Water Stories

Tips for a Green Winter: Maintaining Stormwater Gardens and Other Facilities

Tips for a Green Winter Give Your Pollinator Neighbors a Holiday Hideaway  Say "Yes!" to leaving the leaves on your property! Say "No!" to leaving

Clean Water Montgomery Project Tour: Taking Action and Ownership of Our Streams

Taking Action and Ownership of Our Streams The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Chesapeake Bay Trust, and county and state delegates and officials tour

Glenmont Forest: Greener Communities, Cleaner Water

Greener Communities, Cleaner Water Looking at a Green Street project for the first time, you might assume it’s nothing more than pretty landscaping. But it’s

Montgomery County Nonprofits May Be Eligible for ‘Clean Water Montgomery Grants’ Awards Range from $40,000 to $100,000

For Immediate Release Montgomery County Nonprofits May Be Eligible for 'Clean Water Montgomery Grants' Awards Range from $40,000 to $100,000 Montgomery County nonprofit organizations, including

Environmental Horticulture and Sustainable Agribusiness- MC Germantown Campus *Fall 2023*

The Environmental Horticulture and Sustainable Agribusiness (HORT) program at Montgomery College offers a variety of horticulture courses that will benefit just about anyone -- the

An interview with experts: Are backyard mosquito sprays safe and effective?

We get a lot of questions and concerns about backyard mosquito sprays. We interviewed two experts to learn more about the risks. Each year, more

Invasive Aquatic Alert!–Two Horned Trapa

Two Horned Trapa reporting--Please help us! If you are around any ponds in Montgomery County, or anywhere else in Maryland, Virginia, or elsewhere, please report

Celebrate Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week June 3-11

Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week takes place this year from June 3 to 11 and is a time to celebrate the cultures, history and natural beauty

Your “green” spring to-do list!

From the spring peepers calling to the daffodils in bloom, the earliest signs of the spring are all around us! With spring right around the

Does your HOA have a pet poop problem?

Your HOA may be eligible to participate in the County Pet Waste Management Program! The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is partnering with
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