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Sustainable Maryland Update
July 2016



Welcome Aboard Mount Airy / SM at MML Summer Convention / Buy Local, Eat Local Challenge       
Our monthly sampling of news, resources, events and other items of interest from across the sustainability spectrum in Maryland.  
Stillpoint Farm in Mount Airy
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
EVENTS CALENDAR
 

Washington County Ag Festival & Fair
Dates: July 16-23
Location: Boonsboro
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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 
 
Montgomery County Ag Reserve Bike Tour
Date: October 2 
Location: Poolesville 
 

Our Full Events Calendar


SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND COMMUNITIES IN THE NEWS

Havre de Grace approves Sustainable Maryland participation
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Ocean City accepted into Maryland Green Registry
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Mount Airy becomes 9th municipality in Frederick to seek Sustainable Maryland certification
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

Check out the Sustainable Maryland 2015 Annual Report for information on certified municipalities, events, trainings and more.


WELCOME ABOARD MOUNT AIRY!
Rails to Trails
Mount Airy Rails to Trails project 

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!  
 
MML HIGHLIGHTS
SM exhibit at MML 

So many Green Teams represented at the annual Maryland Municipal League Summer Convention in Ocean City last month!

Forest Heights 
 
Berlin

 
 
 The folks from the Port Towns (Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, and Edmonston) were everywhere this year, and their cheerful ambassadors should have won a prize for their hometown spirit!

EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE WEEK, JULY 23-30


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

QUOTE
"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."

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 [email protected]   

Mike Hunninghake
Program Manager 
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