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News from the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Announces Additions to Staff
New Hires Mark Unprecedented Growth for Local Non-Profit
Queenstown, Maryland, March 1, 2007 - Eastern Shore Land Conservancy (ESLC) a private, nonprofit land conservation organization dedicated to the preservation of farmland and habitat on the Eastern Shore, announces the addition of four new members to its already established team. Joining ESLC are Eastern Shore natives Jared Parks, Land Protection Specialist and Kristine George, Manager of Communications, as well as Land Use Planners John Seward and Morgan Ellis.
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Parks, a Kent County native, has spent the past four years as a faculty research assistant and crew leader for the grassland restoration project on Chino/Bluestem Farms in Queen Anne's County. Parks has worked with a University of Maryland PhD candidate on a project studying conservation buffers on different farms in Queen Anne's, Caroline, and Talbot counties. His professional experience also includes research for the University of Wisconsin at Madison, the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Colorado Bird Observatory. Parks, who will be based in ESLC's new Dorchester field office, will be working with landowners interested in voluntarily protecting their land in Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester Counties. He resides in Kent County.
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George, an Eastern Shore native and longtime resident of Talbot County, comes to ESLC from the Easton-based Delmarva Foundation. A former journalist and editor for the Chesapeake Publishing family of newspapers, George's professional experience also includes a stint with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coastal Zone Management program. George will be handling media relations, event planning and public relations duties for ESLC. She resides with her husband and infant son in Talbot County.
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Seward, an organic farmer from Nebraska, was most recently a policy research assistant for the Center for Great Plains Studies where he conducted nationwide farmland viability research interviewing farm owners and other stakeholders about land use policies. Seward's organic farm in Nebraska produced over 200 varieties of organic vegetables that he direct marketed through various farmers markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) shares. Seward will be monitoring land use planning efforts for the Lower Shore counties of Talbot, Caroline and Dorchester and will be based in ESLC's new Dorchester office. Seward and his fiancé recently relocated to the Caroline County area.
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Ellis, a new University of Oregon Masters recipient, recently conducted research on affordable housing and green developments for the city of Eugene, Oregon. A Kentucky farm girl, Ellis also served as an Environmental Education Outreach Coordinator for the Fayette, Kentucky Soil and Water Conservation District. In her new capacity for ESLC, Ellis will be monitoring and tracking land use planning efforts for the Upper Shore counties of Kent, Queen Anne's and Cecil Counties. She resides in Chestertown.
"We are thrilled to have Jared, Morgan, John and Kris join our team as we step up our efforts to preserve the Eastern Shore and ensure it remains a special place," said Rob Etgen, ESLC Executive Director. "These additions to our staff represent exceptional growth for ESLC and we are fortunate to have such talented individuals on board during this important time."
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