Public Art Across America Grants
Deadlines:
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***
Taking Nature Black
Dates: Feb. 23-27
Eco-Districts Webinar/Sustainable Municipalities Lecture Series, Yale University
Date: March 2
Prince George's County Climate Action Plan Public Meeting
Date: March 4
Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy 10th Annual Conference
Dates: March 6-7
DC Environmental Film Festival
Dates: March 18-28
Maryland Ornithological Society
Dates: May 14-16
Location: Cumberland
Wildlife Habitat Council Online Conservation Conference
Dates: June 8-9
MD Association of Floodplain and Stormwater Managers
Dates: June 17-18
Maryland Municipal League - Summer Conference
Dates: June 27-30
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Senators consider sweeping climate bill
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Galena Green Team chair starts Eastern Shore Permaculture Institute
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Harriet Tubman's legacy threatened by sea level rise and climate change
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ANNUAL SM LEADERSHIP TRAINING:
EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
MARCH 16
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Join Sustainable MD staff and program participants on March 16 from 1:00 - 5:00pm, for an interactive virtual leadership training on Equitable Engagement in Local Government. You will hear from equity consultant Alexis Goggans, who will provide training on equitable engagement, and from municipal leaders implementing practical strategies for equitable engagement during covid, social unrest and climate collapse via a panel discussion.
FREE, ON ZOOM
REGISTRATION AND AGENDA HERE
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YOU ARE INVITED!
SUSTAINABILITY SUMMITS FOR HOMEOWNERS AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARCH 30
CITY OF GAITHERSBURG, APRIL 13
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Join the Sustainable Maryland team as we highlight new Green Teams and a Sustainability Action framework specifically for homeowners, civic and neighborhood associations in Prince George's County and the City of Gaithersburg. This new effort seeks to empower and organize Green Teams at the local and neighborhood scale, and better connect their efforts to municipal and county government. Learn how your community can take the lead in sustainability efforts!
FREE, ON ZOOM
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY SUMMIT - for residents and board members who live in HOAs or civic associations in Prince George's County
MARCH 30, 6:30 - 8:30PM
REGISTRATION AND AGENDA HERE
CITY OF GAITHERSBURG SUMMIT - for residents and board members who live in HOAs or civic associations within the City of Gaithersburg
APRIL 13, 6:30-8:30PM
This initiative is funded by Prince George's County Department of the Environment and the City of Gaithersburg, through grants from the Chesapeake Bay Trust.
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NEXT SM VIRTUAL CONNECTION - FEB. 26
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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.
Friday, February 26, 4:30pm
Friday, March 19, 4:30pm
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PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN COMMUNITY MEETING - MARCH 4
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Register for the Prince George's County Climate Action Plan meeting here
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CLIMATE READY ACTION BOUNDARY RELEASED |
Maryland's Coast Smart initiative that relates to identifying risk beyond the floodplains. Although the regulations apply to State Agency construction or funding projects within the Climate Ready Action Boundary (CRAB), this data layer also communicates risk (and resiliency) to anyone adjacent to a coastal floodplain.
The CRAB information has been completed and is now Public Facing.
Feel free to forward the site address to your group or organization that viewed the presentation or have interest in this topic.
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MARYLAND CITIES PARTICIPATE IN ACEEE ENERGY CHALLENGE
An analysis of clean energy efforts by 30 small cities finds several leaders taking significant steps to cut energy waste and embrace clean energy—pointing the way for other small municipalities across the country to do the same. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) examined the cities’ efforts to make homes and buildings more energy efficient, to scale up the use of renewable energy, and to ensure community involvement in developing equitable clean-energy policies. The cities analyzed, with populations generally between 16,000 and 100,000, are in California, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
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"While the climate crisis presents incredible challenges, it is also the greatest economic opportunity for innovation, job creation, new businesses, and investment in our communities."
-from an open letter to President Biden signed by more than 150 world leaders, including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, and Ford Motor Company executive chairman Bill Ford, pledging their support to the new administration’s goals to combat climate change.
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