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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Maritime conference center

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SESSION 1

1A: GreenLift: Where Environmental Restoration Meets Workforce Opportunity
Vanessa Bright | Maryland Reentry Resource Center, GreenLift
DeAndre Myers | Maryland Reentry Resource Center
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1B: Instagarbage: Social Media as a Tool for Change
Austin Lewis | Baylife Brokerage
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1C: Water, Water, Everywhere: Climate Plans and Projects (sponsored by GreenVest)
Erik Michelsen, Sally Albright. Brennan Smith | Anne Arundel County Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration
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Gabe Cohee | Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Resilience Authority
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Brian Glazer (virtual) | Hohonu
Anne Roderer, Mike Rossberg, Jasmine Wilding | City of Annapolis
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Additional Reference Links:
- TideCast: web dashboard and Apple App Store
- MyCoast: Apple App Store and Google Play
- Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program: https://cbtrust.org/grants/anne-arundel-county-watershed-restoration/

SESSION 2

2A: Beyond Planting Trees: BiodiversiTREE's Guide to Building Resilient Forests (sponsored by Davey Tree Expert Co.)
Jamie Pullen | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
*** Presentation not available to share
2B: Native Berries for Migratory Birds: a Nutritional Exploration From the Field (sponsored by ABET)
Dr. Susan Smith Pagano (virtual) | Rochester Institute for Technology
*** Presentation not available to share
Recommended Plantings for Migratory Songbird Habitat Management

SESSION 3

3A: Walking the Walk: What 5 Million Trees Can Do for Us
Alfred Bascom, MSDA, Abigail Piegols | Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service
*No presentation was made during this session
3B: Field Trip! Tour existing AND upcoming restoration projects at the Maritime Conference Center!
Karen Jennings, & Jeff Ratteree | Anne Arundel County Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration
*No presentation was made during this session

SESSION 4

4A: Beyond Planting Trees: BiodiversiTREE's Guide to Building Resilient Forests (sponsored by Wetland Studies & Solutions)
Jamie Pullen | Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
*** Presentation not available to share
4B: Healthy Soils, Healthy Planet, Healthy People
Dr. Rattan Lal (virtual) | The Ohio State University
*** Presentation not available to share

KEYNOTE

Benjamin Vogt (virtual) | Owner of Monarch Gardens & Author of Prairie Up: An Introduction to Natural Garden Design
*** Presentation not available to share