New MOST Course:
Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate /
New Year's Resolution: Get SM-Certified!
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Bowie's State of the Environment Report /
Route One Corridor Green Team Summit, Feb. 13
Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.
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The MOST Center has a new course: Landscaping for Resilience in a Changing Climate.
Click here for more information
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FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES
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Maryland's Chesapeake and Coastal Grants Gateway
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 Raincheck Rebate
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: Rolling
More info
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EVENTS CALENDAR
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Future Harvest CASA Conference
Dates: January 16-18
Location: Hyattsville
B Corp Workshop
Date: January 22
Location: Bethesda
Link
Washington Gardener Seed Exchange
Date: January 25
Location: Wheaton
Community Science Summit
Date: January 26
Location: Chevy Chase
Looking Ahead
Building Resilient Farms Workshop
Date: Feb. 3
Location: Princess Anne
Mid-Atlantic Women in Agriculture Regional Conference
Dates: Feb. 12-13
Location: Dover, DE
Route One Corridor Green Team Summit
Date: Feb. 13
Location: Colmar Manor
RSVP to mikeh75@umd.edu
Watershed Stewards Academy Annual Conference
Date: Feb. 22
Location: Annapolis
Taking Nature Black
Date: Feb. 27
Location: Chevy Chase
Bowie Green Expo
Date: April 18
Earth Day
50th Anniversary - April 2020
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND COMMUNITIES IN THE NEWS
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Berlin officials begin review of resiliency plan
Composting expands along Route 1 to Hyattsville
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REMINDER: SM CERTIFICATION DEADLINE IS JUNE 30, 2020
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It's not too early to start thinking about getting your community Sustainable Maryland Certified this year! How?
Second, if you are registered and have a Green Team, start identifying which Actions have been completed, and others from your
Action Plan that can be completed in the next 6 months.
Feel free to contact Mike at 301-405-7956 or
mikeh75@umd.edu to schedule a phone call or visit to assess where your community stands currently, and to receive guidance and technical assistance in achieving certification or re-certification in 2020!
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ROUTE ONE CORRIDOR GREEN TEAM SUMMIT, FEB. 13
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SM is hosting the first
Route One Corridor Green Team Summit on Thursday, February 13, from 6:00pm - 8:30pm at the Colmar Manor Community Center. If your Prince George's County municipality is along the Route One corridor and would learn more about what your neighbors are doing, please join us for an evening of sharing about successes, challenges, and multi-municipal/regional project brainstorming.
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CITY OF BOWIE'S STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT ANNUAL REPORT
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Check out the City of Bowie's 2019 State of the Environment Report. The City gets top marks for tracking its sustainability metrics and communicating this information to residents!
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CHESTERTOWN ARTS ORGANIZATION ADOPTS SUSTAINABLE GLASSWARE FOR FIRST FRIDAYS
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RiverArts, a non-profit community arts organization in Chestertown, are joining many other businesses both locally and around the world in phasing out our use of disposable cups, and have produced a beautiful alternative. Their new glassware is a dishwasher-safe, stemless 9 ounce tumbler etched with the RiverArts logo, large enough to accommodate a serving of our wine or punch. The glassware will be available for purchase at RiverArts for $3, Chestertown's First Friday events. Buy your glass once, then bring it to future events!
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QUOTE
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"Climate change is increasing bushfire risk in Australia by lengthening the fire season, decreasing precipitation and increasing temperature."
---Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
"Australia has warmed by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since records began in 1910. This makes heat waves and fires more likely. It's not the sun. It's not volcanoes. It's not 'natural cycles.'"
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Kate Marvel,
Columbia University climate scientist
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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 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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