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Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.
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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
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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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Washington County Ag Festival & Fair
Dates: July 16-23
Location: Boonsboro
Link USGBC Maryland LEED Educational Resource Session
Date: July 20
Location: Hunt Valley
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Baltimore Data Day
Date: July 22
Location: Baltimore
CBF Save The Bay Breakfast
Date: July 26
Location: Annapolis
Green Clean Schools Leadership Institute
Dates: July 28-29
Location: Ellicott City
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Garrett County Agriculture Fair
Dates: July 30-August 6
Location: McHenry
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Looking Ahead
ERE's Environmental Education Open House
Date: August 2
Location: Washington, DC
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DesignDC 2016: From the Ground Up
Dates: August 24-26
Location: Washington, DC
Taste of the Chesapeake
Date: September 15
Location: Annapolis
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND COMMUNITIES IN THE NEWS
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Havre de Grace approves Sustainable Maryland participationLinkOcean City accepted into Maryland Green RegistryLinkMount Airy becomes 9th municipality in Frederick to seek Sustainable Maryland certificationLink
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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Check out the Sustainable Maryland 2015 Annual Report for information on certified municipalities, events, trainings and more.
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WELCOME ABOARD MOUNT AIRY!
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Mount Airy Rails to Trails project
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We are pleased to welcome the Town of Mount Airy into the Sustainable Maryland program. The town is the 9th of Frederick County's 11 municipalities to join our program, and part of the town is also in Carroll County. It's 9,300 residents keep the historic Main Street bustling, using the Shop Mount Airy App to see what specials are on locally, and making sure to visit the weekly farmers market that emphasizes the community's connection to the surrounding agricultural landscape. Volunteerism abounds, with beautification and recycling & sanitation commissions, a history and tourism society, and a vibrant Arts Alliance. A centerpiece of town is the Mount Airy Rails to Trails project, an orchestration of many individuals, organizations, businesses and government entities coming together to create a 2.5 mile walking/biking path connecting the outermost boundaries of town along the old B&O right of way.
According to James Stargel, chair of the Recycling & Sanitation Commission, speaking about the town's registration with Sustainable Maryland, "We're ready to go at this...It's exciting. I think we're going to do great things for Mount Airy." We couldn't agree more!
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EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE WEEK, JULY 23-30
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 Think Global - Eat Local! Pledge to eat at least one thing from a local farm every day during Buy Local Challenge Week in Maryland July 23-30. Take the challenge at www.buylocalchallenge.com and tweet #buylocalchallenge
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"Each food items in a typical U.S. meal has traveled an average of 1,500 miles....If every U.S. citizen ate just one meal a week composed of locally and organically raised meats and produce we would reduce our country's oil consumption by over 1.1 million barrels of oil every week."
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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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