Easygrants ID: 24382 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation NFWF/Legacy Grant Project ID: 0603.10.024382 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants 2010 - Submit Final Programmatic Report (Activities) Grantee Organization: Scenic Rivers Land Trust, Inc. Project Title: South River Greenway II (MD)

Project Period 09/01/2010 - 03/31/2012 Award Amount $65,858.30 Matching Contributions $317,692.00 Project Location Description (from Proposal) The South River Greenway (39 01 00 76 38 00) is near Annapolis. The West/Rhode River (38 51 00 76 31 00) is centered around Galesville and Shady Side. This area is part of Severn HUC 02060004.

Project Summary (from Proposal) Permanently protect 750 acres of land in the South River watershed as part of the ongoing South River Greenway Initiative. The project will engage 350 volunteers in conservation activities, complete nine habitat restoration projects, investigate the conservation potential of 20 target properties, and begin a similar land preservation effort in the West/Rhode River watershed.

Summary of Accomplishments This growing and continuing project has permanently preserved over 1,200 high-priority acres in the South River Greenway through purchase or easement. With support from this grant we added 642 acres and we have an additional 400 acres at some point in the negotiation process. Public understanding and appreciation for our targeted large-landscape approach to land protection has increased. We have exceeded our matching funds and public outreach goals. Staff participated in 56 outreach events, reaching over 3,300 residents. Launching a new effort in the West/Rhode River watershed has yet to yield completed easements, but our work in that community has led to easements on two incredible properties, totaling 150 acres, in the adjacent Patuxent River watershed. Our message and our methods continue to improve and we move forward with great confidence and aggressive land preservation goals.

Lessons Learned The normal pace of land preservation is slow as an easement negotiation can easily last over a year from initial landowner contact to a signed agreement. Currently, easement activity has slowed even further with the expiration of the Enhanced Easement Incentive (EEI), federal legislation that increases the amount an easement donor can deduct from their income taxes in any one year and the number of years that donations can be carried out. The EEI was expected to easily get renewed, but in the turmoil of this past year’s Congress it was delayed. Many middle-income property owners are waiting to see if it will be renewed before moving forward. SRLT is adapting by emphasizing the unaffected property tax savings that an easement can bring and helping landowners find ways to design easements that better allow them to take advantage of all possible income tax incentives. For some landowners, that may mean staged easement donations, where portions of large properties are put under easement in successive years. The added uncertainty of the legislation has only magnified property owner’s general concerns about the economy and fear leads to delay on easements. The new demands placed on the land trust industry are making everyone raise their game. SRLT has elected to pursue national accreditation with the Land Trust Alliance, an organization that provides excellent support in dealing with the changing legislative environment.

Conservation Activities Protect an additional 750 acres by easement or purchase in the South River Greenway

Page 1 of 11 Progress Measures Acres of land preserved in conservation easement Value at Grant Completion 642 acres Conservation Activities 350 people will participate in SRLT events and activites in the South River Greenway Progress Measures # of participants/volunteers in project Value at Grant Completion 2500 Conservation Activities Four restoration projects will be completed by volunteers Progress Measures Acres of upland forest improved Value at Grant Completion 10 acres (est) Conservation Activities Two habitat enhancement projects will be undertaken by private companies Progress Measures Acres of upland forest improved Value at Grant Completion 40 (est) (BGE) Conservation Activities Three habitat restoration projects will be undertaken with government agencies Progress Measures Linear feet of streambank/shoreline stabilized Value at Grant Completion 300 feet Conservation Activities 26 conservation properties will be monitored for compliance Progress Measures Other Activity Metric (web monitor and site visits) Value at Grant Completion 26 contacts Conservation Activities 150 acres will be protected through easement or purchase in the West/Rhode River Greenway Progress Measures Acres of land preserved in conservation easement Value at Grant Completion 149 acres Conservation Activities 100 people will participate in SRLT events and activities in the West/Rhode River Greenway Progress Measures # of participants/volunteers in project Value at Grant Completion 842

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation NFWF/Legacy Grant Project ID: 2010-0067-017 Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants 2010 – Final Programmatic Report Scenic Rivers Land Trust Project Period 09/01/2010 - 03/31/2012

1. Project Description. Briefly describe your project, including a description of the problem your project is trying to address, the project’s objectives and strategies, as well as the project location, and a characterization of the watershed and the relevant characteristics of the community’s natural resources, population, and economy.

