Wednesday Webinars this Spring / Welcome Aboard City of Frostburg / Green Team Summit Wrap Up
Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.
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John Lippert, Greenbelt Green Team Chair, at Prince George's County Green Team Summit on March 3
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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Keep America Beautiful (Maryland Environmental Trust)
Deadline: March 31
More info
Charles County Forestry Grant Program (Chesapeake Bay Trust)Deadline: Rolling More infoCommunity Engagement & Restoration Mini-grants (Chesapeake Bay Trust)Deadline: Rolling More infoPrince 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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National Forum on Historic Preservation Practice
Dates: March 18-19
Location: Baltimore
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Frederick County Green Neighbor Forum
Date: March 12
Location: Hood College, Frederick
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Davidsonville Green Expo
Date: March 12
Location: Davidsonville Elementary School
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Transforming Communities: Trash-Free Solutions for Healthy Lives, Clean Land, and Safe Water Summit
Date: March 22
Location: UMD-College Park
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Community Forklift Annual Garden Party and Spring Sale
Date: April 2
Location: Edmonston
LinkEastern Regional Climate Preparedness Conference
Dates: April 4-6
Location: Baltimore
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Potomac River Watershed Cleanup
Date: April 16
Locations: various
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Montgomery County Green Fest
Date: April 30
Location: Takoma Park
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Looking Ahead
UMD Climate Action Forum
Date: May 4
Location: College Park
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Maryland Land Conservation Conference
Dates: May 5-6
Location: Linthicum Heights
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE NEWS
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Middletown going greener to be certified sustainable
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University Park church leads the way in community solar
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WEDNESDAY WEBINARS IN SUSTAINABILITY THIS SPRING
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Join us for a FREE Wednesday Webinar on Sustainability this Spring. All webinars will be held from 2-3pm.
Wednesday, March 30
Topic: SM Certification and Re-Certification
(SM Action: Various)
Wednesday, April 6
Topic: Backyard Composting Grants for Municipalities
(SM Action: Local Economies IDP)
Wednesday, April 20
Topic: Growing a Food Forest in Your Community
(SM Action: Community-Based Food IDP)
Questions? Contact Brandy Espinola at bespinol@umd.edu or 301-314-9491. Sponsored by Sustainable Maryland
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Prince George's Green Team Summit Connects Municipal/ County Projects and Success Stories
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Akosua Dosu, Prince George's County Dept. of the Environment, and Steve Beavers, City of College Park, discussing sustainability projects
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Sustainable Maryland hosted the second Prince George's County Green Team Summit on March 3 at Hyattsville City Hall. More than 60 people representing 14 municipalities, Prince George's County Department of the Environment, and several local non-profits convened for an evening of peer-to-peer information exchange and inspiration. Attendees shared recent sustainability success stories and projects on their "wish lists", brainstormed about how local projects could scale up to county-wide projects and vice-versa, and identified common challenges and opportunities for multi-municipal and regional collaborations. Finally, EFC staff facilitated a discussion on the collection of data and metrics at the local level, and how this information can be used to communicate success stories to residents, potential funders and other stakeholders.
 Many thanks to the Town Creek Foundation for its support of the regional Green Team Summits and other Sustainable Maryland programs.
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WELCOME ABOARD CITY OF FROSTBURG!
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The City of Frostburg, home to 9,000 residents and Frostburg State University (FSU), is located at the head of Georges Creek Valley in Allegany County. The City is a Trail Town, a featured stop along the 150 mile Great Allegheny Passage hiker-biker tail. Downtown Frostburg' s historic district hosts a farmers market, a Spring Arts Walk, an annual Small Business Saturday, and a wide range of events throughout the year. The City's volunteer boards include a Shade Tree Commission and Historic District Commission. FSU was recently designated a "Tree Campus USA", and has pledged to assist the City in attaining Tree City USA designation. We look forward to working with the City of Frostburg, and continuing to expand the sustainability message in western Maryland!
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"Today's students in college and younger are eager for the kind of challenge that our world now faces. The will to change is in itself a renewable resource."
--Al Gore, former US Vice president, speaking about the future of climate action at the March 1 launch of the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland in College Park.
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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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