ENVIRONMENTAL TALKS
FEATURED GUEST ENVIRONMENTAL TALKS
MEGHAN RHODE | ASSATEAGUE STATE PARK
MEGHAN RHODE has worked for over 20 years in parks. She began at Pocomoke River State Park and later as an Assateague State Park Ranger, a role she had for 13 years. She is currently the Assistant Park Manager of Assateague State Park, Maryland Park Service.
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MARYLAND COASTAL BAYS PROGRAM
The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) is one of 28 National Estuary Programs (NEP) across the country that receives EPA funding in order to work toward the restoration and protection of “estuaries of National significance.” The Program is a grassroot, multi-stakeholder collaboration working toward meeting this goal. The Maryland Coastal Bays watershed is an impressive coastal resource; it supports abundant wildlife and a wealth of aquatic resources in a relaxing rural atmosphere unique to the mid-Atlantic region. As one of the most ecologically diverse regions in the state, the collective watershed of these bays encompasses approximately 175 square miles of Maryland’s coastal plain. It supports numerous rare and threatened plant and animal species, forests, and wetlands vital to migratory songbirds and waterfowl, as well as numerous important commercial and recreational fin and shellfish species.
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