Features

4 Regenerate Maryland
From shared vision to shared action
BY ELIZABETH BEGGINS AND AMANDA CATHER

10 Urban Food Farming Builds Community
Charles Koiner Conservancy grows food and a sense of place
BY MELANE KINNEY HOFFMAN

14 The Miyawaki Method
Building dense, fast-growing indigenous microforests in urban and degraded spaces
BY EVAN WHALEN

24 The Promise of Poolesville
The Freedom Walk Rally showcased the heart of the community
BY PAUL TUKEY

40 Summer Camps in the Age of Climate Change
Protecting the joys of childhood
BY CHRISTY KORZEN

Departments

20 Wild Thing
Autumn Is the Time for Turtles
BY RICK BORCHELT

28 Food for Thought
The True Seeds of Slow Living
BY MARY KINGSLEY

30 Treasures of the Reserve
Where History Took Root: Farms, Freedom and the Making of Freedman’s State Park
BY CORY A. VAN HORN

36 Local Heroes
Caring for Cats, Connecting with Community
BY JEFF SYPECK