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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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Atlantic White Cedar Seedling The Jamesburg Park Conservation Area is one of GreenVest’s larger Middlesex County Wetland Restoration sites on county-owned parkland in New Jersey. Along with 4 others, this 13.5-acre mitigation site was funded by the New Jersey Freshwater Wetland In-Lieu-Fee program for the Middlesex County Parks Department. Working with project partners GreenTrust Alliance and Princeton Hydro, GreenVest completed this wetland restoration and enhancement project in 2019. The project completed its third year of maintenance and monitoring this past June. Sundew Prior to restoration, the site was dominated by common reed (Phragmites australis), a highly invasive, non-native plant species…

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Owen McEnroe leads tour (photo: Dana Patterson from Princeton Hydro) A few weeks ago, GreenVest was contacted by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to lead a brief site tour of the Mullica Mitigation Bank. This 33.89-acre parcel of land in the New Jersey Pinelands Region had been degraded from years of cranberry cultivation. GV developed a mitigation bank on the property by restoring onsite wetland, riparian zone, and stream habitat. Hosted by the DEP Mitigation Unit, students from DEP’s 2022 Youth Inclusion Initiative toured multiple sites to learn more about the science and importance of mitigation. The…

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Identifying a fish One of the unique aspects of the GreenVest approach is that each step of the process is informed by land. GreenVest seeks access to public and private property alike, always seeking the best opportunity for ecological uplift. The Bacon Ridge Branch Stream Restoration Project is located on private property in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, including Elks Camp Barrett. Camp Barrett hosts a variety of yearly camp programs for children and adults through spring, summer, and fall. Seeking restoration opportunities on private land such as this has given GreenVest a special opportunity to contribute to environmental education and…

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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the “global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.” They are the organization who, along with their member organizations and legions of experts, determine which animals are endangered or facing extinction across the globe. Monarch on swamp milkweed Just a month after we posted about celebrating and protecting pollinators across our area for National Pollinators Week, the IUCN announced that the migratory monarch butterfly is now endangered. Climate change and its effects (like increased wildfire activity and droughts), deforestation for agriculture and urban…

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