The South River Greenway (39 01 00 76 38 00) is near Annapolis. The West/Rhode River (38 51 00 76 31 00) is centered around Galesville and Shady Side. This area is part of Severn HUC 02060004.

The South River Greenway Project is a comprehensive, long term watershed protection, restoration, and community outreach initiative. The long term goal is to permanently protect 3,000 acres of undeveloped land through easement or purchase, stabilize headcuts to prevent degradation on 50,000 linear feet of streams, restore or enhance 400 acres of upland and wetland habitat, repair five eroding gullies, educate and engage hundreds of citizens in the protection and restoration of their local watershed, and develop a streamlined method for stream restoration. The project was recognized by the Washington Smart Growth Alliance as a regional conservation priority and has received significant local press coverage. This project was designed to serve as a model for future small watershed projects in Scenic Rivers Land Trust’s (SRLT) geographic focus area, and with this grant we launched a similar effort in the West/Rhode River watershed. Our goal was to build on the momentum of our recent land protection successes in order to permanently preserve 750 additional acres in the South River Greenway. The focus area encompasses approximately 30 parcels of 25 acres or greater within the Green Infrastructure hubs and corridors as established by DNR, as well as many smaller parcels. The grant greatly increased education and outreach for watershed protection and provided the capacity for significant outreach efforts for land preservation and habitat restoration. Bringing this proven model to the West/Rhode River watershed, we joined with local partners to focus land protection efforts on the highly vulnerable watershed. The focus area encompasses approximately 133 priority parcels of 25 acres or greater, as well as many smaller parcels.

2. Summary of Accomplishments In four to five sentences, provide a brief summary of the project’s key accomplishments and outcomes that were observed or measured.

This growing and continuing project has permanently preserved over 1,200 high-priority acres in the South River Greenway through purchase or easement. With support from this grant we added 642 acres and we have an additional 400 acres at some point in the negotiation process. Public understanding and appreciation for our targeted large-landscape approach to land protection has increased. We have exceeded our matching funds and public outreach goals. Staff participated in 56 outreach events, reaching over 3,300 residents. Launching a new effort in the West/Rhode River watershed has yet to yield completed easements, but our work in that

Page 3 of 11 community has led to easements on two incredible properties, totaling 150 acres, in the adjacent Patuxent River watershed. Our message and our methods continue to improve and we move forward with great confidence and aggressive land preservation goals.

3. Project Activities & Outcomes

Activities Describe and quantify (using the approved metrics referenced in your grant agreement) the primary activities conducted during this grant. Briefly explain discrepancies between the activities conducted during the grant and the activities agreed upon in your grant agreement. Outcomes Describe and quantify progress towards achieving the project outcomes described in your grant agreement. (Quantify using the approved metrics referenced in your grant agreement or by using more relevant metrics not included in the application.) Briefly explain discrepancies between what actually happened compared to what was anticipated to happen. Provide any further information (such as unexpected outcomes) important for understanding project activities and outcome results.

Grant Activity and Metrics Goals - Outcomes a) Protect an additional 750 acres by easement or purchase in the South River Greenway. – Our crowning achievement, and our number one priority since the beginning of this effort, was to successfully complete placing 630 acres of the Bacon Ridge Natural under easement. We were also instrumental in the purchase of the 9.37-acre Floyd property and the 3-acre Polyanski property by Anne Arundel County. An additional 400 acres is “in play” at various points from serious negotiation to drafted easement awaiting approval. A complete list of conservation deals completed or under active negotiation is included at the end of this narrative as Addendum A. In addition to the new properties we are pursuing, SRLT has negotiated the merger of another land trust’s (Bay Land Trust) easements and assets into SRLT. This will bring an additional 10 eased or owned properties in the South River watershed, for total of 137 forested acres, under SRLT management. While these properties were already under protection, they will be more efficiently managed as part of the large portfolio of SRLT properties and the unifying South River Greenway management plan. b) 350 people will participate in SRLT events and activities in the SRT, 100 people will participate in events in the West/Rhode River Greenway. – Along with a wide variety of individual contacts through mail, email and phone, SRLT participated in 56 outreach activities that reached 3,342 residents of these watersheds. Our largest scale events were a 2,000-guest Harvest Beer Festival where SRLT had an extensive display, the annual SRG Walk for the Woods where 250 guests visited displays and took part in guided hikes, and the 150- guest Brick Company Classic Golf Tournament where SRLT had an extensive display. Most of our activities were presentations to groups of 10-15 from local community organizations, at workshops, or at local events. A complete list of our meetings, events, and conferences is included at the end of this narrative as Addendum B. c) Four restoration projects will be completed by volunteers. Two habitat projects will be undertaken by private companies. Three habitat enhancement projects will be undertaken with government agencies.

