Day 2 (In Person)
Check In (Outside of Auditorium)
7:45-9:00 AM
Check-in with our staff between this time. Come have some breakfast and network with other attendees in the MCC Dining Room (Breakfast hours are from 6:00-8:30 AM, if you arrive after 8:30 there will still be coffee, tea, and snacks available by the registration desk)
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Opening Remarks (Auditorium)
9:00-9:30 AM
From the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) Secretary of the Environment
Speaker: Serena McIlwain
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Announcements and Updates (Auditorium)
9:30-9:45 AM
quick orientation to the day from the NCF staff
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Networking Break
9:45-10:15 AM
A chance to refill your coffee and network with other attendees
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Concurrent Sessions 5 & 6
10:15-11:45 AM
Session 5 (Auditorium)
My Coast and Climate Change
This discussion will cover tools and strategies for coastal resilience from Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Speakers: Kate Vogel and Johanna Guardado
Session 6 (Classroom 2)
Black Landscaper's Alliance: Collaboration Over Competition
Hear from a panelist of experienced landscapers who have shown how unity can increase individual capacity
Speakers: Alex Smith, Dontae Brown, Anthony Murphy, John Parsley and Damon Byrd
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Lunch (Dining Room)
11:45 AM -1:15 PM
Lunch will be provided on site at the Maritime Conference Center.
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Concurrent Sessions 7 & 8
1:15-2:45 PM
Session 7 (Classroom 2)
Reaching Communities Better: Air, Land and Water
What are organizations doing to make their science, programs and other activities more accessible to communities
Speakers: Meghan Hazer, Jan Michael Archer, Curtis Bennett
Session 8 (Auditorium)
Partnership Tree Plantings in Maryland
Panel discussion that brings together community and state partners to discuss approaches to and benefits of expanding tree canopy cover in the Greater Baltimore region.
Speakers: Allison Breitenother, Marie Panday, Justin Bowers, Johnny Shaw, and Lianna Gomori-Ruben
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Break
2:45-3:00 PM
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Concurrent Sessions 9 & 10
3:00-4:30 PM
Session 9 (Auditorium)
Eroding History
A documentary and discussion about how climate change is affecting Black communities on Deal Island
Speakers: Rona Kobell
Session 10 (Classroom 2)
Called to Care: Mobilizing the Faith Community for Climate and Environmental Solutions
What are some of the unique partnerships and solutions to climate change that have come from faith based organizations
Speakers: Cynthia Taylor, Joel Thomsen, Mary Triandafilou, Salman Sheikh, Abel Olivo, and Bonnie Sorak
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Closing Presentation (Auditorium)
4:30-4:50 PM
Forum recap , updates, and announcements
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Thank You
4:50-5:00 PM
Final thank you for attending and making NCF 2023 possible!
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