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Nature Forward: Environmental Advocacy 101
2023-07-19 14:00 - 16:40 (America/New_York) | MD
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY 101
Wednesday, July 19 • 2 – 4:40 pm • Online via Zoom
If you’re passionate about a nature cause, build your strengths researching issues and solutions, developing action plans, and more!
REGISTER

Working Toward a World Without Food Waste
2023-07-20 19:30 - 20:30 | MD
The Climate Mobilization Webinar:
Working Toward a World Without Food Waste
Thursday, July 20, 7:30 – 8:30 pm

Please join The Climate Mobilization on July 20 at 7:30–8:30 pm to learn what Maryland, Montgomery County, and you can do now to help reduce and recycle food waste to address climate change. This information will be useful to homeowners, condo owners, and renters.
There will be three presentations on state-level, county-level, and personal food waste advocacy and actions. Speakers include:
● Gabrielle Sanchez, Clean Water Action, MD, Program Organize, Specializing in composting advocacy at the state-level
● Amy Moran, Co-Founder, Zero Waste Montgomery County
● Nora Swisher, Montgomery County resident and composting advocate
We will send email reminders leading up to the meeting date. If you have any questions, please send an email to montgomerycountyTCM@gmail.com

Food Waste and Composting Webinar
July 20, 2023 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Latino Conservation Week: Nature Walk at Brookside Gardens – Caminata Ecológica at Brookside Gardens
2023-07-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Latino Conservation Week:

Nature Walk at Brookside Gardens
Friday, July 21 | 10:30 – 11:30 Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902

Discover the biodiversity of wild animals that live around the water ponds and stream at Brookside Gardens. Also the connection and importance of plants to animals and humans. Meet at the Visitor Center. Tour will focus on the Upper and Lower Aquatic Gardens and be led entirely in Spanish.

The event is free, registration is required.

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Caminata Ecológica at Brookside Gardens

Viernes, 21 de julio | 10:30 – 11:30 | Brookside Gardens,1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902

Descubra la biodiversidad de animales salvajes que viven al rededor de los estanques de agua y el arroyo en Brookside Gardens. También la conección y la importancia que tienen las plantas para los animales y para los seres humanos. Nos encontraremos en el Centro de Visitantes. El tour se centrará en los Jardines Acuáticos Superior e Inferior y se realizará íntegramente en español.

El evento es gratuito, requiere inscripción.

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For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/995043091541465

Montgomery County Farm Tour and Harvest Sale
2023-07-22 - 2023-07-23 | MD
Montgomery County Farm Tour and Harvest Sale on Saturday-Sunday, July 22-23, Will Offer Access to Fresh Produce, Farm Animals and Craft Beverage Industry
The 2023 Montgomery County Farm Tour and Harvest Sale on Saturday and Sunday, July 22-23, will be a unique opportunity for residents to explore 21 select farms in the County’s Agricultural Reserve, shop local, enjoy fresh food, see farm animals and learn about farming as a way of life. The Farm Tour will offer a chance to visit select farms, some of which are only open to the public during this special weekend event.
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Ecofriends Dinner
2023-07-22 17:30 - 19:30 | Sushi Jen Next Door, 8555 Fenton Street, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Ecofriends Dinner
Saturday, July 22 · 5:30 – 7:30pm
Sushi Jin Next Door 8555 Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD 20910

Join us for dinner at the next ecofriends dinner! At this event, everyone is invited to bring an environmental event or action that they would like to promote. Do you have a petition that needs signatures? A fundraiser? An event? Please bring an actionable item that people can do right there. Bring a QR code if you want people to go to a website, or bring flyers.
Invited groups:

DC Ecowomen
Citizens’ Climate Lobby
Yale School of Environment alums
Climate Nerds
Green Equity Officers
Green Leadership Trust
Anyone looking to make eco-friends! Friends and partners welcome.

Contact Clara Fang at cfang2@gmail.com or 301 437 7415
To register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecofriends-dinner-tickets-645535673577?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

Webinar: Help a Nonprofit Go Solar!
2023-07-26 20:00 - 21:00 | MD
Webinar: Help a Nonprofit Go Solar!