We are very pleased with the quality of the habitat projects completed or underway, but are a bit short on our overall goals. We had hoped to see more on the ground work from corporate partners. BGE remains a major corporate partner and their project is noted below. Katcef Company and The Brick Companies chose to assist with major public relations and fund raising events. One executive from the Brick Companies joined our board

Page 4 of 11 and another became a West/Rhode River stewardship volunteer. We hope to get additional company volunteers involved in restoration projects. Our partner, the South River Federation, has been very active in encouraging local business support for the South River. They have formed partnerships with local food retailers such as Starbucks, My Butcher, and Vocelli Pizza and involved Old Navy employees in stream clean-up projects. We continue to enjoy a productive partnership with the USFWS, which donates our office space among many other assets, and the Anne Arundel Department of Recreation and Parks, which helps staff many of our events and projects and is leading the development of the Bacon Ridge Natural Area.

Habitat Projects:

Ongoing – With USFWS and SRLT participation, Baltimore Gas and Electric is carrying out an Integrated Vegetation Management pilot project in the South River Greenway on a five-mile stretch of Right of Way. IVM combines the goals of managing for reliable transmission of electricity, with habitat needs of birds, pollinators, and other guilds of wildlife. Management of ROW’s using IVM methods mimic natural disturbances (fire, floods, and beaver) that have been suppressed. SRLT coordinated a baseline study of bees using the right-of-way to track species diversity over time. The baseline study found over 100 species of native bees. Twelve volunteers have been involved in this project to date.

Ongoing – SRLT is involved with a long term project with USFWS to restore stream headcuts within a heavily forested portion of the South River Greenway. The headcuts will be addressed through the use of small equipment, hand labor, and hardwood logs (cut onsite) or natural sandstone rock. USFWS has developed three typical headcut design solutions based on the typical headcuts occurring within the SRG and hopes to obtain one programmatic permit from each of the necessary agencies for all of the headcuts. The first ten priority sites have been identified and designs completed on five. We are currently in the permit phase. Volunteers will become involved as the project progresses. This project is further supported by our 2012 NFWF grant.

Ongoing – SRLT has been heavily involved in the Bacon Ridge Natural Area public access planning project which has habitat protection chief among its goals. Heavily eroded “illegal” trails are a major issue. Our primary concern is that a broad cross section of the community be involved in developing public access that is incredibly sensitive to protecting the existing habitat. As well as our desire, we have a legal obligation to ensure that the conservation values of the property, as defined by our easement, are protected. Speakers have been brought in on habitat-friendly trail creation and volunteers have ground-truthed possible trail locations that have been identified through topographical maps. SRLT’s Watershed Coordinator was the lead writer on a Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance grant from the National Park Service awarded to Anne Arundel County to provide master planning assistance. NPS expert Wink Hasting has been funded through the grant to provide assistance and help SRLT and the County organize a public input process and develop a park plan.

May-June 2011 - A team of Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards, supported by SRLT’s Watershed Coordinator, installed a rain garden in the Gingerville community to help filter stormwater before it enters Gingerville Creek, a tributary of the South River. The 525 square foot rain garden, planted with all native plants, is in a location that receives approximately 43,000 gallons of water in one-inch storm events. Members of the community volunteered to help install the rain garden in a high-profile location on community property.

July-August 2011 – Led by USFWS biologist Rich Mason and USFWS Intern Conor Bell, volunteers have helped remove/control a 34 acre infestation of Wavyleaf Basket Grass and an 8 acre infestation of Chinese Wisteria, both aggressive invasives, from the SRG. Herbicide treatments were combined with removal by hand. Volunteers helped monitor plots that received treatment. Six weeks after project completion, 90% dieback was recorded. This will be an ongoing battle and volunteers will continue to monitor and treat the area.

