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SUMMARY:Maryland Native Plant Society In-Person Conference: Extraordinary Ecosystems of the Eastern Shore
DESCRIPTION:In-Person Attendance\, Including Field Trips\nWashington College\n300 Washington Ave.\, Chestertown\, MD 21620 \nTo attend virtually\, please register at https://mdflora.org/event-6194027 \nCo-sponsored by Washington College\, Center for Environment and Society\, Natural Lands Stewardship. \nDiscover the unique plants and natural areas of Maryland’s Eastern Shore and learn about the Herculean efforts to conserve them. \nAGENDA\nSaturday:\n8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Check-in and breakfast\n9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Presentations\n12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Bag lunch\n1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Field trips \n6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.: $30 additional fee. Evening social with student posters and dinner with Bill McAvoy’s talk on Eastern Shore Plant Communities and Habitats: From Marsh to Mounds.  Please select the Social option during registration. \nSunday:\n10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Field trips \nPRESENTATIONS AND SPEAKERS: \n\nRare\, Threatened and Endangered Plants of the Eastern Shore – Jim Brighton (Keynote Speaker)\nThreats to Unique Plants and Animals within Tidal Salt Marshes and Collaborative Conservation Efforts – Henrietta Bellman and Sophia Seufert\nManaging Early Successional Habitats to Support Declining Grassland Wildlife Species – Kathy Thornton \n\nADDITIONAL INFORMATION\nRegistration includes the Saturday morning program\, Saturday afternoon field trips\, and Sunday morning field trips\, as well as breakfast and lunch on Saturday.  Also\, visit tables to learn from Eastern Shore environmental organizations helping to preserve native plant communities in the area. The Saturday Social is an additional $30 fee.  \nField trips include exploration of unique plant communities of the Eastern Shore that grow on Delmarva Bays\, Serpentine Barrens and Shell Middens as well as conservation efforts leading to habitat and wildlife restoration.  Registration for field trips will start at least 2 weeks prior to the conference.  \nSATURDAY EVENING SOCIAL AND DINNER\nThe Saturday evening social and dinner is not included in the registration fee and costs an additional $30. The dinner will feature retired Delaware State Botanist Bill McAvoy’s talk on Eastern Shore Plant Communities and Habitats: From Marsh to Mounds. Before dinner\, students will be presenting posters.  A cash bar will be offered during this event. \nPLANT SALES!\nA Saturday morning plant sale will take place at the meeting location. This sale will feature multiple local vendors with plant sitting provided by Wild Ones Delmarva. On Sunday\, Adkins Arboretum will be hosting their fall plant sale where MNPS members will receive discounted rates. \nIn-Person Attendance Registration Fees\n\nMembers* $100\nNonmembers $130\nStudent $30\nEvening Social $30\n\n*Members of Maryland Native Plant Society or other native plant societies. \nRegistration closes August 23 \nIf you need to cancel\, email Karyn Molines at conference@mdflora.org. Full refunds (except for administrative fees) are available for cancellations prior to August 6.  A 50% refund will be issued for any cancellation received by August 23.  Refunds are not available for cancellations after August 23. \nSponsorships\nSponsorships help keep the registration fees affordable. Sponsors will be provided a table for their displays as well as In Person Registration(s) depending on the level.  Sponsor logos must be provided by August 6. \n\nSaltmeadow Cordgrass $250:  Provided one complimentary registration.  Your logo will be placed on the slides between presentations as well as on the Conference web page. Your literature\, products samples\, coupons\, and promotional materials will be given to registered conference attendees.\n\nMarsh Elder $500: Provided two complimentary registrations. Sponsor may bring a banner to place at the Registration area. Your logo will be placed on the opening and closing slides of the conference\, in between speakers as well as on the Conference web page. Your literature\, products samples\, coupons\, and promotional materials will be given to registered conference attendees. \n\n\nWhite Oak $1000: Provided five complimentary registrations. Tabling opportunity during the conference. Sponsor may bring a banner to place at the Registration area. Your logo will be placed on the opening and closing slides of the conference\, in between speakers as well as on the Conference web page. Your literature\, products samples\, coupons\, and promotional materials will be given to registered conference attendees. \n\n\nFor levels that receive additional registrations\, please be prepared to register them when you register as a Sponsor. Otherwise\, contact Karyn Molines conference@mdflora.org for further instructions. \n\n\nCALL FOR POSTERS\nUndergraduates and graduates studying plant taxonomy\, plant ecology\, landscaping with native plants\, and restoration ecology are invited to submit a poster proposal. https://forms.gle/BEZUDh8VcPYzSYTm7 \nACCOMMODATIONS\nSeveral Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts are located near the conference. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10 CBLP CEUs available.
URL:https://cblpro.org/event/maryland-native-plant-society-in-person-conference-extraordinary-ecosystems-of-the-eastern-shore/
LOCATION:Washington College\, 300 Washington Ave.\, Chestertown\, MD\, 21620\, United States
CATEGORIES:CEU Opportunity
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