Wednesday, Jul 26, 2023 – 8:00 PM

Nonprofit organizations do so much for our communities. They shelter abandoned animals, help our kids learn through engaging activities, and provide relief when disaster strikes.
If there’s a nonprofit you care about, help them go solar! You’re invited to an exclusive online event to learn how.
For more information and to register:
https://solarunitedneighbors-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YKJyBkYjREOa7pkjv_5y7g#/registration

Bethesda Green Summer Speaker Series: How Do We Achieve "Responsible" Fashion?
2023-08-14 15:00 - 16:00 | Bethesda Green, 4825 Cordell Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, 20814, United States
Hosted by Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab, the 4th annual Summer Speaker Series is happening this August! Our goal in this event series is to showcase leaders who are building for-profit business models around innovative and sustainable solutions to tackle environmental and social challenges. We invite you to join us in one of our sessions tackling current issues regarding urbanization, sustainable materials, and the role of AI in climate solutions. For more info on the speakers see here.
How Do We Achieve “Responsible” Fashion?
Monday, August 14th, 3pm – 4:30pm (in-person)
In this session, we’ll tackle fashion, an industry that is inherently unsustainable, and discover some of the local brands that have turned fashion into a climate friendly practice using sustainable materials and encouraging repair and reuse.
For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-speaker-series-2023-tickets-685092629497?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=ae0a966ccf&mc_cid=a418f99bbc
In-person events will be held at the Bethesda Green office, located at 4825 Cordell Ave, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Bethesda Green is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and kindly asks for a small ticket fee to cover food and refreshment costs. More sessions TBA!

Earth Day Live: How We Can Solve the Plastic Crisis through Cleanups
2023-08-16 12:00 - 13:00 | MD
Please join us for an Earth Day Live event this Wednesday, August 16 at 12 pm EST entitled How We Can Solve the Plastic Crisis through Cleanups. This digital event will focus on getting involved for World Cleanup day and further the discussions on how to end plastic pollution.
The Great Global Cleanup is EARTHDAY‍.ORG’s flagship volunteer program, spearheading cleanups around the world. With World Cleanup Day just over a month away, we’re bringing awareness to the fight against global solid waste and plastic pollution in our oceans, land and air. The conversation will focus on how you can get involved for World Cleanup Day this year as well as the highly anticipated Global Plastics Treaty.
This Earth Day Live event will feature international voices leading global cleanup efforts. The plastic crisis requires widespread and immediate attention, and you can join the fight on World Cleanup Day.
We have the opportunity to turn the tide on plastic pollution, will you join us?

RSVP

The event will be approximately 1 hour and hosted on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and on our webpage. By RSVP’ing, you’ll receive a reminder on the day with a link to view the event.
Current panelists include:

Heidi Solba — President and Head of the Global Network at Let’s Do It World and World Cleanup Day
Aidan Charron — End of Plastics and Canopy Project Manager at EARTHDAY.ORG
Ana Lê Rocha — Director of Global Plastics at GAIA, Leader for World Cleanup Day Tanzania
Michael Karapetian (Moderator) — The Great Global Cleanup Coordinator at EARTHDAY.ORG

We look forward to an engaging conversation on the future of plastic pollution through cleanup efforts.

Bethesda Green Summer Speaker Series: The Role of Green Infrastructure in Sustainable Urbanization
2023-08-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Bethesda Green, 4825 Cordell Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, 20814, United States
Hosted by Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab, the 4th annual Summer Speaker Series is happening this August! Our goal in this event series is to showcase leaders who are building for-profit business models around innovative and sustainable solutions to tackle environmental and social challenges. We invite you to join us in one of our sessions tackling current issues regarding urbanization, sustainable materials, and the role of AI in climate solutions. For more info on the speakers see here.
The Role of Green Infrastructure in Sustainable Urbanization
Wednesday, August 16th, 3pm – 4:30pm (in-person)
During this session we’ll discuss some of the innovations and technologies used to “green” our urban spaces, from green roof technology to building efficiency, and some of the trends we can expect to see in the future.
For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-speaker-series-2023-tickets-685092629497?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=ae0a966ccf&mc_cid=a418f99bbc
In-person events will be held at the Bethesda Green office, located at 4825 Cordell Ave, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Bethesda Green is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and kindly asks for a small ticket fee to cover food and refreshment costs. More sessions TBA!

