What it does
Working in partnership with community groups and organizations, southern maryland resource conservation & development inc. Is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the region by enabling the people and promoting the wise use of our natural and economic resources.
Rc&d is managing the full lifecycle of a living shoreline project from design, permitting, construction, and 5 years of post- construction annual monitoring and reporting. The project protects critical habitat for nesting diamondback terrapins and important training grounds for the military at naval air station patuxent river.
Rc&d maintains an active partnership with nrcs to provide technical support to agricultural service centers throughout the state of maryland. During fy25, rc&d employed fifteen (15) individuals that were stationed at local soil conservation district offices in southern maryland and the eastern shore of maryland and supervised by nrcs staff. The positions include 4 program support specialists, 5 soil conservation technicians, 1 monitoring biologist, 2 crep planners, 2 livestock resource specialists, and 1 forester.
Rc&d was contracted by st. Mary's county in response to a citation to provide services to safely breach a failing earthen dam and provide after-the-fact permanent stabilization design and permitting, reporting to maryland department of the environment's dam safety division.