The MSRA is excited to announce the winners of our 2023 Jim Gracie Memorial Scholarship.

Alyssa Lee:

Alyssa will be a Sophomore at University of Maryland at College Park pursuing a bachelor degree in Environmental Science & Policy/ Concentration in Wildlife Ecology & Management.  After completing her bachelor's degree in Environmental Science & Policy/Concentration in Wildlife Ecology & Management, aims to become a Wildlife Biologist/Conservationist. Alyssa is a Watershed Steward within the Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy Program (AAWSA) and interned with a team this summer at the USGS Eastern Ecological Center to monitor the reproductive success of local tern species via waterbird nest surveys, chick banding and data entry on Poplar Island. 

“I want to spread my perspective of age-inclusive watershed conservation efforts so that children, teenagers, and young adults can be an active part of the community.”

Laila Buckman:

Laila will be a Freshman at Virginia Tech pursuing a bachelor degree in Wildlife Conservation and wants to research ways to protect the Hellbender Salamander from climate change. Following graduation, Laila aims work at an agency to maintain protected lands, such as the US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service or Bureau of Land Management.

“My career goal is to help in the fight against the increasing dangers of climate change.”

“No matter where I go, or where my studies may take my career, one thing will remain constant: I will do everything in my power to help and push our country and world towards a more ecologically stable future.”

Mackenzie Smith:

Mackenzie will be a Senior at Towson University, graduating in December 2023 with a bachelor degree in Environmental Studies.  She grew up on the Bush River in Aberdeen, Maryland. Mackenzie’s interested in working for the EPA field office in Annapolis where she interned through a program called C-StREAM, which focuses on recruiting first generation college students and/or people who identify as BIPOC. Mackenzie has a gift for presenting to groups, educating and engaging others, and speaking up for nature. 

“I teach friends the implications of their environmental hazardous actions. I pick up trash whenever I can. I attend conventions to keep learning the groundbreaking findings in the environmental field. I sign petitions, I protest, and I used my social media platform to educate the public. Speaking for nature is the most fulfilling way I can connect with it.”

BeaverCom will be held on March 8 - March 10, 2022 at the Delta Hotel Hunt Valley, 245 Shawan Road, Hunt Valley, MD 21031.  Abstracts for BeaverCom due on September 10th. More information can be found here. 

The Nature Conservancy is posting Addendum #2 of the Potomac River Basin nontidal wetland RFP which extends the deadline for the submission of proposals to July 31, 2020.  Addendum #2 to the RFP may be found on our website listed below.

https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/virginia/stories-in-virginia/virginia-aquatic-resources-trust-fund/

 

Presentation: 

The Cost of Carbon: An Environmental Accounting of Stream Restoration

Presented by Dr. Elliott Campbell and Peter May 

When: Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 5:45-9:00 PM

Where: TBD

Parking: TBD

EVENT DETAILS:

6:00 to 6:30 Mitch Keiler to provide MSRA updates.

6:30 to 7:30 Dr. Peter May, University of Maryland Dept. of Environmental Science and Technology, will present on TBD

7:30 to 9:00 Networking!

Members are free. The cost for non-members is $15. Event updates will be forwarded to MSRA members and posted at the following website: www.marylandstreamrestorationassociation.org

We hope to see you there!

There's still plenty of time to purchase vendor space or a sponsorship to the 25th Maryland Water Monitoring Council Conference on Dec. 6. at the Maritime Center in Linthicum. They are expecting about 600 attendees with lots of talks, posters and exhibit tables. Sign up now!

The deadline for vendor/sponsor registration is Nov. 8. A vendor/sponsor registration form is HERE.

The field trip has been rescheduled for July 25th. For more information go to: Summer Field Trip - Lower Lower Stony Run Stream Restoration

Applied Hydrologic Modeling for Ecological Restoration Projects [Students Only]

Date: April 14, 2019

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Location: The Animal Sciences/ENST Building at the University of Maryland College Park

Maryland Stream Restoration Association is hosting a one day class, Applied Hydrologic Modeling for Ecological Restoration Projects, on Sunday, April 14th from 9-4 at the University of Maryland, College Park Campus. The class will be instructed by Jeremy Payne, P.E., Water Resources Engineer. The goal of the class is to successfully develop and run TR-55 and TR-20 models for a variety of restoration scenarios. This is being offered to students only at this time. For more information visit our website at: https://marylandstreamrestorationassociation.org/event-3338753

MSRA has drafted our events for the remainder of the year and beyond.  See below. We are always looking for companies to host field trips and give presentations. 

March 27, 2019 – Technical Presentation

TBD – One Day Research Presentation

June 2019 – Trivia Night

August 2019 – Summer Field Trip

October 2019 – Fall Field Trip

November 2019 - MASRC (Sponsorship)

December 2019 – Maryland Water Monitoring Conference (Sponsorship)

January 2020 – MSRA Yearly Strategic Planning Meeting

January 2020 – Holiday Party

Spring 2019 Technical Presentation -Don't take your supplier for granite: The cost and availability of materials for stream restoration projects

Do you know where the materials you specify come from? Why are your bids coming up so high? Have you specified materials that are readily available? 

With the significant forecast for stream restoration construction over the next few years – it’s important to understand the limitations and potential for various products regularly specified on design plans.  We saw the fate of the sandstone boulder and the 18” cobble.  Is imbricated next? Our future may become supply limited.  How can designers improve what they are specifying?  Can we as a community, reduce our carbon footprint and miles traveled for certain products to get to our sites? This presentation will give designers a better understanding of what materials are readily available and how costs increase when difficult materials are specified. The purpose of this event it to encourage designers to work with producers to find innovative and cost-saving alternatives.  

More information can be found here

Please join us for MSRA's Summer 2018 Field Trip to visit the Broad Creek Headwaters Stream and Wetland Restoration Site and Social Gathering at Chuy's Restaurant on Wednesday August 29, 2018 at 6 pm. For more information and to register go here.