MNPS Monthly Program: Maryland Biodiversity Project with Jim Brighton

Speaker:  Jim Brighton

Hybrid Meeting

In Person Location: University of Maryland Extension Central Maryland Research and Education Center
4240 Folly Quarter Road
Ellicott City, MD 21042

Zoom Option: YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

Zoom opens at 7:00PM for pre-program board update and member Q&A. Presentations begin at 7:30PM and generally run until 8:45PM. 

During this talk, we will explore how to use the Maryland Biodiversity Project website to gain useful information on the flora and fauna of Maryland.

Jim is a native of the Eastern Shore. He was born and raised, and currently lives, in Cambridge with his family. He studied contemporary literature at Salisbury University, but decided to follow the family tradition of working on boats. He has spent the past 27 years working at Campbell’s Boatyards in Oxford. During his time off from the boatyard, Jim runs the non-profit Maryland Biodiversity Project (MBP), and works for the University of Maryland performing plant surveys. As co-founder and President of MBP, Jim spends time documenting the flora and fauna of Maryland, along with managing many of MBP’s field projects. Jim was the University of Maryland’s Chesapeake Champion in 2017 and the Maryland DNR Conservationist of the Year in 2019. Through his work on the Maryland Biodiversity Project, Jim promotes community science and education by helping to build a vibrant nature study community.

We can accommodate the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting at the meeting time. After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Registering does not guarantee a space in the Zoom meeting. 

The program is free and open to the public.

This will be recorded and available on our Webinars page.

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