Sponsors: Maryland Native Plant Society, University of Maryland Extension, Baltimore City Forestry Board 

Moderator:  Claire Cambardella

Panelists:  Ashley Bowers, Dr. Solange Filoso, Dr. Andrew Macdonald, Rod Simmons, Rob Schnabel, and Erik Michelsen

This meeting is hybrid: in-person and on Zoom.

In-person location:
Ellicott City, MD 21042

This event will start promptly at 7 PM and go until 9 PM. | No pre-program or announcements beforehand. If you are attending in person, be sure to arrive a few minutes early to take your seat so we can start on time.

DESCRIPTION: Stream restoration projects are reshaping waterways across the country — but are they always the right solution and completed using best practices? This expert panel brings together professionals with deep, diverse experience in stream reconstruction to examine the practice from every angle: the science, the outcomes, the economics, and the community impact.

Join us for a frank, evidence-based conversation that asks the hard questions: When does stream restoration work, and when does it fall short? What alternatives exist? Who bears the cost, and who benefits?

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO ATTEND IN PERSON OR TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

When registering, you will select either the in-person or Zoom option.  After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting, as well as the in-person location information.

We can accommodate 100 registrants in person, plus the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting starting right before the event.

The program is free and open to the public.

If you enjoy MNPS programs, please consider clicking here to make a donation. And don't forget to renew your membership!

Note that if you donate through the event registration, and subsequently cancel, the donation will temporarily appear as a credit.  It will take time for the donation to be reinstituted to your account.  Donations and membership dues are non-refundable.

Speaker: Sean Sipple

During this optional virtual session associated with the Sedge (Carex) Identification Workshop on June 27th at the Adkins Arboretum, we will go over the most essential botanical terms and techniques used to identify sedges (Carex spp.) in dichotomous keys. This session is encouraged for people less familiar with botanical terminology, or people less familiar with sedges in particular. This session will be open to the general public, not just for workshop participants. However, If you would like to attend the June 27th workshop you will have to register online for the 25 slots available.

About the Speaker

Sean is a Senior Environmental Scientist with over 22 years of experience. He co-leads the NRT and oversees CRI’s water quality and biomonitoring studies in non-tidal and tidal habitats, with broad expertise in natural resources disciplines such as rare, threatened, and endangered species and habitat surveys, waters of the U.S. (including wetlands) delineations, and mitigation monitoring. Sean conducts, reviews, and assembles complex natural resource studies related to residential, commercial, transportation, and utility projects, both private and public. He holds numerous accredited certifications, including Senior Professional Wetland Scientist, Professional Wetland Delineator, Benthic Macroinvertebrate Taxonomy, Fish Taxonomy, Fish Crew Leader, Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor, and Small Whorled Pogonia. He is well-recognized for his technical expertise and regularly provides professional training to natural resource professionals in the region in wetland delineation, plant identification, and other technical disciplines.

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK

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. 

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. 

The program is free and open to the public.

This will be recorded and available on our Webinars page.

If you enjoy MNPS programs please consider clicking here to make a donation. And don't forget to renew your membership!

Note that if you donate through the event registration, and subsequently cancel, the donation will temporarily appear as a credit.  It will take time for the donation to be reinstituted to your account.  Donations and membership dues are non-refundable.