Protected Lands Workgroup - All Meetings
2026
Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - October 2026
This is the quarterly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup.
Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - July 2026
This is the quarterly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup.
Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - April 2026
This is a recurring meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup which convenes every two months.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting
This is a recurring meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup which convenes every two months.
Public Access / Protected Lands Definitions Workshop
This workshop will convene members from the Public Access and Protected Lands Workgroups and their respective networks to discuss definitions and metrics for urban and community greenspace.
CANCELED - Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - January 2026
This is the quarterly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup.
2025
Healthy Landscapes Goal Joint Meeting
This is a joint meeting between all of the outcome workgroups under the proposed Healthy Landscapes goal in the revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. (Forestry, Land Use, Protected Lands, and Adaptation). Note for HWGIT, FWG and LUWG: this joint meeting will replace the December meeting for these workgroups.
This joint meeting will take place on December 16th and will likely be a full day (10am-3pm).
If you have any questions, please reach out to staffers Caroline Kleis (Kleis.caroline@epa.gov), Julia Fucci (Fuccij@chesapeake.org),and Daniel Koval (Kovald@chesapeake.org).
CANCELLED - Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - October 2025
This is the quarterly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting - September 2025
This is a Protected Lands Workgroup meeting for ongoing discussion on the Protected Lands Outcome targets. This meeting will focus on the Forest Lands target.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting - August 2025
This is a Protected Lands Workgroup meeting for ongoing discussion on the Protected Lands Outcome targets.
NOTE: The date of this meeting has been changed from August 5th to August 12th.
Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - July 2025
This is the quarterly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup.
Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - April 2025
This is the third meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup's quarterly cycle, designed to provide strategic direction, review progress and make decisions to drive the workgroup forward.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting - April 2025
This workgroup meeting is being held to discuss the drafted outcome language for the updated Protected Lands Outcome.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting
This meeting will be used to review the draft Outcome Assessment document as a workgroup and is an opportunity to provide comments and feedback.
2024
Experience, witness, and consider the powerful, meaningful impact that can be achieved by connecting land conservation, access to nature, education, programming, stewardship and attention to equity and inclusion.
Infuse new perspectives, spark ideas and inspire discussion around how all of our different lines of work intersect, and how we can increase our collaboration and coordination toward more collective, strategic impact.
Get outside, talk with each other, connect.
Explore how to increase benefits across multiple outcomes by pairing needs and priorities of the community with CBP environmental conservation efforts.
Lunch: Bring your own lunch. We wish for the lunch break to be a time for networking, idea sharing, and/or exploration of the museum. There are no facilities to chill or heat food.
Dress: Wear sturdy shoes for our woods walk-and-talk. Please dress for the weather, i.e., raincoats in case of rain, casual attire encouraged.
Parking/Public Transport: The museum has ample free parking. The museum is also accessible via the W3 bus line from Anacostia Station (on the Metro Green Line). The museum is not within walking distance from Anacostia Station.
Security: Please arrive promptly at 10:00am, participants will need to go through museum security and all bags will be checked.
- The morning session will run from the opening of the meeting at approximately 10:00 am until we transition outdoors with Nathan Harrington at roughly 11:45 am. The hybrid session will then reconvene after lunch from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm
Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - December 2024
This is our second meeting of our new quarterly cycle to provide strategic direction, review progress, and make decisions to drive the PLWG forward. Thank you for your participation and time.
If there are any questions or concerns, please email Aurelia (aurelia_gracia@nps.gov).
Maintain Healthy Watersheds GIT and Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting - October 2024
This is a joint meeting with the Healthy Watersheds Goal Team (HWGIT) and the Protected Lands Workgroup.
Please note, this October HWGIT meeting has been rescheduled to October 21st due to the holiday falling on the regularly scheduled HWGIT bimonthly meeting time on October 14th.
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Healthy Watersheds Goal Team Staffer, Marilyn Yang (myang@chesapeakebay.net) or the Protected Lands Workgroup Staffer, Daniel Koval (kovald@chesapeake.org).
Stewardship Goal Team (GIT5) Meeting 2024
This will be more than a meeting. Let’s venture outside of our normal spaces, learn together, and get energized. The day will include guest speakers from Anacostia Parks and Community Collaborative and Ward 8 Woods Conservancy, a short, guided walk in the woods to see the results of community stewardship and access to greenspace, lightning updates on what workgroups are doing, and lots of interaction and conversation about the power of inclusive multiple-benefit efforts.
Purpose:
Format: This is primarily an in-person meeting, but all indoor portions of the meeting will be available for virtual participation.
Location: Anacostia Community Museum - 1901 Fort Place SE, Washington, DC 20020
Hybrid Option:
Join Zoom Meeting
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Passcode: 069304
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ACTION ITEM: Please use this Google form to register to attend ASAP, so we can plan appropriately for space at the museum. Those who register will receive meeting materials and further details as needed.
Important Logistics:
Protected Lands Workgroup Quarterly Meeting - July 2024
This is our first meeting of our new quarterly cycle to provide strategic direction, review progress, and make decisions to drive the PLWG forward. Thank you for your participation and time.
If there are any questions or concerns, please email Aurelia Gracia (aurelia_gracia@nps.gov).
Protected Lands Workgroup Monthly Meeting - March 2024
This is the monthly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup.
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Protected Lands Workgroup Monthly Meeting - February/March 2024
This is the monthly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup. The February meeting was moved to the beginning of March due to the Beyond 2025 meetings occurring at the same time.
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting - January 2024
This is the monthly meeting of the Protected Lands Workgroup.
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. Video conference links are available below and located within the agenda.
This meeting will focus on the future direction of the workgroup as a whole. A significant portion of our time will focus on getting input in regards to our new action plan. We will continue to think about what kind of work we would like for the workgroup to do as a whole and what some of our priorities should be.
2023
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting - November 2023
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting - October 2023
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. Video conference links available below and located within the agenda.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting, September 2023
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. Video conference links available below and located within the agenda.
Protected Lands Workgroup Monthly Meeting, 2023
Wednesday, September 27 · 3:00 – 4:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hkb-xv...
Or dial: (US) +1 731-435-3160 PIN: 643 120 139#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hkb-xvfc-thh?...
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting, July 2023
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. Video conference links available below and located within the agenda.
Protected Lands Workgroup Monthly Meeting, 2023
Wednesday, July 26 · 3:00 – 4:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hkb-xv...
Or dial: (US) +1 731-435-3160 PIN: 643 120 139#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hkb-xvfc-thh?...
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting, June 2023
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. Video conference links available below and located within the agenda.
Protected Lands Workgroup Monthly Meeting, 2023
Wednesday, June 28 · 3:00 – 4:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hkb-xv...
Or dial: (US) +1 731-435-3160 PIN: 643 120 139#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/hkb-xvfc-thh?...
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting, May 2023
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend. Video conference links available below and located within the agenda.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting, May 2023
Wednesday, May 31 · 2:00 – 3:00pm
Time zone: America/New_York
Google Meet joining info
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/uqg-ro...
Or dial: (US) +1 417-719-9108 PIN: 876 763 631#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/uqg-ronr-zin?...
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting, April 2023
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
Protected Lands Workgroup Meeting, March 2023
Agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they become available. Please contact Wuillam Urvina (urvinaw@chesapeake.org) with questions.
This meeting is recorded for internal purposes. All workgroup conference calls are open to the public. Interested parties are encouraged to attend.