Natural history collections are invaluable resources, yet Maryland is one of a few states that still lack a state-wide natural history museum. Since 1929, members of the Natural History Society of Maryland
(NHSM) have worked tirelessly to preserve Maryland’s natural treasures. Learn about the history of our organization and the important role it has played in environmental education through the years. Amy Young, NHSM historian-in-training, will share her insight into how natural history collections are a naturalist’s legacy.
Amy Young is the Outreach and Stewardship Manager for Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, a Baltimore County-based land trust and watershed restoration nonprofit. She enjoys connecting people to
environmental stewardship opportunities, especially those that promote native plants. Amy has a B.A. in Biology (Swarthmore College) and a M.S. in Plant Biology (University of Georgia). As a field ecologist, she studied plants in desert, mountain, prairie, wetland, rainforest, coastal dunes, and Fall Line Sandhill communities. Amy was first introduced to the Natural History Society of Maryland (NHSM) in 2010. She
managed their quarterly newsletter for several years and served on their Board of Trustees from 2011-20. Her husband, Dr. James Young, is the curator of NHSM’s invertebrate collection. Amy is in the
process of expanding her “85 Facts about the Natural History Society of Maryland” into a book in time for the Society’s centennial in 2029.
environmental stewardship opportunities, especially those that promote native plants. Amy has a B.A. in Biology (Swarthmore College) and a M.S. in Plant Biology (University of Georgia). As a field ecologist, she studied plants in desert, mountain, prairie, wetland, rainforest, coastal dunes, and Fall Line Sandhill communities. Amy was first introduced to the Natural History Society of Maryland (NHSM) in 2010. She
managed their quarterly newsletter for several years and served on their Board of Trustees from 2011-20. Her husband, Dr. James Young, is the curator of NHSM’s invertebrate collection. Amy is in the
process of expanding her “85 Facts about the Natural History Society of Maryland” into a book in time for the Society’s centennial in 2029.
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