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GTA Director of Operations Kirk Mantay presented a technical session at Maryland Department of Natural Resource's 24th Annual Maryland Water Monitoring Council Conference at the Maritime Conference Center in North Linthicum, MD. Kirk presented "Restoration of Coastal Plain Headwater Hydrology Through use of Artesian Groundwater Sources on a Grid Ditched Site in Beltsville, MD".

As the bank sponsor, GTA attended a ceremonial commemoration for the first wetlands mitigation banking instrument for the Department of Defense in Maryland occurred at Joint Base Andrews. Photo credit: Airman 1st Class Michael S. Murphy

GreenTrust Alliance is proud to announce that Rachel Dawson, a well-known conservation finance and policy leader in region, joined its Board of Directors.

Ms. Dawson manages a large fund for Delaware River restoration projects as a director at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Her focus has been program development, partner coordination, and growth in funding capacity. Prior to joining NFWF, she provided conservation-focused legislative expertise to the National Wildlife Federation, Northeast Midwest Institute, and Ducks Unlimited for over 15 years of policy and appropriations work focused on water quality, ecosystem restoration, and Farm Bill conservation provisions.

GTA Director of Operations Kirk Mantay presented a technical session at Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay's 13th Annual Chesapeake Watershed Forum at the National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, WV. Kirk presented "The Ecology of Scale- Using Complex Partnerships to Scale-Up Watershed Restoration" featuring GTA's wetland and stream restoration project at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center.

About a half mile from Avalon, marshes, which are a part of the New Jersey-Cape May Wetlands Wildlife area, are getting a boost to improve their resiliency.

GreenTrust Alliance is happy to announce that Jeff Reagan, PWS CPSWQ has joined the organization as an environmental scientist. Jeff is a certified Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), and Certified Professional in Stormwater Quality (CPSWQ) with experience in applied river morphology, wetland and stream restoration, and natural resource assessment. His focus in 2019 – 2020 will be on the monitoring of restoration sites and conservation easements, as well as the assessment of degraded lands under consideration for restoration practices.

A unique group of partners collaborated on the Pin Oak Forest Restoration Project to successfully restore wetlands and streams in Woodbridge, New Jersey garnering a prestigious award from the NJ-AWRA.