ECCG Network Deep Dives are opportunities for all interested to gather, learn, and connect around issues of Creation Care across multiple disciplines. Gatherings will take place most months on the second Thursday evening. You can find the registration link for each gathering by clicking the image or the link below it. To view previous recordings, visit our Deep Dive Archive page.
October 8, 2026 – Watersheds and Regenerative Agriculture with Rev. Mark Wastler and the Rev. Canon Dina van Klaveren
Guest Mentors: Rev. Mark Wastler and The Rev. Canon Dina van Klaveren
Dina+ serves as Canon for Development and Stewardship, in the Diocese of Maryland. She the leads the fundraising efforts of the diocese and support our congregations and ministry partners in the work of stewardship and resource development – including around Creation Care issues. She has served as the rector of St. Andrew’s, Glenwood for 15 years, and also became the priest-in-partnership of St. Paul’s, Poplar Springs in September 2021. Her ministry in our diocese and in the wider church is extensive and includes powerful partnership and capacity building work with the Claggett Center, The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS), El Hogar (Honduras), the General Convention Opioid Task Force, as well as consulting work.
Mark+ is a native of the Chesapeake Watershed and has lived most of my life along its rivers, forests, and fields. He grew up on a dairy farm in Frederick County, Maryland, and has lived in Virginia’s Valley and Piedmont regions for almost two decades. His centuries-long farming heritage in this place makes him aware of, and implicated in, the tragedies and injustices that have happened here. Mark launched Chesapeake Watershed Ministries to help in the spiritual and ecological renewal of this watershed, from the headwaters of the Susquehanna to the Allegheny Front to the south bank of the James. Mark now serves as the Executive Director of The Claggett Center. Located in the rolling hills of Frederick County, Maryland, the Claggett Center is a faith-based retreat center offering hotel-style lodging, meeting spaces, and transformational experiences for individuals and groups. Just a short drive from Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Claggett provides a peaceful, all-inclusive retreat center setting for church retreats, nonprofit conferences, corporate gatherings, and spiritual renewal.
https://www.chesapeakewatershedministries.org
To view previous recordings, visit our Deep Dive Archive page.