Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate Welcome to Ecotone’s very first issue of the Diffluence. While a confluence is the coming together of two rivers, a diffluence is the point where flowing water splits into two streams or rivers. Ecotone spends a lot of time on the edges, pushing for better ecological outcomes, challenging the status quo, and taking the road less traveled. We embrace our role as a unicorn in the ecological restoration space. One example of our approach is promoting beaver as a Mafia offer (one you can’t refuse) for restoring resilience and glory to our fabled Chesapeake Bay. Another is our stage zero initiative, where we measure and quantify stream restoration by the acre, not the foot, and intentionally blur the space between “wetlands” and “streams”. This approach can sometimes seem messy and rough, some might call it ugly, but it honors ecological history and is oh so ecologically functional . The Diffluence will share stories of pushing the envelope, of failure, what we see around the next bend, and new initiatives we believe are important to the ecological restoration world. I can promise we will do our best to make it stimulating, informative and never boring. And, of course, we will let everyone know how the dogs of Ecotone are doing and how Ecotone is helping to make our environment safer and healthier for everyone. While we have no control over the corona virus, and how it is shuffling the deck across the globe, each one of us has 100% control, 100%, over how we react to it. What if we viewed the crisis as a gift - for growth, for new opportunities, for rekindling old relationships, for seeking out new ones, for imagining ways we can improve the world and our environment. This 3 minute Ted Talk by Stacy Kramer provides us with a great example of this concept. Enjoy. Best, Scott McGill CEO Dam Removal on Little Gunpowder Restores Anadromous Fish Passage READ MORE... Bringing Stormwater Management to Towson University READ MORE... OH, DEER Time to Re-think Tree Shelters READ MORE... The Best Dam Beaver Conference on the East Coast READ MORE... Harford County Builds Environmentally-Friendly Rain Garden READ MORE... Charles Hegberg joined Ecotone as Vice President of Business Development. Welcome, Chuck! Check out our Nursery's updated inventory here! GOOSE Meet Goose, Scott’s almost 13-year old wingman and Ecotone’s Dog of the Month. Goose joined Ecotone in the fall of 2008. He hunts with dedication and intensity; although a little bit slower and more manageable these days. Father to many talented and loving offspring, Goose helped create quite the pack of Sprittany’s – dogs bred from full-bred Brittany’s (Goose) and a full-bred English Spring Spaniel. Combing these two breeds creates a dog that can point and flush all in one. If you’re interested in a Sprittany – you may be in luck; another litter could be on the way! Copyright © 2020 Ecotone, Inc., All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Ecotone, Inc. 129 Industry Lane, Forest Hill, MD 21050 marketing@ecotoneinc.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.