SM STUDENT VOLUNTEER PROFILE /
STUDENT SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT / DATA & METRICS TRAINING IN NOVEMBER / VISIT SM AT MML CONFERENCE
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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Outreach and Restoration Grants Program
(Chesapeake Bay Trust)
Deadline: September 28
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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Mermaid's Kiss Oyster Fest 2016
Urban Agriculture and the Next Farm Bill
Date: September 30
Location: Washington, DC
Reclaiming Vacant Properties
Dates: September 28-30
Location: Baltimore
Montgomery County Ag Reserve Bike Tour
Date: October 2
Location: Poolesville
Maryland Municipal League Fall Conference
Dates: October 13-15
Location: Solomon's Island (featuring the Sustainable Maryland Certified awards ceremony)
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American Planning Association - MD/DE Chapter
Regional Planning Conference
Dates: October 14-16
Location: Towson
Behavior, Energy, and Climate Change Conference
Dates: October 20-22
Location: Baltimore
TEDx MidAtlantic
Dates: October 21-22
Location: Washington DC
Cities Alive: Annual Green Roof & Wall Conference
Dates: November 1-4
Location: Washington DC
USGBC Maryland's Engineering Green Maryland 2016
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SM VOLUNTEER PROFILE: BEN ZIMMITTI
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Student volunteer Ben Zimmitti enjoying his study abroad experience in Germany
Hello! If you are reading this, you most likely have some interest in sustainability. If you are anything like me you most likely also have a hard time wrapping your head around what "sustainability" really is.
This question led me to the Environmental Finance Center's Sustainable Maryland program at University of Maryland. My name is Ben Zimmitti and I am a rising Junior at UMD studying Agricultural and Resource Economics. Over the course of the past year I have had the distinct pleasure of volunteering with Sustainable Maryland.
During my time with SM I was involved with many different projects. I worked to enhance the program's website, paying particular attention to their website of sustainable happenings around the state. This past spring, I helped to review several municipalities' applications for the 2017 certification and re-certification process. I came to see the potential in sustainability to draw together communities. Whether it be county fairs offering native plant sales, or municipal parking lots used to sell locally grown food, sustainability reaches across differences and builds coalitions.
Overall, by providing experience beyond the definitions and history in textbooks, volunteering with Sustainable Maryland offered me the chance to develop the nuanced perspective that no matter the policies and practices, sustainability starts from the ground up in communities of all shapes and sizes.
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BUILDING SUSTAINABLE PLACES: Student Spotlight Project!
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In the spring 2016 course - People, Places and Profit: Building Sustainable Places- undergraduate students were encouraged to find ways to make a difference in communities they care about through a semester long blog and video project. Students selected public places that were special to them and developed a plan to make that place more sustainable.
This month's student project spotlight, Lillia Damalouji, selected an abandoned site in Prince Frederick, Maryland where a historic
 school once stood. Her sustainable redevelopment proposal for this site incorporated the cradle-to-cradle design method, integrated renewable energy, and emphasized the importance of diversity. Lillia's project recommendations honored the historic site while implementing many necessary mixed-use facilities in order to maintain a sense of place. Ultimately, this type of redevelopment project will not only promote economic growth and bring together the community, but will serve as an outstanding sustainable model for future development sites in Calvert County.
To learn more about Lillia's redevelopment project please check out her blog and video.
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SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND AWARDS CEREMONY AT MML FALL CONFERENCE, OCT. 14
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 We're looking forward to our annual Sustainable Maryland Certified awards ceremony at the Maryland Municipal League's Fall Conference. SM will have an exhibit table at the conference, so make sure you stop by and learn about how your municipality can join the ranks of the Sustainable Maryland community!
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SAVE THE DATE! SUSTAINABLE MARYLAND LEADERSHIP TRAINING ON DATA AND METRICS IN NOVEMBER
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 Join us for our annual Leadership Training to learn about the importance of capturing and utilizing data in your town's sustainability projects.
3 DATES / 3 LOCATIONS - SAME GREAT PROGRAM!
Location: Cambridge Public Safety Building, Cambridge
Wednesday, November 16, 9:00am - 4:00pmLocation: Hyattsville City Hall, Hyattsville Thursday, November 17, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Location: University System of Maryland at Hagerstown
Agenda and registration coming soon...
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QUOTE
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"The young, free to act on their initiative, can lead their elders in the direction of the unknown... The children, the young, must ask the questions that we would never think to ask, but enough trust must be re-established so that the elders will be permitted to work with them on the answers."
- Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist and author
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Mike Hunninghake
Program Manager
 
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