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The Restoration section of our website has been updated. Now you can see some of our Living Shoreline projects and learn about shoreline erosion.
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Four new plant brochures were recently developed by Assistant Nursery Manager Doug Serrill to assist customers with plant selection.
You can now download a pdf version of each here>>>

Fall 2008 Native Plant Sale

Bring wetlands into your classroom with the Wandering Wetland Travelling trunk

Check out the 2008 Professional Courses here>>

 

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Living Shoreline Design & Construction

September 17 & 18 , 2008

This 2-day class on permitting, design, and construction of Living Shorelines will include field trips to visit nearby project sites and completed projects.

For more information about the class and registration click here.

Grasses, Sedges, & Rushes

September 8 - 11

This 4-day professional course provides in-depth training, focusing on botanical classification and identification of grasses, sedges, and rushes through lecture, lab, and field exercises.

For more information about the class and registration click here.

 

Scirpus ripustus, Saltmarsh Bulrush
Saltmarsh Bulrush, Scirpus robustis

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Friday September 12, 9am - 4pm
Saturday September 13, 9am - 2pm

Bring your gardening and native plant questions
and enjoy the opportunity to browse
Delmarva Native Species offered at
 Environmental Concern’s Wetland Plant Nursery!

For more information,
call 410-745-9620 or e-mail nursery-sales@wetland.org

We will accept pre-orders through Tuesday, September 9th.
Please click here to view our September 2008 Retail Availability.

Possumhaw, Viburnum nudum
Possum Haw, Viburnum nudum

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House Bill 973 acknowledges Living Shorelines as the preferred method for shoreline stabilization in Maryland and requires that Living Shoreline technology be used except in areas specifically mapped and identified by MDE, or where the property owner can demonstrate that Living Shoreline measures are not feasable. House Bill 973 was approved by the Maryland General Assembly and will take effect October 1, 2008.

to read the Bill click here

to read notes on the Bill click here

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Environmental Concern’s (EC) Wetland Learning Campus is the first Green Center on the Eastern Shore to be certified by the Maryland Association for Environmental Outdoor Education (MAEOE).

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Environmental Concern's President Suzanne Slear accepts the position as Chair of the US National Ramsar committee.

International Convention on Wetlands

 

 

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The 5 million copy bestseller that sparked a green revolution in the 1990's is back with a new message: The best way to save the Earth is to pick just one issue you care about...and make a sustained, committed effort to work on it. This book shows you how!

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50 Simple Things

 

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Even a thunderstorm didn't stop this year's Shutterbug photo contest from being a great success! We had over 30 incredible entries. Winning photos from both the Adult and Junior categories are below. Click each picture to see larger image.

Adult First Place
First Place: Adult
Gwen Cameron Davis

 

Adult Second Place
Second Place: Adult
Peter Hartjens

Adult Third Place
Third Place: Adult
Tom Lucke

Adult Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention: Adult
Kody Cario

Junior First Place
First Place: Junior
Megan Watts

Junior Second Place
Second Place: Junior
Megan Watts

Junior Third Place
Third Place: Junior
Sophie George

Junior Honorable Mention
Honorable Mention: Junior
Sophie George