DC EcoWomen EcoHour with Damali Harding
2023-08-16 18:00 - 20:00 | Binge Bar, 506 H St NE LL, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
Join DC EcoWomen for our signature EcoHour on August 16!
Join DC EcoWomen and our featured guest, Damali Harding for our signature EcoHour at Binge Bar on Wednesday, August 16th at 6 pm. Ms. Harding is an expert in renewable energy and electric utilities and has provided strategic advising to Duke Energy, National Grid and other major U.S. and international energy companies.
Before joining Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), she worked for Oracle (formerly Opower), where she advised utilities on behavioral load shaping, customer engagement strategies and demand response management.
Learn more about Ms. Harding’s career and work by registering now to join her and DCEW for this in-person event at Binge Bar, Washington DC’s FIRST booze free bar, bistro and events space!
Register Here >>>

Weed Warrior Event in Malcom King Park
2023-08-19 08:00 - 10:00 | Malcom King Park, Gaithersburg
Event – Fun in the Park
Help us remove invasive plants in Malcolm King Park, and learn about the native plants that are found there. We are pulling out plants like multiflora rose and oriental bittersweet, that crowd out the beautiful native plants and the wildlife they support. Wander and enjoy the beauty of this gorgeous park after the event.
To help, you must be wearing long pants, sturdy shoes and be aware that the plants can be thorny.
When? Sat., August 19, 2023 from 8am to 10am.
Where? Malcolm King Park at the end of School Drive.
Questions? Contact Mary Hlavinka @ mjhlavinka@gmail.com

We want to say a big thank you to our volunteer weed warriors from our most recent event in July!

Smart Salt Applicator Training
2023-08-22 09:00 - 14:00, 2023-08-30 09:00 - 14:00 | MD
Smart Salt Applicator Training
Aug 22 and 30, 9am-2pm, Virtual
Hosted by the Izaak Walton League of America, the City of Gaithersburg, and Bolton and Menk, Inc, this event will teach contracted road salt applicators how to save money and protect water resources by using less salt while keeping roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safe. The tons of salt used every year to manage snow and ice damages infrastructure and vegetation and pollutes our lakes, streams, and groundwater. Oversalting costs you money and can threaten the health of our ecosystems and drinking water. Participating organizations have been able to reduce their salt use by 30 to 70%! While this training is FREE, spaces are limited, so register soon! Please contact Izaak Walton League staff at saltwatch@iwla.org with any questions.

Register Below on the date of your choice.
August 22nd, 2023
9am – 2pm, Virtual
Register Here
August 30th, 2023
9am – 2pm, Virtual
Register Here

Solar United Neighbors REAP Solar Grants & Your Business
2023-08-23 20:00 - 21:00 | MD
Join us for a free webinar:
REAP Solar Grants & Your Business
Wednesday, August 23 | 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT

Register for the webinar
During the webinar, you can expect:

An overview of the Rural Energy for America Program:
Introduction to REAP and its objectives
Funding opportunities and eligibility criteria
Solar opportunities for farms and rural small businesses:
A case study highlighting successful solar installations
The application process:
Step-by-step guide to applying for REAP grants
Common challenges and tips for a successful application
A Q&A portion – so bring your questions!

By attending this webinar, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the benefits and opportunities available through REAP.
Don’t miss out on learning about these recent and beneficial changes, plus much more:

Increased funding helps solar owners save more. These grants and loans can help save as much as 50% on the cost of a solar installation. This is an increase from the previous 25% limit.
More opportunities to apply. The USDA has doubled the number of application cycles. There are now four deadlines per year. The next one is September 30.
New opportunities for underserved communities. The USDA has updated the application’s scoring system. One highlight is 15 new points for projects located in disadvantaged or distressed communities.
Can’t make our webinar? Register anyway and we’ll send you a recording of it afterwards.

You can also read our step-by-step guide on how to apply for REAP solar grants.
Thank you for your time, and we look forward to your participation in this informative webinar.

Bethesda Green Summer Speaker Series: Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for the Climate
2023-08-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Bethesda Green, 4825 Cordell Avenue, Suite 200, Bethesda, 20814, United States
Hosted by Bethesda Green’s Innovation Lab, the 4th annual Summer Speaker Series is happening this August! Our goal in this event series is to showcase leaders who are building for-profit business models around innovative and sustainable solutions to tackle environmental and social challenges. We invite you to join us in one of our sessions tackling current issues regarding urbanization, sustainable materials, and the role of AI in climate solutions. For more info on the speakers see here.
Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for the Climate
Thursday, August 24th, 3pm – 4:30pm (in-person)
Explore how AI is used in mapping, modeling, and predicting changes in various natural ecosystems, as well as the potential challenges and considerations of using AI in the pursuit of sustainability.
For more information and to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-speaker-series-2023-tickets-685092629497?aff=oddtdtcreator&mc_eid=ae0a966ccf&mc_cid=a418f99bbc
In-person events will be held at the Bethesda Green office, located at 4825 Cordell Ave, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD 20814. Bethesda Green is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and kindly asks for a small ticket fee to cover food and refreshment costs. More sessions TBA!

