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Ecotone, Inc. Ecotone is an ecological restoration company that designs and builds sustainable ecosystems.

Expertise includes stream restoration, wetland creation, stormwater management, reforestation, mitigation banking, permitting, and consulting. Our team strongly believes in our mission of ecological restoration and its importance in our communities.

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” — Aristotle 🌿🦋You never know what you’ll come across when...
10/13/2026

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” — Aristotle 🌿🦋

You never know what you’ll come across when you take a closer look at nature! Thanks to Restoration Technician, Lee Moore, for capturing this little visitor at our project site in Kent County, MD.

This colorful insect is a Common Buckeye butterfly (Junonia coenia) native to Maryland. Common Buckeyes use their large eyespots to help startle or confuse predators. They're often found in sunny, open areas, including meadows, fields, roadsides, and gardens.

A good reminder of the beauty and diversity all around us. 💚

Betula nigra, commonly known as river birch, is a fast-growing, deciduous tree native to the southeastern and central Un...
10/06/2026

Betula nigra, commonly known as river birch, is a fast-growing, deciduous tree native to the southeastern and central United States. Typically reaching 30 to 40 feet tall with a spread of 20 to 30 feet, river birch is especially admired for its striking exfoliating bark, which peels back in shades of creamy white, pink, cinnamon, and tan, providing year-round visual interest. Its sharp, wedge-shaped leaves emerge bright green in spring and summer before turning a warm yellow-orange in fall.

In early spring, river birch produces distinctive catkins, long, slender clusters of tiny flowers. Male catkins droop gracefully from the branches, while female catkins stand upright and later develop into numerous winged seeds. Notably, river birch is the only birch species that fruits in spring. Found naturally along riverbanks, streams, and floodplains, it thrives in moist, acidic soils and is highly adaptable to sandy, rocky, or well-drained loam soils in full sun to partial shade. It is also recognized as the most heat-tolerant of North America's birch species.

River birch is an excellent choice for homeowners and restoration projects alike, providing light shade in lawns, enhancing rain gardens, and fitting beautifully into naturalized woodland and riparian landscapes. Its seeds provide food for game birds, songbirds, and small mammals, while its foliage supports a variety of native butterflies, including the dreamy duskywing, mourning cloak, and eastern tiger swallowtail.

Native Americans historically used river birch for medicinal purposes, treating ailments such as colds and dysentery. With its beautiful bark, adaptability to wet conditions, wildlife value, and graceful form, river birch brings both ecological benefits and natural beauty to the landscape.

The nursery has River Birch in 1-, 2-,3-,5- and 7-gallon containers. 🌳

View our inventory here 👉 https://app.plantiful.ai/p/ecotone/catalog/availability?viewId=9e1d7a05-16ca-491c-94ed-0cb598918b7b

Call Ecotone’s Nursery Manager, Samantha, with inventory questions and/or for a quote at 410-420-2600 ext. 167 or 717-818-2682.

Check out the latest edition of Charles County: Preservation Matters, featuring our Charles County Living Shoreline proj...
09/30/2026

Check out the latest edition of Charles County: Preservation Matters, featuring our Charles County Living Shoreline project on page 32!

➡https://www.charlescountymd.gov/government/planning-and-growth-management/publications-and-documents/preservation-matters-magazines
➡Preservation Matters 250th

At Ecotone, we agree with the sentiment of Charles County: Preservation Matters that "Lower Cedar Point offers a reminder that preservation is not always passive. Preserving land does not mean freezing it in place while natural forces continue to damage it. Sometimes preservation requires maintenance, adaptation, and restoration."

This project helped to advance Charles County’s watershed restoration goals, meeting MS4 permit compliance standards and was contracted as part of their Full Delivery of Water Quality Improvement Projects program.

We’re grateful to have partnered with Charles County on this important restoration project and to be part of the work helping protect and restore the shoreline. 🌊

https://www.charlescountymd.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/30434/639258507362170000

Making our way into the Ravine! 🚧Our crew is building an access ramp into one of several ravines so we can safely get eq...
09/22/2026

Making our way into the Ravine! 🚧

Our crew is building an access ramp into one of several ravines so we can safely get equipment down into the project area at our job site in Kennedyville, MD. Working on a slope like this takes careful planning, skilled equipment operators, and a lot of teamwork.

It’s not always easy getting to the work, but our crew is up for the challenge. One bucket at a time! 💪

09/17/2026

🌼 It’s a beautiful day at the Ecotone Nursery!

These beautiful Bidens aristosa showed up in one of our native seed mixes, adding a little unexpected color to the nursery. We love surprises like this!