Dec-May 2012 – SRLT partnered with the Watershed Stewards, South River Federation and Annapolis High School for an extensive renovation of a series of rain gardens that filter runoff from the school’s parking lot which drains into Broad Creek, an important tributary in the South River Greenway. This project was chosen in

Page 5 of 11 part to build support and understanding about the need for long term maintenance of rain gardens. Trash was removed from the area, curb cuts cleared, 16 shrubs and 51 trees plus a variety of grassed were added, invasives were removed and organic matter was added to the gardens four basins. Over one hundred volunteers participated over a number of days. d) 26 conservation properties will be monitored for compliance. For true protection of properties under easement, continuing contact must be maintained with the landowners and the properties monitored for compliance with all land protection requirements. SRLT has assumed the responsibility to visit each of its 50 eased properties at least once each year. All 50 visits were completed during the time period of this grant and 21 of those properties were in either the South or West/Rhode River watersheds. As easements age and new owners take over properties, the need for annual contact and monitoring increases. National experience has shown that most easement violations occur with second or third owners who were not involved with the original easement. SRLT has been pleased to find few violations on its easement properties, having only one instance where legal action was required and only a couple where land management changes were required. e) 150 acres will be protected through easement or purchase in the West/Rhode watershed. We had an unusual situation develop in our West/Rhode River watershed outreach. Our meetings in that area also attracted people who had property in the adjacent Patuxent River watershed. Many of the communities in the Southern portion of the County straddle both watersheds. We successfully secured easements on the outstanding 53 acre Melville parcel, which is partially agricultural, and the 96 acre Maryland Health property, which is mostly mature forest and wetland. We did not complete an easement in the actual West/Rhode watershed. We have a number of projects in play and a few fairly advanced, but the process is moving slow. See the next section for a discussion of our challenges. See more detailed property descriptions in Addendum A.

4. Challenges and Lessons Learned Describe any specific challenges that have arisen during the course of the project and how they have been addressed. Also describe the key lessons learned from this project, such as the least and most effective conservation practices or notable aspects of the project’s methods, monitoring, or results. How could other conservation organizations adapt their projects to build upon some of these key lessons about what worked best and what did not?

The normal pace of land preservation is slow as an easement negotiation can easily last over a year from initial landowner contact to a signed agreement. Currently, easement activity across the country has slowed with the expiration of the Enhanced Easement Incentive, federal legislation that increases the amount an easement donor can deduct from their income taxes in any one year for the donation of an easement and the number of years that donations can be carried out. The Enhanced Easement Incentive was expected to easily get renewed, but in the turmoil of this past year’s Congress it was delayed. Many middle-income property owners are waiting to see if it will be renewed before moving forward. SRLT is adapting by emphasizing the unaffected property tax savings that an easement can bring and helping landowners find ways to design easements that better allow them to take advantage of all possible income tax incentives. For some landowners, that may mean staged easement donations, where portions of large properties are put under easement in successive years. We may also need to further explore options for purchased easements and bargain sales. The added uncertainty of the legislation has only magnified property owner’s general concerns about the economy and any fear where their property is concerned leads to delay on easements. The new demands placed on the land trust industry are making everyone raise their game in order to meet the needs of landowners and continue to be successful with our land preservation goals. SRLT has elected to pursue national accreditation with the Land Trust Alliance, an organization that provides excellent support in dealing with the changing legislative environment.

Our only other major challenge has been with delays on our headcut restoration project with USFWS. This large scale project has provided more design and permitting challenges than we expected. The only true lesson learned here is patience.

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5. Dissemination Briefly identify any dissemination of lessons learned or other project results to external audiences, such as the public or other conservation organizations.

