MET Awards $34,054 in Grants
MET Treasurer Jay Plager (L) and Ken Oldham (R), Chief of SHA Landscape Operations, present the Hollmann Award to Elmina Hilsenrath of the Howard Co. Conservancy
Announces recipients of Keep Maryland Beautiful and Jan Hollmann
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) awarded $34,054 in grants to school groups and land trusts for State health, beautification and stewardship projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful and Jan Hollmann programs.
MET Honors Conservation Leaders
MET Treasurer Jay Plager with Dillon Award recipient, Jennifer Stanley and MET Director Liz Buxton.
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) announces the recipients of its 2013 Aileen Hughes and Dillon conservation awards. Read more 
MET Recognizes Volunteers at Annual Appreciation Event
Marks 10th anniversary of volunteer program
MET Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers at Boordy Vineyard
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) volunteer program celebrated a decade of dedicated service and commitment to land stewardship at its annual appreciation event, held May 2 at historic Boordy Vineyards in Baltimore County. More than 30 staff, board and volunteer members enjoyed the festivities, which included lunch, wine tastings and a special tour of the vineyard, a property permanently protected by an MET easement. Read more
Maryland Land Conservation Conference a Success
MET Director Elizabeth Buxton, Keynote Speaker Peter Forbes and MET Board Vice-Chairman Jim Constable
The Maryland Environmental Trust’s (MET) 13th annual statewide Land Conservation Conference, The Challenge of Perpetuity, lent itself to great dialogue and informative workshops, providing guests with opportunities to exchange ideas and solutions regarding the challenges of land conservation. More than 140 people from 80 land conservation organizations across the Chesapeake Bay region convened on April 23, at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, for the daylong training and networking event. Read more
MET Permanently Protects Scenic Farm along Tubman Byway
Permanently Protected Farmland in Dorchester County
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) and the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy have permanently protected 226 acres of farmland along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway from development through a conservation easement. Read more
MET to Host Statewide Land Conservation Conference
Keynote Speaker Peter Forbes
Who: Open to the Public
When: Tuesday, April 23 from 10 to 6 p.m.
Where: The Conference Center at the Maritime Institute, 692 Maritime Blvd., Linthicum Heights (Anne Arundel County)
Contact: Michelle Johnson at mjohnson@dnr.state.md.us
Cost: Early registration, $45; after April 7, $60
This year’s Maryland Land Conservation Conference, The Challenge of Perpetuity, will address the many challenges facing land conservationists throughout the State. Peter Forbes, writer, photographer, farmer, conservationist and highly-acclaimed inspirational speaker, will provide the keynote address and a follow up workshop. Read more
State Preserves Historic Mt. Welcome in Baltimore County
Mt. Welcome house built in in 1750.
Mt. Welcome, a National Register historic property in the community of Granite in Baltimore County, will be forever preserved through a conservation easement to be held by the Maryland Environmental Trust and Maryland Historical Trust. Read more
MET Hosts Land Trust Roundtable, The Challenge of Capacity
Who: Land trust staff, board members, volunteers; Others interested in land conservation
What: Latest in a series of MET Roundtables
When: Thursday, March 14 from 12 to 2 p.m.
Where: Boordy Vineyards, 12820 Long Green Pike, Hydes (Baltimore County)
Contact: Michelle Johnson at mjohnson@dnr.state.md.us
Cost: Free
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) is hosting an informal roundtable discussion on the capacity and long term survival of small land trusts. Read more
MET Seeks Presenters for Statewide Land Conservation Conference
Save the date ─ The Challenge of Perpetuity, April 23
Keynote Speaker Peter Forbes, Cofounder of the Center for Whole Communities in Vermont
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET), the only statewide land trust, is seeking proposals for presentations for the upcoming Maryland Land Conservation Conference on April 23 in Linthicum. This year’s theme is The Challenge of Perpetuity. Read more
Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants Available for Schools and Environmental Groups
Application Deadline March 31
Students from the Greenmount School harvesting seeds from sunflower plants to use for birdseed. These plants grew in garden beds that were funded by Keep Maryland Beautiful grants.
The Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) is now accepting applications for grants through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program to help volunteer-based, nonprofit groups and communities develop environmental education projects and solve natural resource issues.
