Public Art Across America Grants
Deadlines:
Feb. 12, 2021; May 12, 2021
Montgomery County Green Bank
Montgomery County Energy Efficiency Program
Prince George's County Sustainable Energy grants
Prince George's County Green Energy Loan program
Maryland Urban & Community Forestry Grants
(Maryland DNR)
Deadline: semi-annual
Charles County Forestry Grant Program (Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
Community Engagement & Restoration Mini-grants (Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
Prince Georges County Raincheck Rebate (Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
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EVENT AND WEBINAR CALENDAR |
***Check to make sure the event is in-person or virtual***
Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit
Date: January 26
MAEOE Annual Conference: Climate, Nature, People & Education- It's All Connected!
Location: Baltimore
Dates: February 4-7
Taking Nature Black
Dates: Feb. 23-27
USGBC Green Schools Summit for Facilities and Sustainability Leaders
Dates: February 25-26
DC Environmental Film Festival
Dates: March 18-28
Maryland Ornithological Society
Dates: May 14-16
Location: Cumberland
MD Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Managers
Dates: June 17-18
Maryland Municipal League - Summer Conference
Dates: June 27-30
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City of Laurel seeks residents' input on green plan to improve environmental quality
Montgomery County releases draft Climate Action Plan
Montgomery County Receives SolSmart Gold Designation for Advancing Solar Energy
'Naturally Latinos' conference fights for the environment - and against sterotypes
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SM CELEBRATES OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2021! |
In 2011, a group of academics, elected officials, and non-profit advocates gathered together to envision a new statewide sustainability program for Maryland. Under the guidance of the Sustainable Jersey program, UMD's Environmental Finance Center led the effort to organize and develop Sustainable Maryland. Soon thereafter, four municipalities - Berlin, Chestertown, Mount Rainier, and Rockville, whose mayors were key early supporters - became the first SM-certified communities. Today, more than 50% of the state's 157 municipalities are registered with the program, including 45 that have been certified at least once.
2021 will find us celebrating our 10th anniversary at various points during the year. Activities will include launching a new website, organizing a series of Earth Day events, remembering our founding via reminiscences from the original organizers, and expanding our Action menu for municipalities.
Please join us this year in what is really a celebration of all of the accomplishments of our hard-working Green Teams, elected officials, municipal staff, state agencies, and engaged residents over the past 10 years to make their communities - and by extension, their state and country - a more sustainable part of our collective planetary existence.
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MD PLANNING BLOG: NEW YEAR MEANS NEW COMP PLANS ON THE HORIZON FOR MD MUNICIPALITIES |
In 2013, House Bill 409 increased the review period of a local jurisdiction’s comprehensive plan cycle to 10 years, instead of six years. To learn more about the 10-year cycle and when your jurisdiction’s review is due, please visit the Maryland Department of Planning’s (Planning) Comprehensive Plan 10-Year Review Cycle webpage.
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BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND: SM VIRTUAL CONNECTIONS IN 2021 |
SM staff look forward to continuing to host our Virtual Connections in 2021. This is an opportunity for folks to get together in an informal setting and share whatever is on their minds, whether sustainability-related, or other topics of concern. In 2020 we talked about a wide range of topics, including racial justice, police reform, maglev trains, Beltway widening, HOA Green Teams, climate action plans, composting and recycling, "streateries" and "slow streets", and Netflix recommendations. We look forward to seeing our old friends, and meeting new ones, in 2021! Dates scheduled so far:
Friday, January 29, 4:30pm
Friday, February 26, 4;30pm
Friday, March 19, 4:30pm
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WEBINAR SERIES: SUSTAINABLE MUNICIPALITIES - INNOVATIVE PRACTICES AND EMERGING TRENDS IN THE U.S. |
As part of the Sustainable States Network, we are excited to be co-convening a lecture series with Yale School of the Environment. This webinar series will take place over five consecutive Tuesdays from 12-1 p.m. over Zoom, and will feature Yale faculty introducing emerging topics followed by municipal leaders presenting innovative case studies from across the U.S.
Feb. 2 - The Function and Impact of Municipal Certification Programs
- Lola Schoenrich, Sustainable States Network
- Lynn Stoddard, Sustainable CT
Feb. 9 – Net Zero Communities
- Natick, MA
- Santa Monica, CA
Feb. 16 – Safe Mobility for All
- Borough of Red Bank, NJ
- Kingston, NY
Feb. 23 – Reinventing Greenspaces
- Meriden, CT
- Jersey City, NJ
Mar. 2 – Eco-districts
- Rochester, MN
- Borough of Etna, PA
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"We will show the world that America is once again ready to take a leading role in the fight against climate change."
-Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President, United States of America
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