OMG Green Drinks presents Environmental Evening
2023-08-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Denizen’s Brewing Company, 1115 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
PRESENTS

Enjoy a light happy hour with presentations from Anacostia Riverkeeper, One Montgomery Green, and more. Learn about your watershed, the issues it’s facing, and environmental stewardship opportunities.

Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Funding partner Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection.
Funding is provided through Montgomery County Water Quality Protection Fund.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/environmental-evening-anacostia-riverkeeper-one-montgomery-green-tickets-690446232267?aff=oddtdtcreator

OMG & Anacostia Riverkeeper Watershed Cleanup in White Oak
2023-09-09 09:00 - 12:00 | White Oak Community Recreation Center, 1700 April Lane, Silver Spring, MD, 20904, United States
Volunteers needed! Join our cleanup at White Oak Community Recreation Center with @AnacostiaRiverkeeper on Saturday, September 9th from 9 AM – 12 PM. Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/690431578437?aff=oddtdtcreator All participants also need to fill out the liability waiver linked here: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/GouzTvKFBBoVjJxmVpfrNR/ Funding partner Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. Funding is provided through Montgomery County Water Quality Protection Fund. #TrashFreeMD #OurAnacostia #AnacostiaRiver #CleanWaterways

¡Se necesitan voluntarios! Únase a nuestra limpieza en White Oak Community Recreation Center con @Anacostia Riverkeeper en el sábado, 9 de septiembre a la 9 AM – 12 PM. Regístro de Eventbrite e información adicional acá: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/690431578437?aff=oddtdtcreator Asegúrese de firmar este documento de exención antes del evento: https://waiver.smartwaiver.com/e/GouzTvKFBBoVjJxmVpfrNR/ Socio financiador Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. Financiamiento proporcionado a través del Montgomery County Water Quality Protection Fund.

For more information and to register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/montgomery-county-cleanup-white-oak-community-recreation-center-tickets-690431578437?aff=oddtdtcreator

Muddy Branch Alliance Annual Meeting
2023-09-09 10:00 - 12:00 | MD
Muddy Branch Alliance Annual Meeting
Virtual – Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 10am
You’re invited to our annual member’s meeting!
This is our most important meeting of the year! Join us as we elect new board members, celebrate our impact in the past year, and share new opportunities to get involved in protecting our beloved watershed.
We will be meeting virtually this year to welcome our keynote speaker, who will be joining us from North Carolina. More exciting details will be revealed soon!
To join the meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/ich-fexs-hre
Contact Janette Rosenbaum for more information or if you’d like to volunteer with us.

CEEJH Symposium on EJ and Health Disparities
2023-09-11 - 2023-09-16 | Adele H. Stamp Student Union (University of Maryland), 3972 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, 20742, United States
On behalf of the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice, & Health (CEEJH) program in the University of Maryland School of Public Health, we are pleased to invite you to the CEEJH-UMD Environmental Justice & Health Disparities Symposium to be held September 11-16, 2023.

September 11-12 will be virtual. September 13 will be a live Advocacy Day. September 14-16 will be live at the University of Maryland Stamp Student Union.
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. The symposium is free!
REGISTER HERE (virtual) and REGISTER HERE (in-person)!

The CEEJH-UMD Symposium on Environmental Justice & Health Disparities (#UMDejsymposium2023) will convene community members, advocates, nonprofit organizers, policymakers, researchers, EJ professionals, and students for an in-depth examination of ongoing environmental and climate justice issues affecting the local DC-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region and communities nationally.
The symposium will take place virtually on September 11-12, 2023, and in-person on September 14-16, 2023 at the University of Maryland Stamp Student Union.
The in-person event days on September 14-16 will include a breakfast, daily sessions, a lunch break, a viewing of “the Smell of Money” and a reception on Thursday evening, and a closing plenary on Saturday from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
The Symposium theme is “People, Power, & Politics,” highlighting energy justice, climate change, power dynamics in environmental justice, and the use of technology in environmental justice work. Sessions with discussions on ongoing critical themes such as food sovereignty, healthcare access, community science, environmental justice mapping tools, climate justice, law, policy, and new topics in just and clean energy transitions will be covered.
Find more information on the Symposium, please check the website: https://www.ceejh.center
Please contact organizers at ceejhsymposium@gmail.com if there are additional questions.

March to End Fossil Fuels, New York City
2023-09-17 | MD
Sunday, September 17 – March to End Fossil Fuels at 56th & Broadway in New York City.