Native plants play an important role in supporting pollinators and wildlife, providing food and habitat while helping create healthy, resilient ecosystems. And when you plant native, you’re not just adding beauty to the landscape, you’re helping support the local environment, too. 🌱🦋

You never know what might pop up in a native seed mix!

Beards, boots, and backhoes, our field crews know how to get the job done! Happy World Beard Day to the bearded (and non...
09/03/2026

Beards, boots, and backhoes, our field crews know how to get the job done! Happy World Beard Day to the bearded (and non-bearded) members of our team!

Whether they’re running equipment, restoring streams, planting native species, or getting their hands dirty in the field, these guys (and gals) bring the grit, skill, and hard work that keep our projects moving.

Here’s to the beards behind the work! 🦺🌱💪

The tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) stands like a gentle giant of North America, proudly stretching its branches ...
09/03/2026

The tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) stands like a gentle giant of North America, proudly stretching its branches up to 150 feet into the sky. A member of the magnolia family, it wears leaves shaped like tiny cat faces, each one peeking down from the canopy as if watching the world below. Thriving in moist, well-drained, slightly acidic soils and basking in full sun, this towering tree feels most at home along streams and in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern United States.

In late spring and early summer, the tulip poplar quietly unveils one of its greatest treasures, blooming almost in secret with tulip-like flowers perched more than 50 feet above the ground. The flower's yellow-green petals are decorated with a distinct orange band at the base, creating delicate cups that invite pollinators, such as honeybees, bumblebees, beetles, and flies, to visit for a sweet nectar drink.

As autumn approaches, the tulip poplar exchanges its flowers for clusters of brown, cone-like seeds that perch at the ends of its branches. One by one, winged samaras twirl gracefully to the forest floor like tiny helicopters. They provide food for quail, purple finches, rabbits, gray squirrels, and white-footed mice, making the tulip poplar a generous host to the wildlife around it.

This remarkable tree has a long history of helping both people and nature. Its twigs release a sweet, spicy fragrance when broken. The Cherokee valued the tulip poplar as a source of medicine for a variety of ailments and even hollowed out its massive trunks to create sturdy canoes. As one of the largest native trees in North America, the tulip poplar continues to stand as a towering guardian of our forests.

The nursery has Tulip Poplar in 1- and 3-gallon containers. 🌳

View our inventory here 👉 https://app.plantiful.ai/p/ecotone/catalog/availability?viewId=9e1d7a05-16ca-491c-94ed-0cb598918b7b

Call Ecotone’s Nursery Manager, Samantha, with inventory questions and/or for a quote at 410-420-2600 ext. 167 or 717-818-2682.

🌱 Hydroseeding in action! After grading and restoration work, getting vegetation established is an important part of sta...
08/27/2026

🌱 Hydroseeding in action! After grading and restoration work, getting vegetation established is an important part of stabilizing the site and protecting the soil.

Our crew is using hydroseeding to apply a mix of seed, mulch, and other materials across the site. It’s an efficient way to cover larger areas while giving new vegetation the moisture and protection it needs to get established.

From restoration projects to erosion control, hydroseeding is an effective way to establish native, site-appropriate vegetation.

We recently encountered a mature male Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) at one of our sites in St. Mary's...
08/20/2026

We recently encountered a mature male Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) at one of our sites in St. Mary's County. 🐢

A few field marks give him away as a mature male. The bright orange iris, the colorful patterning across his head and hind legs, and a concave plastron (the underside of the shell). Concave enough that you can see his eyes peeking out through the gap when he tucks in.

Here's what makes protecting habitat for turtles so critical: box turtles are homebodies. They spend their entire lives within a roughly one-mile radius. That means the habitat we restore today can become the home and refuge that wildlife depends on for decades to come.

Wetland restoration isn’t just about stabilizing streams, planting vegetation, or improving water quality. It’s also about restoring and protecting the larger habitat and making sure there’s still a place for the wildlife that was here first. 🌿

We're Hiring: Restoration Technicians 🌱Ecotone is growing, and we're looking for Restoration Technicians to join our con...
08/10/2026

We're Hiring: Restoration Technicians 🌱

Ecotone is growing, and we're looking for Restoration Technicians to join our construction team! This hands-on outdoor work makes a real difference. From installing erosion and sediment controls to supporting our heavy equipment operators and helping bring stream and stormwater restoration projects to life.

We're looking for individuals who are positive, flexible, reliable, and committed to delivering high-quality work, rain or shine. No experience in restoration is required, just a strong work ethic and the ability to regularly lift 50-70 lbs. Travel required.

Know someone who'd thrive outdoors doing meaningful conservation work? Tag them below or click here https://www.ecotoneinc.com/careers/ to learn more!

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4 North Park Drive, Suite 210
Forest Hill, MD
21030

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(410) 420-2600

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