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Protected land secured through county and Chesapeake Bay Trust grant program; Invasive plant removal and native planting included in project FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       Contact: Erin Valentine, Erin@SRLT.org; 919-649-1727 (Pasadena, MD…

Scenic Rivers to host 2024-2025 Chesapeake Conservation & Climate Corps member  Thanks to generous funding from the Chesapeake Bay Trust, Scenic Rivers is thrilled to welcome our first-ever Chesapeake Conservation…

Land trusts across Maryland join together to stand against the construction of 70 miles of transmission lines across conserved lands Developer PSEG has proposed the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP)…

John Elstner and Amelia Matthews join the board; Out-going vice president Edmée Geis concludes eight-year term The Scenic Rivers Board of Directors voted to elect John Elstner and Amelia Matthews…

Scenic Rivers reflects on year of conservation wins in latest impact report Our Annual Report is always an opportunity to share a few of our “wins” for protected land in…

WHO WE ARE For 35 years, Scenic Rivers Land Trust has worked with landowners and other partners to protect forests, farms, wetlands, and streams in Anne Arundel County. As the…

All comments must be received by April 22, 2024 By Mary Hoover, Southern Maryland Conservation Alliance Coordinator On March 8, 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) released to…

Public comments on application accepted until March 23, 2024 The land trust accreditation program recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working…

Scenic Rivers’ Annual Report reflects on an year of big changes If you’re reading this, you likely know that land conservation work can feel slow. Most often it takes years…

WHO WE ARE For over 30 years, Scenic Rivers Land Trust has worked with landowners and other partners to protect forests, farms, wetlands, and streams in Anne Arundel County. As…

The 16th annual Maryland Day Weekend is coming up on Friday, March 31 through Sunday, April 2. Throughout the weekend, which commemorates Maryland’s founding, dozens of local heritage sites offer…

Award provides a grant of $5,000 to Scenic Rivers in her honor Scenic Rivers’ executive director, Sarah Knebel, was recently named the 2023 Aileen Hughes Award winner. The Aileen Hughes…