Meet our new our new CCC Volunteer / Last chance to register for Community Resilience workshop / MSEC deadline is Dec. 4
Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.
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Welcome aboard Town of Fairmount Heights, our newest SM Green Team! We looking forward to watching their community garden grow!
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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Community Change Grants
(America Walks)
Deadline: November 10
More info
Keep Maryland Beautiful Grants
(Maryland Environmental Trust)
Deadline: Nov. 15
More info
Deadline: Maryland Urban & Community Forestry Grants
(Maryland DNR)
Deadline: semi-annual
More info
Charles County Forestry Grant Program
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
More info
Community Engagement & Restoration Mini-grants
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
More info
Prince Georges County Weatherization Program
Deadline: Rolling
Prince Georges County Raincheck Rebate
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
More info
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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Winning with PACE - Game Plans for Financing Energy Improvements
Date: Nov. 13
Location: Washington DC
Link
SM Leadership Training: Community Resiliency
Date: Nov. 13
Location: Cambridge
Link
SM Leadership Training: Community Resiliency
Date: Nov. 15
Location: Hyattsville
SM Leadership Training: Community Resiliency
Date: Nov. 16
Location: Hagaerstown
Trash Summit: Transforming Communities for Clean Land, Safe Water, & Healthy Lives
Date: Nov. 16
Location: Washington, DC
Link
Looking Ahead
Maryland Water Monitoring Council Annual Conference: Managing Water Quality in a Changing World
Date: December 8
Location: Linthicum
Link
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND COMMUNITIES IN THE NEWS
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Burkittsville, Mount Airy receive Sustainable Maryland Certified award
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North Beach receives Sustainable Maryland Certified Award
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Hyattsville adds electric car, motorcycle to police fleet
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Five local communities recognized for environmental work
Takoma Park receives 2017 Sustainable Maryland Certified Award and is 2017 "Sustainability Champion"
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Local Job Opportunities
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Chesapeake Bay Trust
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Annapolis, MD
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Program Assistant, Restoration Team
Link
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
(Annapolis, MD)
Research Coordinator
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2017-2018 CCC VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: WILLIAM CAMERON
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| William Cameron, Chesapeake Conservation Corps 2017-18 |
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The EFC Staff is excited to welcome William Cameron (shown left), one of TWO new Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteers for 2017-2018.
William graduated from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in August 2017, where he studied Environmental Policy and Economics. While at the EFC, William will be working to support the Sustainable Maryland program. This will include editing the monthly newsletters, reviewing and editing the SM Action Menu, and assisting with outreach events targeting new SM Communities.
The goal of William's Capstone project will be to expand the current Action categories and list of sustainable Actions to introduce a higher, Silver Action tier of the SM certification.
William is a former Boy Scout with an intense love of camping, kayaking, and Stevie Wonder. His dream job would be working as a Park Ranger who can talk to animals.
Look forward to meeting our next CCC member, Marcus Glomset, in the December newsletter!
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LAST CHANCE! "BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE"
WORKSHOPS, NOVEMBER 13, 15, 16
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The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland will host Sustainable Maryland's annual Leadership Training workshops in November. This training series fosters leadership skills to engage diverse stakeholders, reduce contention, and garner support for sustainability initiatives.
This year's workshop topic, BUILDING COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, will incorporate examples, stories and tools that will help communities: define resilience; foster strategies to develop resilience actions; and improve participants' ability to communicate the importance of resilience to residents.
3 DATES / 3 LOCATIONS
- SAME GREAT PROGRAM!
Choose the most convenient date/location:
Monday, November 13, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Cambridge Public Safety Building,
Cambridge
Wednesday, November 15, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Hyattsville City Hall,
Hyattsville
Thursday, November 16, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: University System of Maryland at
Hagerstown
REGISTRATION FEE: $35.00
(includes breakfast, lunch, program materials, free parking)
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MARYLAND SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIES GRANT:
DEADLINE DEC. 4
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Brentwood Town Hall's Solar Roof
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Is your community interested in going solar, adding electric vehicles to its fleet, or some other smart energy policy? Help secure the funding you need with Maryland Smart Energy Communities program grants!
The application deadline for FY2018 is no later than
5:00p.m. Eastern Time, December 4, 2017. Please visit the MSEC page on the MEA website for more information on how to apply.
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QUOTE
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"The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone
else will save it."
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Robert Swan OBE, the first person to explore both poles
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Sustainable Maryland is an initiative of the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland. It is a free and voluntary program designed to help Maryland communities choose a direction for their sustainability efforts, improve access to resources needed to implement action, and recognize their accomplishments. Our sponsors include the Town Creek Foundation, US Environmental Protection Agency, and the Maryland Municipal League. For more information about how your municipality can register in the Sustainable Maryland program, plus customized Green Team training and access to student resources that are available to provide consultancy services for municipal planning, please contact 301-405-7956 or mikeh75@umd.edu
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Mike Hunninghake
Program Manager
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