Ms. Laura Burrell Baxter This is Me

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1. 1. www.cbf.org

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   Published on: 5/15/2008   Last Visited: 5/16/2008

   Laura Burrell Baxter, Director of Education OperationsChesapeake Bay Foundation 6 Herndon AvenueAnnapolis, MD 21403lbbaxter@cbf.org

2. 2. www.whatsupmag.com

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   Published on: 1/3/2008   Last Visited: 1/3/2008

   Laura Burrell Baxter , CBF's Education Senior Manager, likes how the high-tech monitors help reinforce basic conservation habits. Baxter says, "Even people with an environmental conscience need reminders."
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   They take a little getting used to, admits Baxter, but her CBF students eventually love it. The air flow gives a "whoosh that's very entertaining," she says. Plus, "It sends a great message about not wasting water."
   
   Baxter spends much of her work time outdoors, often holding meetings on the deck or interviewing potential field staff in a canoe. The Center provides canoes and bikes as alternatives to cars for local trips, and Baxter notes that during the legislative session, CBF staff members bike to lobby in Annapolis. She says, "It saves gas and avoids parking problems, too!"
   
   Indoors, workers love the natural daylight, fresh air, and open floor plan. Baxter says, "It's almost like you're still outside." She especially likes the lunch room, where the Center offers catered meals to reduce driving errands and colleagues share organic veggies as well as ideas. "Beyond transportation," says Baxter, "it encourages us to be creative, to talk every day."
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   "I've been in meetings," says Baxter," when people say, 'Stop talking!' so they can watch birds." Watching clouds roll in or waterfowl glide by reinforces Baxter's commitment to her work. "Whether it's critters in the bay or pollution issues, we have all that outside our front door. We work and eat and breathe the mission every day here."
   
   For staff and visitors, the building has many lessons. "Even after four years," says Baxter, "all the time I'm learning another facet of why we do it this way." Her co-workers have taken many ideas home, such as collecting rainwater for irrigation and gardening with native plants.

3. 3. Chesapeake Bay Foundation - Save the Bay: Seasonal Field Educator for Port Isobel West

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   Published on: 7/12/2006   Last Visited: 9/6/2006

   Laura Burrell Baxter, Education Senior Manager Chesapeake Bay Foundation 6 Herndon Ave. Annapolis, MD 21403 Lbbaxter@savethebay.cbf.org