The Town Creek Foundation has issued a $1 million challenge to the Mid-Shore in support of the Eastern Shore Conservation Center, which Eastern Shore Land Conservancy hopes to create at the site of the former McCord building and the neighboring building. The Center is still $2.6 million away from fruition.
“We are very pleased to be able to help the Eastern Shore Land Conservancy with this unique initiative,” said Stuart Clarke, executive director of Town Creek Foundation. “We have never made a capital grant before, and we have no plans to do so in the future. In this case, however, our trustees were compelled by the opportunity to make an enduring investment in the capacity of the Eastern Shore’s conservation community. In addition to honoring ESLC’s ambitious vision, we hope that our support will encourage others to step up and ensure that this vision becomes a reality.”
Eastern Shore communities face economic competition from larger towns, weakened economies, shoreline erosion, water quality issues, and other environmental threats. Now is the time to create a place of collaboration and innovation for Eastern Shore communities. Eastern Shore Land Conservancy is committed to our towns and our counties.
The future is here on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, where by 2050, ESLC envisions an Eastern Shore where towns are vibrant and well defined; farms, forests, and fisheries are thriving and scenic; and where historic, natural, and riverine landscapes are maintained.
“We are especially grateful for this commitment to conservation,” said Robert J. Etgen, Executive Director of ESLC. “The Town Creek Foundation’s confidence in our vision reminds us that we are on the right path and that now is the time to commit to conservation on the Eastern Shore. We hope others will take up the challenge to help create the Eastern Shore Conservation Center.”
In the coming year ESLC hopes to transform the vacant McCord building in Easton into a green building that brings new vitality to both the neighborhood and the town. Called the Eastern Shore Conservation Center, this facility will create a working home for nonprofit conservation organizations and businesses. This hub of activity will spark collaboration and innovation around conservation at a new scale for the Eastern Shore.
To read more about the project, or to donate, please visit www.eslc.org.
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