Anyone that went to the first climate march in NYC in 2014 no doubt remembers it vividly — as I do. It was a river of young people, union reps, Front Line community leaders and climate activists from all around the U.S. flowing through the canyons of New York City streets. The crowd was alive with colorful art, music, chanting and great spirits. It showed a breadth and political depth of the climate movement that we’d never seen before. The energy from that event carried us forward for months after.

As we all know after the hottest summer in recorded history, this year’s first post-pandemic march comes at an absolutely critical time. On September 20th in New York, the UN Climate Ambition Summit will gather world leaders to commit to phasing out fossil fuels, to protect people and the planet.
Thousands of us from across the U.S. will take to the streets before the summit to demand President Biden take bold action to end fossil fuels. Despite the Build Back Better and Inflation Reduction Acts, the Biden Administration continues to green light fossil fuel projects. Both science and moral judgement argue forcefully against that. We need to stop fossil fuel build out NOW.

Join us in NYC on September 17 to get this message across loud and clear. Go here to read more about planning for the March. Sign up here for a seat on the bus going from Washington. Please list 350MoCo as the organization with which you’re affiliated; that will help us keep track of and support anyone from this list that’s going. It also will help us know if we need to line up another bus. We hope we do need to!

Green & Environmental Job and Resource Fair
2023-09-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Worksource Montgomery, 11510 Georgia Ave, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
To sign up: https://bit.ly/3KSlKLC

SAPPlings Forum: Join SAPPlings and Become an Eco-Advocate
2023-09-21 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
Registration link: https://bit.ly/sept23forum_sapplings

National Drive Electric Week Event @ Poolesville Day 2023
2023-09-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Poolesville Parking Lot at Rt 109 and Rt 107 (Anytime Fitness Parking lot across from Basset’s Restaurant), 19950 Fisher Ave, Poolesville, MD, 20837, United States
One Montgomery Green will partner with

National Drive Electric Week Event at Poolesville Day 2022

Join One Montgomery Green as we support Poolesville Green at National Drive Electric Poolesville Day 2023
Saturday, September 23, 2023 • 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Poolesville Parking Lot at Rt 109 and Rt 107
(Anytime Fitness Parking lot across from Basset’s Restaurant)
19942 Fisher Ave, Poolesville, MD 20837

Register here now at https://Poolesville.Green/NDEW (direct link: https://driveelectricweek.org/event?eventid=3593)

Coming this Sept 23, 2023 from 10am – 4pm ET

Check out prior year events at Poolesville.Green: https://poolesville.green/category/drive-electric/

For the latest What to Do, PLEASE check out: https://poolesville.green/what-to-do/
Stay current on coming Electric Vehicle posts and check out prior years’ events and posts at: https://poolesville.green/category/drive-electric/
PLEASE click on “Going” on the Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1363270034514158/ and then join the Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PoolesvilleNDEW/ for discussions, updates, photos, and more.

To register and for all the information: https://poolesville.green/event/national-drive-electric-poolesville-day-event-2023/

DCWomen September EcoHour
2023-09-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW, Washington, MD, 20001, United States
Join DCEW for EcoHour with Teresa Bernhard, Acting Agency Environment Coordinator with USAID!
Teresa Bernhard is a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation expert. Earlier in her career while with the U.S. Navy, her NEPA work focused on projects related to contaminated terrestrial and aquatic military property.
Since 2009 when she joined USAID, her environmental and social impact assessment work has covered a variety of sectors including health, engineering, energy, agriculture, and innovation. In March of 2020, she was appointed the acting Agency Environmental Coordinator and in this position, she acts as the USAID liaison to the President’s Council on Environmental Quality.
When: September 26th, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
901 G Street Northwest Washington, DC 20001
Register Here>>>

350MoCo's (online) Monthly Meeting
2023-09-26 19:00 - 21:00 | MD
Please join us on Tuesday, September 26 at 7-9p for 350MoCo’s (online) Monthly Meeting.

