WELCOME ABOARD TOWN OF NORTH BEACH! / WEDNESDAY WEBINARS /
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PET WASTE MANAGEMENT SUMMIT
Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Grants
(Maryland Energy Administration)
Deadline: February 10
More info
Maryland Smart Energy Communities Program
(Maryland Energy Administration)
Deadline: February 16
More info
Green Streets, Green Jobs, Green Towns Grants
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: March 17
More info
TREE-MENDOUS Maryland
(Maryland DNR)
Deadline: Spring 2017
More info
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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Plant Solutions in the Age of Climate Change
Date: February 24
Location: Silver Spring
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National Bike Summit
Dates: March 6-9
Location: Washington, DC
Link
DC Environmental Film Festival
Dates: March 14-26
Locations: DC, various
Geothermal: Explore this green energy opportunity
Date: March 23
Location: Centreville
Link
3rd Annual Montgomery County Energy Summit
Date: April 5
Location: Silver Spring
Link
Prince George's County Pet Waste Management Summit
Date: April 6
Location: Largo
Link
Bowie Green Expo
Date: April 8
Location: Kenhill Center, Bowie
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Middletown Green Expo
Date: April 29
Location: Memorial Park, Middletown
Link
Our Full Events Calendar
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE NEWS
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Thurmont Welcomes Green Thumbs to Community Garden
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WELCOME ABOARD TOWN OF NORTH BEACH!
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Solar panels at North Beach Public Works facility
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The Town of
North Beach recently became the second of the only two incorporated municipalities in Calvert County (along with their neighbor
Chesapeake Beach, which was SM-certified in 2015) to join the Sustainable Maryland program.
North Beach has had an Environmental Committee for many years, which has solid mix of volunteers with varied backgrounds, including a registered nurse, USDA environmental scientist, retired Coast Guard engineer, retired builder, and a local health food store owner.
The town has demonstrated a strong commitment to lowering its carbon footprint. Their new Town Hall is a very green building, with energy efficient lighting, bamboo flooring, low-flow toilets and faucets, an electric vehicle charging station, and a green roof, one of the very few on a town hall building in Maryland
. The town's Public Works building also features a solar panel array.
North Beach has also focused on protecting its abundant natural resources, including the completion of a living shoreline project at the Walton Beach Nature Reserve, and its House and Garden Club has extensively promoted UMD's Bay-Wise yard certification program to their residents.
We look forward to working with the Town of North Beach!
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WEDNESDAY WEBINARS ON SUSTAINABILITY ARE BACK IN 2017
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REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PET WASTE MANAGEMENT SUMMIT, APRIL 6
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Are you a Prince George's County
Green Team member, elected official, municipal staffer, non-profit or HOA? Do you care about your community's health and want to keep your neighborhood beautiful?
Sustainable Maryland is pleased to invite you to the Prince George's County Pet Waste Management Summit! This event, from 6:00-9:00pm on Thursday, April 6 in Largo, will offer a unique opportunity for Prince George's County elected officials, municipal staff, Green Teams, and concerned residents to learn more about pet waste management and how they can incorporate pet waste best management practices into their overall sustainability initiatives.
Attendees will hear about the County's new Pet Waste Campaign, share best practices, and access resources to start their own local pet waste management program.
REGISTER NOW!
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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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QUOTE
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"There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew." --
Marshall McLuhan, professor, philosopher, and public intellectual
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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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