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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2027

Maritime Conference Center, Linthicum Heights, MD


WSA’s Spring Into Action Conference is an annual event bringing together Watershed Stewards, environmental professionals, local government representatives, community leaders, and residents to inspire action and advance local environmental restoration and community-based conservation.

Whether you’re a Watershed Steward, stormwater professional, or just interested in environmental restoration, our conferences have something for everyone!


THE EXPERIENCE:

  • Keynote by Ethan Tapper, forester, ecologist, digital storyteller, and the bestselling author!

  • Networking opportunities with hundreds of attendees, including government officials, business owners, educators, residents, community leaders, and Watershed Stewards

  • Vendor hall filled with local businesses, watershed organizations, government agencies, funders, and local nonprofits

  • Funders Office Hours, allowing you to connect one-on-one with grant funders to turn projects ideas into funded initiatives (must be registered for conference to signup)

  • Continuing Education: Earn CEU credits across professional programs

  • Connect & Celebrate: Connect with other like-minded individuals, join in on our silent auction, and celebrate our community during happy hour

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Supporting WSA as a Conference Sponsor distinguishes your company as a committed partner in environmental restoration and connects you with an engaged group of leaders, professionals, and volunteers. Consider sponsoring today!

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2027 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Ethan Tapper is a forester, ecologist, digital storyteller, and the bestselling author of How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World. For more than a decade, Ethan has been recognized as a thought-leader in the world of ecosystem stewardship, winning numerous regional and national awards for his work. More recently, he has been recognized as a writer - since its publication in 2024, How to Love a Forest has been named the winner of the 2025 New England Book Award for nonfiction, and received international acclaim.

Ethan’s message of relationship, responsibility, and hope reaches millions of people each year through his writing, social media channels with hundreds of thousands of followers, and the hundreds of walks, talks, and keynotes that he delivers across North America each year.

Ethan works, writes, hunts, birds, and runs a small consulting forestry business from his home at Bear Island - his 175-acre working forest, homestead, orchard, and sugarbush in Vermont - and plays in his punk band, The Bubs.

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