WEDNESDAY WEBINARS ARE BACK IN THE NEW YEAR /
STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT HIGHLIGHT
Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.
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Burnside Bridge, Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg (Photo: Eric Reed)
Winter is a great time to go for a hike. Find a state park near you!
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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Charles County Forestry Grant Program
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
More info
Community Engagement & Restoration Mini-grants
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
More info
Maryland Smart Energy Communities Program
(Maryland Energy Administration)
Deadline: February 16
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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Maryland General Assembly Session Opening
Date: January 11
Location: Annapolis
Link
Cultivate the Chesapeake Foodshed Conference
Dates: January 12-14
Location: Hyattsville
Link
Introduction to Beekeeping Short Course
Dates: January 22 & 29
Location: Cockeysville
Link
Bethesda Green's Fields of Green Internship Fair
Date: Feb. 9
Location: Bethesda
Link
National Bike Summit
Dates: March 6-9
Location: Washington, DC
Link
3rd Annual Montgomery County Energy Summit
Date: April 5
Location: Silver Spring
Link
Bowie Green Expo
Date: April 8
Location: Kenhill Center, Bowie
Link
Our Full Events Calendar
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE NEWS
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Mayor Jake Day Announces Salisbury Receives Sustainable Maryland Certification
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WEDNESDAY WEBINARS ON SUSTAINABILITY ARE BACK IN 2017
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UMD STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT HIGHLIGHT:
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
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In the spring 2016 course - People, Places and Profit: Building Sustainable Places - undergraduate students were encouraged to find ways to make a difference in communities they care about through a semester long blog and video project. Students selected public places that were special to them and developed a plan to make that place more sustainable.
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Tatiane Lemos
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This month's student project spotlight, Tatiane Lemos, selected Berwyn Park in Prince George's County as a place poised for more inclusive engagement. While Berwyn Park
provides a very pleasant entertaining area for children and teens, it lacks accessibility and infrastructure dedicated to the adults and elderly, excluding them from the Park life. In order to include all age ranges in the Park life, Tatiane proposed the construction of sidewalks on the perimeter of the park and pathways, giving accessibility to all the parks infrastructure. She also suggested the creation of an outdoor gym and more equipped picnic areas (with structure to receive food trucks in festivities' days). Tatiane's vision of renewal for Berwyn Park would transform the space into a place where people from all ages can go and find fitting activities to do, in order to enjoy the benefits of open green spaces.
For more information on Tatiane's re-development recommendations please check out her
blog
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Or contact her directly at
tatianecrl@yahoo.com.br
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MARYLAND SMART ENERGY COMMUNITIES GRANTS DEADLINE FOR NEW COMMUNITIES IS FEBRUARY 16
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Does your town or city have energy efficiency, renewable energy, or transportation fuel reduction projects you would like to initiate but lack the funding? An excellent opportunity to make these projects a reality is the
Maryland Smart Energy Communities (MSEC) grants.
Applications for BOTH NEW and EXISTING communities are due by February 16.
Learn More
Questions? Email mikeh75@umd.edu or call 301-405-7956 for assistance.
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CHECK OUT THE PRESENTATIONS & INFORMATION FROM OUR RECENT SUSTAINABILITY METRICS LEADERSHIP TRAININGS
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40 people attended our Leadership Training on Sustainability Metrics in Hyattsville
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The full slate of presentations and information resources from our November 2016 "Sustainability Metrics: Measuring What Matters" workshops can be found
here.
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"The Paris Agreement cannot be stopped as the global energy transition cannot be stopped. The world is forging ahead, and the smart money is on clean energy. Who would be against this unstoppable global trend? Who would like to be left behind?"
- Miguel Arias CaƱete, Spanish head of the European Commission
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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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