A Tale of Two Green Teams /
Pet Waste Summit April 18 /
SM Certification Deadline is June 30
Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.
|
|
|
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
|
HEAL Cities & Towns Implementation Grants
Deadline: March 15
More info
AARP Community Challenge Grants
Deadline: April 17
More info
Montgomery County Green Bank
More info
Montgomery County Energy Efficiency Program
More info
Prince George's County Sustainable Energy grants
More info
Prince George's County Green Energy Loan program
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
|
|
EVENTS CALENDAR
|
Davidsonville Green Expo
Date: March 23
Location: Davidsonville
Tree Workshop
Date: March 23, 12-3:30pm
Location: Langley Park Community Center
Info:
eprindle@lidcenter.org
Looking Ahead
Montgomery County Energy Summit
Date: April 3
Location: Silver Spring
Thurmont Green Fest
Date: April 13
Location: Thurmont
Howard County Green Fest
Date: April 13
Location: Howard Community College
Middletown Green Expo
Date: April 27
Location: Middletown
Link
Montgomery County GreenFest
Date: April 28
Location: Wheaton
MD Economic Development
Assn. Conference
Dates: April 28-30
Location: Cambridge
Green Neighbor Festival
Date: April 29-May 4
Location: Frederick
Catoctin Nature Fest
Date: May 4
Location: Middletown
Green Man Festival
Dates: May 11-12
Location: Greenbelt
Boonsboro Green Fest
Date: May 18
Location: Boonsboro
|
|
SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND COMMUNITIES IN THE NEWS
|
4 of the 10 most diverse cities in US are in MD: Gaithersburg, Germantown, Silver Spring and Rockville
Supporting Green New Deal in western MD
Climate Change: How Willing Maryland Residents are to Adjust Lifestyle
|
|
MAKE MD SHINE - JOIN THE CHALLENGE
|
There are many ways to help brighten your community, but Neighborhood Sun's community solar offer is an easy, cost-free way to help keep our air free of pollution and in support of our local economy. And, between now and April 22nd, you can register at
MakeMarylandShine.com
to put your town ahead of the game, and get a chance to win money towards a local charity AND an extra 5% off your electricity bill for a full year. So, join Neighborhood Sun in their initiative to help Make Maryland Shine!
|
|
 |
|
|
RECENT GREEN TEAM TRAININGS HIGHLIGHT COMMONALITIES BETWEEN TWO COMMUNITIES-BARNESVILLE & COLMAR MANOR
|
On paper, they are very different places, but in reality the have lots of commonalities. The Town of
Barnesville has a population of just 184 people (90% white), and is located in a rural setting with no commerical district, while the Town of
Colmar Manor has a population of 1,500 (majority African-American), in a dense urban environment with a busy commercial district.
However, as SM staff discovered at recent Green Team trainings, both communities:
- have very engaged and active Green Teams.
- have all-women town councils, and majority-women Green Teams.
- are looking to do regional planning and projects with neighbors (Barnesville with Poolesville, Colmar Manor with other Port Towns).
- recently installed new sidewalks made of permeable ashphalt.
- send their students to certified MD Green Schools.
We hope to bring together communities like these in the future, to learn from each other and inspire more sustainable planning and projects at the local level.
|
3RD PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PET WASTE SUMMIT, APRIL 18
|
Where:
Conference Room,1801 McCormick Drive, Largo 20774
When:
Thursday, April 18, 6:00 - 9:00pm
Cost:
FREE
OVERVIEW:
Attendees will hear about the County's current pet waste management campaign, share best practices, and access resources to start their own local pet waste management program.
AGENDA:
6:00 - 6:25pm:
Networking/Light Refreshments
6:25 - 6:30pm:
Welcome from Prince George's DOE
6:30 - 6:45pm:
County Pet Waste Initiative
6:45 - 7:00pm:
Defining the Problem
7:00 - 7:45pm: Pet Waste 2.0: Successes/Challenges '18
7:45 - 8:00pm:
Break
8:00 - 8:40pm:
Pet Waste Management Resources
8:45 - 8:55pm:
Pet Waste 3.0: New Towns and HOAs '19
Light refreshments will be served. Free parking.
|
|
REMINDER: SM CERTIFICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 30, 2019
|
|
|
| The Town of Thurmont - Class of 2016 |
|
SOLAR UNITED NEIGHBORS LAUNCHES COMMUNITY SOLAR EDUCATIONAL SITE
|
 Community solar is finally here in Maryland! The statewide program lets people who can't put solar on their property still go solar as part of a shared installation somewhere else. Solar United Neighbors of Maryland is a non-profit solar consumer advocate and they've recently launched a community solar educational site. The website
educates on community solar
and summarizes
offerings available to customers
by utility area, showing neutral, consumer-friendly information about each project.
|
QUOTE
|
"The turnout on short notice shows that a growing number of folks in Mountain Maryland are getting serious about the global emergency presented by man-made climate change."
---
Kim Alexander, Friendsville MD farmer and musician who recently convened a gathering in support of the Green New Deal
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 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
|
Mike Hunninghake
Program Manager
|
|
|
|
|
