professionals.
Read more about the grant award at the link below.
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Listen Up! Scenic Rivers on The Maryland Crabs Podcast
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Last week, Scenic Rivers' Board President, Nina Fisher, and Conservation Director, Sarah Knebel, had the opportunity to sit down with
John Frenaye
of
Eye on Annapolis
for an episode of
The Maryland Crabs Podcast
.
In the episode, the three of them dig into Scenic Rivers' work: Who are we? What do we do? What is a conservation easement, anyway? And, how can can the community help? They also discuss the upcoming Walk for the Woods.
The episode will post in the coming weeks, but you can get an early listen at the link below.
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Forever Protected: 111 acres on the Little Patuxent River
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Scenic Rivers' Executive Director, Rick Leader, and Board President, Nina Fisher, recently met with landowner Linda Egolf to spend a sunny afternoon walking her beautiful property, now permanently protected by a conservation easement co-held by Scenic Rivers and Maryland Environmental Trust. They also took the opportunity to hang several "Forever Protected" signs in key locations.
Read more about our latest conservation easement in an article from
The Capital
at the link below.
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- The Latest Bay Barometer Tells Cautionary Success Story about Bay Restoration. We are excited to see “Protected Lands” on the list of Bay recovery efforts that are exceeding expectations in this article from the Chesapeake Bay Program.
- In Texas, Conservation Yields Massive Economic Benefits. The Texas Land Trust Council breaks down the numbers on the economic benefits of land preservation in this blog post for the Land Trust Alliance.
- Mystery Novel Picks for Nature Lovers. Is there anything better than relaxing with a good book outdoors in gorgeous weather? Find your next read in this list from the Cool Green Science blog.
- A Paddler’s Guide to Leaving No Trace. Planning a paddling trip this spring? Check out this list of advice from the National Forest Foundation.
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Thank you to our 2019 Walk for the Woods Sponsors!
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Paul & Maxine
Frohring Foundation
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Great Horned Owl Sponsors
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Phyllis Saroff • Jennifer Troy
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Carolina Chickadee Sponsors
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Annapolitan Assisted Living • Arundel Rivers Federation • Champion Financial Planning Group • Gary Schneider, Long & Foster Real Estate • Renner & Renner LLC • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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