Tag Archive: sustainability
Urban Farming, Sustainability and the Environment
Join us for a conversation with Karen Washington, urban community gardener and food justice advocate and Jarabi S. Walker, Bowie State University’s first ever Sustainability & Energy Coordinator around the
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 corner, it’s time to think
Getting rid of your lawn? Follow our plan for a beautiful garden AND happy neighbors
Making the switch to less lawn requires prep work. You can’t let the lawn go wild on its own, because it may not attract pollinators, and it certainly won’t make
ArtemisWalk: Walk Into the Future of Sustainable Energy
This blog was written by Teju Vijay, volunteer coach with a FIRST LEGO league robotics team. Teju is a High School student in Montgomery County. A team of elementary and
For Radon Action Month, Test Your Home for Radon
Updated: January 2023 During the month of January, Montgomery County joins a nationwide effort to educate homeowners and renters on the dangers of radon gas and the importance of testing
Greening the Holidays!
Did you know? The amount of household waste in the U.S. increases an average of 25% between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day ( EPA). Everyone can “Green” their holidays and
Yard care tips for the fall
Fall is one of the best times to improve your lawn, trees, shrubs, and garden. The basic maintenance you do during this “second spring” will pay off in healthier growth
Meet the Magical Glomalin: Perhaps the most important glue in the world!
Ever wonder what holds the soil together? It’s not Velcro, tape, or oil: it’s glomalin, a sticky glycoprotein that glues sand, silt, clay, and organic matter together, to create soil
MCPS Adopts Transformative Sustainability Policy
On June 28, 2022, the Montgomery County Public Schools Board of Education unanimously adopted a transformative sustainability policy. Titled Policy ECA, Sustainability, the policy commits the school district to cutting
Sustainability in Schools (Part 2)
Join SAPPlings for its next high school student forum and dive into a review of MCPS’s new draft Sustainability Policy. Learn how to comment on the policy and what you
New Public Space Recycling Stations Arrive in Wheaton!
If you have visited Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) office or downtown Wheaton lately, you likely have seen the latest additions to the neighborhood—new blue recycling stations! These
Get Your Hands Dirty! Local Opportunities to Make a Difference in the Environment
Montgomery County high school students are invited to learn how to get involved with local groups to make a difference in a variety of environmental programs addressing water quality, biodiversity,
One Montgomery Green Annual Gala
One Montgomery Green Annual Gala: Buy tickets now to pre-order meals and adult beverages from local restaurants and beverage makers, pick them up at Brookside Gardens on June 24, 2021,
Reducing Stormwater Runoff and the Use of Deicing Chemicals
Pervious Pavement: What is it? Pervious pavement is a system for reducing stormwater runoff, ensuring less pollutants enter our waterways, as well as reducing the use of deicing chemicals duringLeaders in Energy’s Annual Four Generations Awards
Four Generations 2020 Awards Celebration Join us for our 7th Annual Four Generations of Leaders in Clean Energy & Sustainability Solutions Awards Celebration. Get inspired by our multigenerational awardees and
Free the trees! Why it’s important to remove tree stakes
While staking young trees may seem like a good idea, the stakes can often do more harm than good. Read more to learn why it might be a good idea toSixth Annual Clean Energy & Sustainability Extravaganza
Conducted by the Association of Energy Engineers-National Capital Chapter (AEE NCC) and Leaders in Energy (LE), the theme for the Sixth Annual Clean Energy & Sustainability Extravaganza is “Innovative TrendsBethesda Green Community Welcome Event
Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab provides hands-on, customized support to early and growth-stage eco-entrepreneurs that are building companies with environmental sustainability and social responsibility at the core of their business models.Think Green: Sustainable Design Day at KID Museum
Think Green: Sustainable Design Day – Sunday, January 12 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day — and we’re getting an early start on the “green celebration.” Next Sunday kids
ACEEE’s Local Clean Energy Self-Scoring Tool Places County in Top 25 Cities Nationwide
We are always looking for tools to help monitor and track progress towards our sustainability goals. To that end, Montgomery County partnered with the American Council for an Energy-Efficiency Economy
Non-Profits Sustaining Sustainability Series: Green Acres – The Charles Koiner Center for Urban Farming
Non-Profits Sustaining Sustainability is a regular feature where we highlight a Montgomery County non-profit organization that is making a difference with their work in sustainability spaces across a variety of
Celebrating Sustainable Corporate Leadership in Montgomery County
Montgomery County is a hub of development in the DC region, with new construction and renovations constantly underway. Development proves to be a great opportunity to increase buildings’ energy efficiency,
Be Green Hub Speaker Series
Join Be Green Hub for our first Speaker Series of 2019! Speakers will present strategies and practices for your green company to accelerate its sustainability and innovation. Timeline: 11:30am –
Two years of the Residential Energy Program!
Watt’s Up with Montgomery County’s Residential Energy Program? In 2016, the Residential Energy Program launched. After 2 years, it is well on its way to energy and greenhouse gas
DEP and Safeway want you to “Lighten Your Load”
During the Summer of 2018, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Safeway stores partnered to help save shoppers energy and money on their lighting with “Lighten Your
Getting on the “Energy Express” with Montgomery County Public Libraries this summer
This summer, DEP is partnering with Montgomery County Libraries to help kids “Build a Better World/Construye un Mundo Mejor.” Every summer there is a different theme for the summer reading
Love your ash trees? Take steps to protect them from the Emerald Ash Borer
All ash trees in Montgomery County are at risk of long term damage or death caused by the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). This beetle was brought to the United States from
Introducing the County’s Residential Energy Program!
The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection has a new Residential Energy Program and a new program manager to go along with it, Larissa Johnson! Larissa was on the Did
The Power of Energy: The new Residential Energy Program Manager blows into the County with some bubbly ideas
Guess what’s new in Montgomery County? I am!! Not only is my position brand-new, but I am a new resident and very excited to be living in such an amazing