We find local print press interested in specific properties, but it has been difficult to get general coverage that explains the tax advantages of easements. Our best dissemination tool has been informal conversations with small groups that lead to a series of individual conversations. We have taken part in state fair information booths, community events, and speaking opportunities with service groups and other non-profits. This year we added extensive displays at two corporate events designed to highlight our work. Over 2,250 people took part in those events and they received press coverage. Within our region, our County land trust peers and the statewide Maryland Environmental Trust regularly hold meetings and workshops to share lesson learned and potential new opportunities. We are active participants. SRLT has presented this project formally at the Alliance for the Chesapeake’s Watershed Forum and informally at two national Land Trust Alliance conferences. During the first three months of 2012, we conducted a variety of outreach activities built around a celebration of our having reached our 50th protected property. We received excellent coverage in the Baltimore Sun and Annapolis Capital. During our celebration we were pleased to receive citations for our work from the Anne Arundel County Council and the County Executive. Our executive director received the annual Aileen Hughes award from the Maryland Environmental Trust for SRLT’s leadership in the land trust community and our success with the South River Greenway project.

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ADDENDUM A - Completed or In-Play Easements or Land Purchases

Bacon Ridge Natural Area, 630 acres in the SRG, this is our crowning achievement and our number one priority since the beginning of this effort, ownership has been transferred from the state to the county, SRLT co- holds an easement with MET that ensures that the property will be protected and restricted to passive recreation. The property has 533 acres of potential FIDS habitat, 4.3 miles of streams, 1.5 miles of scenic road frontage on a heavily traversed highway, and two significant archaeological sites. Polyanski property, 3 acres in the SRG, the county purchased for $78,000 as a corridor connector to the Bacon Ridge Natural Area based on priority set by SRLT. This is a forested property abutting a county-owned Bacon Ridge Branch flood plain. The property is crucial in creating a forested corridor between the preserved Piera property and the Bacon Ridge Natural Area. Floyd property, 9.37 acres in the SRG adjacent to Crownsville Park, purchased by AA County for $285,000. Located at the very top of the Bacon Ridge watershed, the property was purchased to improve stormwater

Page 7 of 11 management practices at the park. It ensures the integrity of the first order streams in the Bacon Ridge Branch watershed. Melville property, 53 acres along Patuxent, (grew out of contacts in West/Rhode outreach), easement complete. The property has 3,000 feet of scenic road frontage on Mallard Lane and 600 feet of scenic view from Lyons Creek, a tributary of the Patuxent that is designated by MDE as a High Quality Tier II Watershed. The area around the property is dominated by preserved land as part of the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary and Patuxent River Park complex. DNR estimates that it has 13.26 acres of FID habitat adjacent to the surrounding forest block. The property contains seven acres of tidal march, 18 acres of tillable cropland, and a total of 50 acres within the Critical Area. Maryland Health Society, 98 acres along Patuxent, (grew out of contacts in West/Rhode outreach), easement complete on this parcel of largely mature forest. The Property contains 73.89 acres of potential FIDS habitat. The Property received a score of 15 and rating of “Good” in the Green Infrastructure Evaluation Report. The Property contains 59 acres of total green infrastructure and 37 acres of interior forest. The Property contains approximately 5,033 linear feet of stream channels (including frontage along the Patuxent River), which are protected by a 100-foot buffer strip. Additionally, the Property contains approximately 30 acres of high-quality wetlands buffering the Patuxent River. Conroy property, 58 acres in the SRG, SRLT has secured commitment of Forest Conservation Act funds to purchase an easement, a letter of commitment from the landowner is in hand, an easement has been drafted, appraisal issues have been solved and we hope to complete by July 30th Critcher property, ten acres in SRG adjacent to county purchase, letter of commitment from landowner in hand, draft easement completed, expect completion by end of summer. The property is mostly mature forest and steep slopes, which lead to the confluence of two tributaries of Bacon Ridge Branch. Blackwell property, five acres in South River Watershed, letter of commitment from landowner in hand, draft easement completed, landowner put on hold pending negotiations on a related restoration project Poole property, 66 acres in SRG, county has approved $1.4 million for purchase, has been hung up for over a year waiting on a clean bill of health from the Maryland Department of the Environment for a dump site on the property, MDE has issued a letter and all believe we are close to closing this deal. An unimproved forested property landlocked by other County-owned properties, Poole receives the highest Green Infrastructure ranking and will be essential to park planning in the years to come. Elks Club property, 203 acres in SRG, we secured likely commitment of Wetland Reserve Funds for purchased easement, made presentation of Club, have not been able to get them to move on yet. The property is eligible for the Wetlands Reserve Program grant because of land preservation work already completed by SRLT – as the property’s mile-long stream corridor runs between Hidden View Farm, a 62-acre property put under easement in 2009, and the 630-acre Bacon Ridge Natural Area. Johnson/Campbell property, 96 acres in SRG, our partner Biophilia has made an offer to purchase, SRLT has helped with appraisals, and we are dealing with dump issues, work in progress Community Place property, 40 acres in the SRG, have secured commitment from state agency to put in easement pending sale, work in progress Guthrie property, 15 acres in the West/Rhode watershed, initial site visits and research have been completed, waiting on final landowner commitment before drafting easement Chaney property, 19 acres in the West/Rhode watershed, initial site visits and research have been completed, waiting on final landowner commitment before drafting easement Williamson property, 30 acres in the West/Rhode watershed, initial research has been completed, waiting on final landowner commitment before drafting easement

