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As we kick off 2023, we reflect on all of our positive and impactful accomplishments in 2022. 2022 was a productive year, not just for implementing high impact projects, but also for inspiring the next generation of environmental scientists and sharing knowledge with our peers in the environmental industry. Log jam with beaver dam Last year, our nature-based solutions were “approved” by local fauna, as a family of beavers moved in and built on top of one of the beaver dam analogue (log jam) structures at our Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Project in Crownsville, MD. We continue to evaluate…

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The RAE Panel Earlier this month, GreenVest’s Senior Vice President, Brett Berkley, and Senior Project Manager, Andrew Forbes, presented at the Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE) Coastal & Estuarine Summit in New Orleans, Louisiana. Along with project partners South Baltimore Gateway Partnership, Moffatt & Nichol, and Assedo Consulting, GreenVest took the stage to present on the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative (MBRI). Presenting at RAE The presentation gave attendees insight to the vision of the MBRI, including increased equity and environmental justice, improved ecological resilience and public health, and the reconnections of local communities with their waterfront. Some of the specific ecosystem…

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This week, GreenVest staff enjoyed our second annual Holiday Cookie Exchange. Everyone brought a dozen cookies to trade and take home to their family and friends. Sarah took home the prize for Most Festive for the second year in a row! She is the one to beat next year. Happy Holidays to all, from the GreenVest team! Cookies Carmen and Sarah, Most Festive! More cookies Team GV and cookies

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Jack Turner leads a nature photography workshop GreenVest was invited to participate in the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay’s Bowie State Seminar Series this fall with a presentation on Nature Photography by our own Jack Turner. Jack’s skills in wildlife and landscape photography made him a natural fit to give this presentation, and Bowie State students gathered in the Center for Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Nursing on the Bowie State campus on November 2 to learn all about nature photography. Jack’s presentation focused on theories of photography and how to compose an image, and moved into studying your subjects -…

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GreenVest’s Carmen Tucker Speaks This month, GreenVest was invited by the Chesapeake Bay Alliance to participate in the Green Careers Round Table panel at Bowie State University (BSU). The panel spoke to current students interested in the “Green” industry to encourage the next generation of environmentalists. Alongside representatives from the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition and the National Wildlife Federation, GreenVest’s own Carmen Tucker spoke to the BSU community about the onset of her career, her personal experience and education in environmental science, and how the environmental field is progressing. As a recent graduate from a Johns Hopkins University…

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On October 7, the South Baltimore Gateway Partnership (SBGP), an economic development authority funded by casino revenue, hosted a press conference to announce that $47.7 million has been secured to build wetlands around the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River. This funding kicks off Stage I of the Middle Branch Resiliency Initiative (MBRI). GreenVest is thrilled to be SBGP’s implementing partner for the MBRI which is a nationally significant, comprehensive set of shoreline protection, marsh-reestablishment, and stormwater management projects that will work in tandem with the Reimagine Middle Branch Master Plan. This 35-acre project will protect critical infrastructure along the…

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Brian Cramer at Paulins Kill Watershed Recently, the Stillwater Elementary School 5th Grade class took a field trip to a headwater wetland in the Paulins Kill Watershed. Paulins Kill is a tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey (“kill” coming from a Dutch word for “stream”). Brian Cramer’s Presentation In a program sponsored by the Foodshed Alliance, this visit was designed to help students understand the importance of the Watershed and its effects on all the residents, farmers, organizations, businesses, and municipalities in the area. Students also learned what they could do to help preserve the health of our…

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GreenVest’s Jack Turner, one of our Ecosystem Restoration Specialists, recently entered the Maryland Department of Natural Resource’s photo contest. His photo is a finalist for Fan Favorite! This contest is based on likes, so please visit this DNR Facebook post and give Jack’s photo a thumbs up. The winning photo will be featured in their 2023 calendar! Vote for this photo by Jack Turner Here’s what Jack had to say about his photo: “I shot this photo in the woods of Montgomery County while looking for migratory birds. While I didn’t see the species I was after, I did manage…

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When working on our restoration and mitigation projects, Team GV leverages nature-based solutions for more environmentally friendly successes. Our passion for the environment doesn’t stop when we leave the office or job site—it continues with our own gardens at home. So, let’s ask some of Team GV, “How does your garden grow?” Laura, Project Manager “Since I moved into my house a few years ago, I have been slowly transitioning the beds to native plants and removing invasive species – an ongoing effort! Several of the plants I have added to my yard were introduced to me from working in…

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Mattawoman Creek Mitigation Bank There are approximately 332.5 million cubic miles (over 365 quintillion gallons) of water on our planet covering about 71% of the globe. That sounds like a lot, but only about 1% is easily accessible freshwater in our rivers, streams, groundwater, and aquifers. That’s not a lot. Because humans use so much water per day for agriculture, industry, and drinking, we need to protect and care for our planet’s water supply. National Water Quality Month was founded by the Environmental Protection Agency in 2005. Celebrating both the Clean Water Act of 1972 and the Safe Drinking Water…

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