Visit Frederick Museums By Candlelight Online
The persistent pandemic will not deprive us of a treasured holiday tradition in the Heart of Maryland. Thanks to the Visit Frederick website, you can […]
HMCA Partner Profile: Catoctin Land Trust Turns 20
Since 2000, Catoctin Land Trust has assisted property owners who want to conserve their land’s historic, agricultural, or natural values. Through conservation easements, CLT has [...]
HMCA Eyes South Mountain Campaign
South Mountain is more than the geographic spine of the Heart of Maryland. The Appalachian Trail running along its crest embodies our wild side; the […]
HMCA Partners Host Restoration, Reforestation Gathering
Thanks once again to Tod and Barry Salisbury of Preserve the Middletown Valley for leading on landowner outreach in the Heart of Maryland. They invite […]
MET Maps Help Identify Restoration Opportunities
As with most things, all stream restoration or riparian buffer opportunities are not equal. Knowing where to target efforts and resources has always been challenge. […]
HMCA Partner Profile: Preserve the Middletown Valley
As Barry Salisbury puts it, “The pandemic has made it abundantly clear that we need to work together now to preserve the Middletown Valley.” So, […]
Forever Maryland Appoints Stringfellow President
After guiding the launch in 2019 and, as interim executive director, steering the organization through its formative first year, Wendy Stringfellow has been named president [...]
LTA Plans Virtual Rally for October
If travel costs or time away from home have kept you from attending the Land Trust Alliance’s National Land Trust Conference before, you will be […]
Report: Pace of Land Conversion Threatens Conservation Progress
Maryland lost over 100,000 acres of agricultural to development in the 15-year period 2001–2016, says a recent report from American Farmland Trust. “Farms Under Threat” […]
HMCA Partner Profile: Maryland Environmental Trust
They’ve been at it for over 50 years, and have permanently protected over 132,000 acres on over 1,054 properties in Maryland; they co-hold the majority […]