The Foundation recognizes the importance of legislative policies in shaping management decisions at broad scales and at the local level. To promote better understanding of policies influencing how forests in Maryland are managed, the Foundation hosts a free monthly webinar series to provide education and discussion on various aspects of forest and environmental policy. The Framing the Future webinars can be viewed live on the third Thursday of each month at 1 pm.
The March 2025 webinar topic:
Measuring What Matters: Planetary Health & the Genuine Progress Indicator
Date and time: March 20, 2025 at 1:00 pm
Registration: Click here
Topic Discussion:
Join us to learn how the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) provides citizens and policymakers with insight into how our environment, society, and economy combine to affect the well-being of people.
Measuring What Matters: Planetary Health & the Genuine Progress Indicator
Thursday, March 20, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Link to the Planetary Health Alliance.
Speakers: Beth Blauer- V.P. for Public Impact, Johns Hopkins University; Elliot Campbell- Director of Office of Science and Stewardship, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources; Chris Marshall- Senior Administrative Manager, Johns Hopkins Institute for Planetary Health
Bats & Sustainable Forest Management
Thursday, February 20, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Heather Wallace- Senior Biologist, Ecosystem Planning and Restoration
Updates to Maryland's Forest Conservation Act
Thursday, January 16, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Dan Coy; Program Manager, Urban & Community Forestry, Maryland Forest Service, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Conservation by Design in Land Use Planning
Thursday, December 19, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Ann Hutchinson: Senior Director, Municipal Planning, Natural Lands; Debbie Herr-Cornwell: Manager, Natural & Working Lands Unit, Maryland Department of Planning
Aldo Leopold & the Development of a Land Ethic
Thursday, November 21, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Jennifer Sterling, Programs Manager, Aldo Leopold Foundation
Assessing the Impact of Data Centers on the Landscape
Thursday, October 17, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Kyle Hart, Mid-Atlantic Program Manager, National Parks Conservation Association and Anna Mudd, Senior policy Director, Potomac Conservancy
The Value of Old Growth Forests
Thursday, September 19, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Dr. Joan Maloof, Founder of Old-Growth Forest Network
Invasive Species Regulatory Changes in Maryland
Thursday, July 18, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Judy Fulton, Maryland Native Plant Society; Kristen Hoffman, Green Towson Alliance; Marie LaPorte, Maryland Chapter of Sierra Club
Meet Our 2023-2024 Mel Fellows
Thursday, June 20, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Lauren Baker, University of Maryland; Anna Cullen, Forest Technology Allegany College of Maryland; Peyton Eppard, St. Mary's College; Hanna Weikert, University of Maryland
Aligning Maryland's Ambitious Environmental Goals
Thursday, May 16, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Elliott Campbell, Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources; Marie Panday, Maryland Dept. of the Environment; Alisha Mulkey, Maryland Dept. of Agriculture
Maryland's Big Tree Program
Thursday, April 18, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Jim Bardsley, Dendrologist, Maryland Big Tree Program; Joli McCathran, Co-Chair, Maryland Big Tree Program, President, Maryland Association of Forest Conservancy District Boards.
Wood Vaults: Carbon Capture as Climate Strategy
Thursday, March 21, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Harry Huntley, Environmental Policy Innovation Center; Shaun Preston, Baltimore City Urban Forestry Division; Ning Zeng, Univ of Maryland Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science.
Defining Urban Forestry
Thursday, February 15, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers: Mark Buscaino, Executive Director, Casey Trees; Fred Chalfant, Urban Forester, TreeBaltimore
Natural Resources Careers Camp
Thursday, January 18, 1-2 pm 2024 Recording
Speakers : Dawn Balinski, Treasurer, Maryland Forestry Foundation; Marie Miller, Associate Professor & Forestry Program Direction, Allegany College of Maryland; Gabrielle Oldham, Director, Natural Resources Careers Camp.
Assessing the Health of Urban Green Spaces
Thursday, December 21, 1-2 pm 2023 Recording
Speaker : Katie Lautar, Executive Director, Baltimore Green Space.