For more information: https://www.350moco.org/calendar

Community Paper Shredding & Electronics Recycling Event
2023-09-30 10:00 - 13:00 | Silver Spring United Methodist Church, 8900 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Saturday, September 30 • 10 am – 1 pm
at Silver Spring United Methodist Church
8900 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910

WE ARE ALSO ACCEPTING:
■ men’s and women’s professional clothing for A WIDER CIRCLE
■ nonperishable food for SHEPHERD’S TABLE
■ laptops, tablets and cell phones (be sure to disassociate from your iCloud account, if applicable) for MAC RECYCLE CLINIC to donate to women’s shelter
■ graduation caps and gowns—all sizes and colors from all high schools and Montgomery College—for SAPPlings (Student Advocates Protecting the Planet) for reuse by future graduates.*

Questions? info@onemontgomerygreen.org
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*Graduation Cap and Gown Recycling
Do you have an old graduation cap or gown gathering dust in your closet?
Donate them to One Montgomery Green and SAPPlings (Student Advocates Protecting the Planet) to help reduce textile and plastic waste AND decrease graduation costs by making gently used and cleaned caps and gowns available to future graduates. All sizes and colors from all high schools and from Montgomery College graduation ceremonies are welcome.
Factoid: More than 5 million graduation gowns end up in landfills each year, according to Earth911. Most gowns are made of polyester, a petroleum-based fabric that does not biodegrade.

Maryland Sierra Club's Second Annual Campaign for Climate Action
2023-10-01 14:00 - 16:00 | MD
Join us for Maryland Sierra Club’s Second Annual Campaign for Climate Action on Sunday, October 1, 2-4 p.m. in Bethesda!

Join us for Maryland Sierra Club’s Second Annual Campaign for Climate Action on Sunday, October 1, 2-4 p.m. in Bethesda! We need your support to continue the critical work ahead to transition Maryland to clean energy and lower greenhouse gas emissions.
RSVP here!
Space is limited, so sign up today! The exact address will be sent to RSVPs. The weather is looking good on Sunday so the event will held in both indoor and outdoor space.

Nature Forward Conservation Café with Councilmember Fani-González
2023-10-03 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
Join us for a special presentation by Montgomery County’s District 6 Councilmember Fani-González on Tuesday, October 3rd at 7:00pm (via Zoom)
As part of Hispanic Heritage month, we are bringing back our 2020 Naturally Latinos Keynote speaker, Councilmember Natali Fani-González. She will share insights of how she brings her Latina background and perspectives into the policies she is advocating and working towards. She will also share perspectives into how to communicate effectively with local elected officials and the importance of environmental legislation the county. She will talk about her recent and current work which includes passing the forest conservation law, working towards a more climate resilient county, eliminating synthetic turf on fields, and safer road for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Join us via Zoom as Councilmember Fani-González shares insights into her role and work as Councilmember.
Register for the October 3rd Conservation Café

Stopping Utilities From Using Our Money Against Us (webinar)
2023-10-05 19:00 - 20:00 | MD
Join us for this free webinar:
Stopping Utilities From Using Our Money Against Us
Thursday, October 5 • 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT
Register for the webinar
Also hear insights from panelists:

Glen Brand, VP Policy & Advocacy, Solar United Neighbors
David Pomerantz, Executive Director, Energy and Policy Institute
Maine State Senator Mike Tipping
Shannon Laun, VP & Director, Conservation Law Foundation, Connecticut
Danny Katz, Executive Director, CoPIRG

This webinar promises to be a practical and eye-opening discussion on an issue that affects everyone. You’ll gain valuable insights into how we can hold utility monopolies accountable.
Register now

Isaak Walton League of America Meadow Tour
2023-10-07 09:30 - 11:00 | Isaak Walton League of America Headquarters, 707 Conservation Ln, Gaithersburg, MD, 20878, United States
Please join us for a Meadow Tour!
When: Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 at 9:30am
Where: Izaak Walton League of America Meadow, 707 Conservation Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Would you like to know how to transition larger areas of turf to a gorgeous low-maintenance meadow? This is a FREE event courtesy of the Muddy Branch Alliance Lands Green Waters Clean program.
Join us on Saturday, October 7 at 9:30 AM for a Meadow Tour at the Izaak Walton League of America Meadow, 707 Conservation Ln, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Our meadow managers will be there to walk you through the process of creating a meadow, what we did, what is working well and what we need to do to keep it looking beautiful. This walk and talk is perfect for HOA Green Teams, grounds managers and anyone who wants to add meadow to their property. You will be able to see what a maturing meadow looks like and ask our sustainable landscaping professional questions. We can discuss funding opportunities, native plant identification, why native plants help pollinators, how native plants help manage stormwater, weed identification, weed management strategies, and much more!
Please RSVP for your household to help us plan for the number of attendees. [https://forms.gle/4FrrAm7MPUNnap4H9] We’ll send you more details ahead of the event, as well as announcements about weather delays or any other changes in plans.