ADDENDUM B - SRLT Activity List – Community and small group meetings, events, conferences

9/18-19/10 BioBlitz 2010, data gathering event at the Bacon Ridge Natural Area. -50 volunteers 10/2-10/6/10 Land Trust Alliance Conference 10/18/10 Md. Environmental Trust Tax Workshop 10/26/10 Coalition of AA Co. Land Trusts Meeting - 10 11/4/10 NFWF press conference in Dundalk

Page 8 of 11 11/6/10 Smithsonian hike - 32 11/11-11/13 Alliance Watershed Forum Conference - 40 11/15/10 AA County Watershed Stewards Presentation - 22 1/13/11 Presentation to Annapolis Conservancy - 12 2/1/11 Maryland Environmental Trust Advisory Committee - 12 2/10/11 Bacon Ridge Advisory Meeting - 16 2/16/11 West/Rhode Community leader meeting - 9 2/26/11 South River Federation Event for SRG Outreach - 30 2/30/11 West/Rhode Community Meeting - 9 3/10/11 South County Zoning Meeting - 22 3/14/11 Watershed Stewards Workshop - 40 3/18/11 Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Conference 3/22/11 Bacon Ridge Advisory Meeting - 16 3/26/11 Presentation at South County Library - 8 3/29/11 Coalition of AA Co. Land Trusts Meeting - 9 4/9/11 Patuxent Property Owner Workshop - 22 4/16/11 Walk for the Woods - 250 4/27/11 West/Rhode Community leader meeting - 6 5/2/11 Presentation to Metro DC Watershed Stewards - 22 5/13/11 Maryland Environmental Trust Conference - 40 5/23/11 Presentation to Board Alumni - 16 5/25/11 Presentation to Harwood Civic Association - 30 6/21/11 Solstice Walk in SRG - 32 7/21/11 Community Presentation at Quiet Waters Park - 28 7/26/11 LTA/MET Meeting in DC 8/1/11 Board Retreat 9/12/11 MET Howey Event 9/13/11 Bacon Ridge Community Meeting - 18 9/15/12 Ride for the Rivers - 8 9/17/11 Harvest Beer Festival Event – 2,000 9/20/11 West/Rhode Boat Trip - 14 9/23/11 Wine and Nine Event - 18 9/25/11 Hollmann Award Presentation - 45 9/29/11 Watershed Forum Presentation - 40 10/4/11 Brick Company Classic - 150 10/5/11 NFWF Event in DC 10/12/11 Land Trust Alliance Conference 10/18/11 West River Boat Trip - 12 10/22/11 Hidden View Farm Event - 6 10/27/11 Forest Workshop - 16 10/29/11 Stewardship Volunteer Training - 14 11/2/11 AA Park and Planning Workshop on master plan - 12 11/26/11 Presentation to Md Health Board - 12 12/15/11 Bacon Ridge Community Meeting - 16 1/19/12 Md. Environmental Trust Staff Event - 18 2/23/12 Bacon Ridge Community Meeting - 80 3/5/12 MET Board Meeting - 16 3/8/12 Anne Arundel High School Project Launch - 12 3/14/12 South River Federation State of the River Presentation - 40 3/20/12 MET Tax Workshop 3/28/12 Bay Land Trust Public Meeting – 12 (56 events, estimated 3,342 participants)

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