Seed Sources for Planting Future Forests
Thursday, November 16, 1-2 pm 2023 Recording
Speakers : Rich Hallett, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station; Ashley Traut, Senior Advisor, Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition
Bird-Friendly Forest Management
Thursday, October 19, 1-2 pm 2023 Recording
Speakers : Joshua Rittenhouse, Forest Program Associate, National Audubon Society, Audubon Mid-Atlantic
Emerging Issues Recording
Thursday, September 21, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Gary Allen, President, Maryland Forestry Foundation
Accessibity of Forests and Nature Recording
Thursday, August 17, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Caleb Carlton, Executive Director, Birdability; Carleton Montgomery Executive Director, Pinelands Preservation Alliance
Spotted Lanternfly: Updates and Current Status in Maryland Recording
Thursday, July 20 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Kenton Sumpter Entomologist, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Emily Zobel, Senior Agent Associate, University of Maryland Extension
Urban Forestry, Citizen Science, and Redlining: Patterns and Processes Recording
June 15, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Dexter Locke, Research Social Scientist, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
The Mel Noland Fellowship Experience Recording
Thursday, May 18 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Damani Eubanks PhD Candidate, University of Maryland; Yazan Hasan Student, Story Teller, Activist, University of Maryland; Marilyn Yang Environmental Science & Philosophy Undergraduate, University of Maryland
Impacts of Data Sources in Understanding Forest Dynamics Recording
April 20, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Tonya Lister, Research Forester, USDA Forester; Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne, Director, Spatial Analysis Laboratory University of Vermont
Defining Forest Stewardship Recording
Thursday, March 16 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Ben Larson, Mid-Atlantic Forest Conservation Director, Ruffed Grouse Society; Daniel Rider, Forest Stewardship & Utilization Program Manager, DNR Forest Service; Bryan Seipp, Director of Forest Management, Ecotone LLC
Environmental Priorities for the Moore Administration Perspectives from the Transition Team Recording
February 16, 1-2 pm 2023 Speakers : Kim Coble Executive Director, Maryland League of Conservation Voters; Hannah Polikov Managing Director, Advance Energy
Forest Preservation as a Priority in the Forest Conservation Act Recording
January 19 2023, 1-2 pm
Speakers : Harry Huntley Senior Agriculture Policy Analyst, Environmental Policy Information Center; Erik Fisher Maryland Assistant Director and Land Use Planner, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Urban Wood Utitlization Recording
December 15, 2022-Speakers : Ben Crenshaw CEO, Cambium Carbon; Shaun Preston Recycling Coordinator, Baltimore City Foundation
Hughes Center Analysis of Maryland's Tree Canopy Cover Recording
November 17 2022, 10-11 am
Speakers : Aditi Dubey Research Associate, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology; Kathryne L. Everts Director, Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology; Susan Minnemeyer Vice President of Climate Change Strategy, Chesapeake Conservancy
Strengthening The Role of Women in Forestry Recording
October 20, 2022 Speakers : Cheryle Francheschl Producer/Director/Writer, Por Eco Productions; Anne Hairston-Strang, State Forester, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service; Lydla Martin Ecological Design Consultant, Hidden Valley & Let's Go Outdoors
The Role of Biomass in Maryland's Clean Energy Recording
September 15, 2022
Speakers : Maura Ross Wood Energy Coordinator, Maryland Clean Energy Center; Joe Hinton, Forestry Consultant; Daniel Rider, Forest Stewardship & Utiilization Program Manager, DNR Forest Service
The Urban Forest Inventory and Analysis FIA Study Recording
August 18, 2022 Speakers : Tonya Lister, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service; Mark Majewsky, Supervisor Forester, USDA Forest Service; Nancy Falxa Sonti, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service
Deer Management In Maryland Recording
July 21, 2022
Speakers : Luke Macaulay, Wildlife Management Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; George Timko, Deer Project Co-Leader, Maryland DNR Wildlife & Heritage Service
Forest Financing Innovations,
Policy Incentives, Programs & Challenges Recording
June 18, 2022
Speakers : Jason Y Lee, Director, Quantified Ventures & Michael Roberts, Deputy Director, Water Quality Financing Administration, Maryland Department of the Environment
Forest Management for Climate & Carbon
May 19 2022
Speakers : Elliott Campbell, Acting Director, Office of Science & Stewardship, Maryland DNR; Erin Gleeson, Director, Central Appalachians, Family Forest Carbon Program, American Forest Foundation
The Policy & Practice of Stream Restoration
April 21 2022
Speakers : Reid Cook, Director of Design, East Resource Environmental Solution (RES); Rod Simmons, Natural Resource Manager/Plant Ecologist, City of Alexandria
Urban Planning & Zoning
Implications for Tree Cover on a Metropolitan Scale
Mar 17, 2022 Recording
Speakers : Michael Knapp, Urban Forester - Senior Permitting Specialist, Montgomery County DPS; Vincent Verweij, Urban Forest Manager, Arlington VA, MWCOG Tree Committee
Regulating Non-Native Invasive Plant Species
Feb 17, 2022
Speakers : Eric Luedtke, Majority Leader, Maryland House of Delegates; Jil Swearingen, Invasive Species Specialist, In the Weeds Consulting
Policy Past and Present: Impacts on the Current Environment
Jan 20, 2022
Recording
Speakers : Dexter Locke, USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station; Sacoby Wilson, Associate Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health
The New State Five Million Tree Goal: Implications for Urban Communities
Dec 16, 2021
