机构概况与历史沿革
美国 Environmental Concern Inc.（简称 EC）是一家在马里兰州正式注册的 501(c)(3) 非营利环保组织，总部位于马里兰州东港市（Easton）的 Elliott Road 8133 号。机构由 Dr. Edward Garbisch 博士于 1972 年亲自创立，至今已稳定运行超过五十年。EC 的核心使命聚焦于切萨皮克湾（Chesapeake Bay）流域的湿地恢复、本地湿地植物繁育以及湿地科学公众教育，被业界视为美国东海岸生物工程湿地修复领域最具代表性的开创性机构之一。
生态修复与岸线恢复实践
EC 的生态修复部门创立了一套名为 Live Stake 生物工程技术协议，专门用于切萨皮克湾的岸线稳定化与湿地重建。自 1972 年起，EC 已沿切萨皮克湾流域成功修复超过 50 英里的脆弱海岸线，治理对象涵盖盐沼、潮汐淡水湿地与遭受 Phragmites 互花米草等入侵植物破坏的退化区域。此外，机构还在马里兰州圣迈克尔斯（St. Michaels）的圣多明戈河源头运营一座占地 7 英亩的湿地植物苗圃，长期供应恢复项目所需的本地物种。
本地湿地苗圃与植物供应
EC 自营的本地植物苗圃常年繁育超过 100 种本地湿地与高地物种，既向批发商与零售买家供应乔木、灌木与紧急草坪用草种，也直接为 EC 自有的恢复项目与教育活动提供种苗。苗圃定期发布公开可下载的《批发苗木目录》（Wholesale Nursery Catalog），列出当季可供应物种清单、规格与订购流程，是切萨皮克湾流域景观设计师、湿地顾问与雨洪管理项目的重要采购渠道。
教育推广与志愿者计划
EC 教育部门每年举办多场面向湿地领域从业者（咨询师、政府、高校、非营利机构）的专业培训课程，2026 年度专业课程表已在其官网正式发布并开放报名。机构同时运营 Eastern Shore Seed Stewards for Monarchs（东方海岸帝王斑蝶种子守护者）项目，向公众提供九步马利筋（Milkweed）种子采收操作指南，并长期开展 K-12 段《WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands》等经典湿地科普读物的销售与教师培训。
公益捐赠与支持方式
作为 501(c)(3) 非营利机构，Environmental Concern 接受个人、企业与基金会的定向捐赠，所有捐赠依法享受联邦税前扣除待遇。机构除常规现金捐赠通道外，还提供志愿者参与苗圃种植、岸线恢复现场工作与教育项目协助等多种支持形式；捐赠人可通过湿地学校、苗圃扩建、岸线修复项目等指定方向参与 EC 的湿地保护使命。
Organization Overview and Historical Background
Environmental Concern Inc. (EC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization registered in Maryland, USA, with its headquarters at 8133 Elliott Road, Suite 240, Easton, MD 21601. The organization was founded in 1972 by Dr. Edward Garbisch and has, for more than five decades, remained committed to wetland restoration, native plant propagation and wetland science education throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Ecological Restoration and Shoreline Recovery
EC’s Restoration division developed a bioengineering protocol based on Live Stake technology that has been used to stabilize and rebuild shorelines along the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Since 1972, EC has successfully restored more than 50 miles of shoreline, working across salt marshes, tidal freshwater wetlands and sites degraded by invasive Phragmites. The organization also operates a 7-acre native plant nursery at the headwaters of the St. Michaels River in St. Michaels, Maryland.
Native Wetland Nursery and Plant Supply
EC’s in-house native plant nursery propagates more than 100 species of native wetland and upland plants each year. The nursery supplies trees, shrubs and stabilization grasses to both wholesale and retail buyers and also provides plant material for EC’s own restoration and education projects. A downloadable Wholesale Nursery Catalog is published each season, listing available species, sizes and the ordering procedure for landscape professionals, wetland consultants and stormwater management projects.
Education Outreach and Volunteer Programs
EC’s Education department offers multiple professional development courses each year for wetland practitioners, consultants, agency staff and non-profit partners, with the 2026 Professional Course schedule now officially announced and open for registration. The organization also runs the Eastern Shore Seed Stewards for Monarchs program, which provides a nine-step Milkweed seed harvesting guideline for public volunteers, and continues to publish and train teachers on the K-12 curriculum WOW! The Wonders of Wetlands.
Donation and Ways to Support
As a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit, Environmental Concern accepts donations from individuals, businesses and foundations, with all contributions eligible for federal tax deduction in accordance with applicable law. In addition to direct monetary gifts, EC welcomes volunteer participation in nursery propagation, on-site shoreline restoration work and educational program delivery, allowing donors and supporters to engage with EC’s wetland mission through the channel that best fits their interests.
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