**EESG** 12/9 Dr. Sara Tangren - A model for funding
environmental/agricultural conservation projects
Environmental Policy RoundtableFriday, December 9, 2011Room 1113 Van
Munching Hall, 12:15 - 1:30pm
Dr. Sara Tangren, an adjunct faculty at the Department of Plant
Sciences and Landscape Architecture, works with the Maryland State
Highway Administration and USDA on the research and development of a
native seed industry in Maryland. She is the founder of the
nonprotfit Chesapeake Natives and works with the University of
Maryland Arboretum in their on-the-ground efforts to protect rare
plant populations.
In the spirit of the roundtable, Dr. Tangren will generate an active
dialog with the audience by first giving a brief presentation
illustrating:1. An environmental/agricultural problem that needs to be
solved2. The resources currently available to address the problem3. A
possible model for increasing those resources
She has found a potential source of non-federal dollars for plant
conservation projects in Maryland that is estimated to bring in
$200,000 per year. Unfortunately that amount does not address the
magnitude of the need. Dr. Tangren will propose a model that will use
the annual flow of non-federal dollars to attract money from other
sources. This model envisions a statewide program that would benefit
small farms, provide students with summer internships, protect
Maryland's rare plant populations, and generate its own goodwill and
public support. Audience members will be asked to provide
constructive feedback on the proposed model.
We look forward to seeing you at our discussion!
For more information please contact the EESG Team:policy.ecolecon@gmail.com
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http://www.publicpolicy.umd.edu/ecolecon
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