Scenic Rivers Blog

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Scenic Rivers Land Trust Announces New Executive Director

Sarah Knebel Promoted to Lead Growing Nonprofit Annapolis, Md. (August 21, 2019) – Scenic Rivers Land Trust’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce the promotion of Sarah Knebel as the…

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Scenic Rivers Land Trust Earns National Accreditation

Distinction Awarded for Strong Commitment to Public Trust and Conservation Excellence Annapolis, Maryland (Aug. 7, 2019) – One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support…

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Scenic Rivers Land Trust and Anne Arundel County Protect 174 Acres of Forest

Innovative County Grant Program Encourages Landowners to Conserve Forested Land Annapolis, Md. (June 25, 2019) — Scenic Rivers Land Trust, working with funding from Anne Arundel County’s Forestry and Forested…

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Scenic Rivers Land Trust Celebrates 14th Walk for the Woods

Annual day of guided hikes at the Bacon Ridge Natural Area attracts hundreds of area hikers; promotes exploring the outdoors and the value of land protection Scenic Rivers Land Trust,…

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30 Days for 30 Years: Protecting Land and Water in Anne Arundel County

This year, Scenic Rivers Land Trust is celebrating 30 years of protecting land and water in Anne Arundel County. Since our first easement in 1989, Scenic Rivers has used land conservation…

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Easement Protects Anne Arundel County Forested Land

Partners Preserve Scenic Land on Little Patuxent Maryland Environmental Trust and Scenic Rivers Land Trust have permanently protected 111 acres of forestland, wetlands and meadow along the Little Patuxent River…

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Updated Perspective About the Crownsville Hospital Property

It’s been a year since we released our perspective concerning the Crownsville Hospital Property. Since then, the county has a new executive with new ideas for the property. We thought…

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Our View: Trail Building and Public Access in Bacon Ridge

As many of you may have seen in a recent Capital article, a small group has tried to inject politics into public access to Bacon Ridge Natural Area. It is important that…

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Scenic Rivers Land Trust National Accreditation Application Stakeholder Notification/Public Notice August 15, 2018

The Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the Land Trust Alliance, recognizes land conservation organizations that meet national quality standards for protecting important natural places and working lands…

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