One Montgomery Green

Solar Workshop for Faith and Community Leaders
2023-04-27 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Worksource Montgomery, 11510 Georgia Ave, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
We hope you can attend a Solar Workshop for Faith and Community Leaders. Join One Montgomery Green, the Montgomery County Green Bank and other partners for a joint outreach event for faith and community leaders about solar and renewable programs. Join us in person or get a virtual link. You must register first.

Thursday, April 27, 2023 | 5pm to 6pm
WorkSource Montgomery, 11510 Georgia Avenue, Wheaton-Glenmont MD 20902

Please Register at https://conta.cc/3ovJe0v

Montgomery County Greenfest in the City
2023-04-23 12:00 - 17:00 | Marian Fryer Town Plaza, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
The Montgomery County GreenFest is the largest annual environmental festival in Montgomery County, MD. GreenFest is expanding this year by taking place at two different locations over one weekend.

GreenFest in the Gardens, Brookside Gardens – April 22, 2023, 11am – 4pm. This event will focus on protecting and preserving the natural environment. Topics covered will include land use, food consumption and composting, clean water, biodiversity, sustainable gardening, and environmental justice.
GreenFest in the City, Marian Fryer Town Plaza (2425 Reedie Drive) – April 23, 2023, 12pm – 5pm. This event will address how residents can “green” their home and daily commute. Topics covered at this event will include energy consumption, home and appliance efficiency, recycling, transportation, electric vehicles, and green business initiatives.

Kids activities including a Bike Rodeo🚲 sponsored by Department of Transportation. Kids will learn bike safety and test out their skills in the GreenFest in the City obstacle course!
The Electric vehicle show at the GreenFest in the City! People can take a ride in one of the cars or even drive one, they can pick!
Lots of small local arts and crafts vendors.
Several exhibitors sharing information about what people can do at home to “green” their homes – solar and even banking!

End the Era of Fossil Fuels Rally & March in DC
2023-04-22 12:00 - 17:00 | Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
EARTHDAY.ORG and our partners are inviting you to take part in a landmark event created by groups and individuals coming from climate, racial justice, and many aligned movements. It’s called End the Era of Fossil Fuels, and it’s taking place on Saturday, April 22 beginning at noon in Washington, DC.
The events:

Youth-led Rally and Concert in Freedom Plaza
When: Noon, April 22
Where: 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, United StatesThe rally will feature young activists and live music.
March to the White House
When: 1 PM, April 22
Where: 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, United StatesMarching from Freedom Plaza to the White House, making voices heard along the way and holding a brief program on Pennsylvania Ave.
Earth Day Organizing Fair
When: 3 PM, April 22
Where: 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, United StatesJoin in the planning for further action and educational events in Freedom Plaza!

Join a diverse array of groups – including groups representing the fight for biodiversity, against plastics, for peace, and for housing, immigration, gender, and racial justice – to demand an end to the era of fossil fuels.
A livable, stable, just future depends on it.
EARTHDAY.ORG

Montgomery County Greenfest in the Gardens
2023-04-22 11:00 - 16:00 | Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States

Montgomery County Youth Climate Summit
2023-04-22 08:30 - 15:35 | Tilden Middle School, 6300 Tilden Ln, Rockville, 20852, United States
The MCPS Youth Climate Summit Returns this Earth Day!
Saturday, April 22 • 8:30 am – 3:35 pm
Tilden Middle School, 6300 Tilden Ln, Rockville, MD 20852
MCPS is hosting its second annual Youth Climate Summit on Earth Day. This summit will bring together middle and high school students to discuss climate change and learn more through plenary speakers and workshops. The Summit concludes with participants being mentored through the process of writing a climate action plan that they can implement in their school or community. Register as participant or as a group now to take part in the Summit here.
To find out more visit: https://ww2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/YouthClimateSummit/#top

DC EcoWomen EcoHour with Jenn Low
2023-04-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th St NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Join us (IN PERSON!) on Tuesday, April 18th at 6:30pm for an EcoHour featuring a conversation with Jenn Low, Design Director from Openbox.
Jenn is an integrative designer, educator, and landscape architect with over fifteen years of experience in the planning and design of public spaces. As Design Director at Openbox, Jenn works at the intersection of people-centered design and the built environment. She sees a more integrated approach is necessary to respond to the nuances of people’s experience with our physical environments, which is fundamental to drive more just and equitable design outcomes. Before Openbox, Jenn was a practicing Landscape Architect and led partnership and program initiatives at the Landscape Architecture Foundation, the Urban Studio, and the 1882 Foundation.
Date and Time:
Tuesday, April 18th 6:30 p.m.
Location:
Teaism Penn Quarter
400 8th Street Northwest
Washington D.C. 20004
Register Here>>>

How to Power a City Movie Screening
2023-04-17 - 2023-04-23 | DC
What if solar energy powered your community? The film How to Power a City provides answers. We’re excited to host a special screening of the film How to Power a City from April 17–23. I would love for you to watch it! RSVP now.
Tickets are free, but donations are encouraged. As a nonprofit, we rely on donations to host special events like this one. Consider donating today.
How to Power a City movie screening
Stream on demand
Any time between April 17–23, 2023
https://www.solarunitedneighbors.org/event/how-to-power-a-city-movie-screening/
How to Power a City provides a front-row seat to communities battling fossil fuel dependence and bringing solar and wind projects to their hometowns. The film reveals how each community faced obstacles from corrupt and indifferent politicians to technical impasses, public ignorance, cost, and superstorm disasters. The film is a solution-focused clean energy story. Join us to experience what energy transformation looks like!
View the trailer and learn more about the film. To reserve your tickets, please visit the How To Power A City RSVP page.

Free Adult Electric Scooter Clinic – Montgomery Mall Bethesda
2023-04-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Westfield Montgomery Mall, former Sears Parking Lot, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
Saturday, April 16, 1-3 p.m.
Westfield Montgomery Mall (former Sears parking lot), 7101 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda.
Residents 18-and-older who are interested in electric scooter lessons will have the opportunity to attend free clinics in April, May and June sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Transportation. Participants will be able to take a test ride, learn safety tips and get details on basic scooter laws.
For more information: https://montgomerycomd.blogspot.com/2023/03/free-adult-electric-scooter-clinics.html

OMG Paper Shredding & Electronic Recycling Event
2023-04-15 10:00 - 13:00 | Parkside (formerly Montgomery Parks HQ), 9500 Brunett Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20901, United States
QUESTIONS? Contact info@onemontgomerygreen.org

2023 Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup Community Day
2023-04-15 | DC
The 2023 Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup will be a month-long extravaganza in April, anchored by a Community Day on Saturday, April 15. Cleanup events will be hosted throughout the entirety of the Rock Creek watershed, with volunteers across the watershed participating in litter cleanup events lasting 2-3 hours, helping to keep Rock Creek clean from the most visible form of stormwater pollution, enjoying time outside, and giving back to their local communities.
Events will regularly be added to our calendar in the weeks to come. Check back soon to see even more dates and locations!
Learn more
If you are not already a trained Stream Team Leader and you would like to host your own cleanup as part of the 2023 Rock Creek Extreme Cleanup, we’ve got you covered – please register for one of the sessions below:
Saturday, March 25, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Wednesday, April 5, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Nature Forward Conservation Cafe: Speaking Up for Nature - How Nature Forward Does Advocacy
2023-04-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Nature Forward Woodend Sanctuary, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
Conservation Cafe: Speaking Up for Nature – How Nature Forward Does Advocacy

Thursday, April 13 • 7 – 8:30 pm
In Person @ Woodend Nature Sanctuary, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
You’re invited to a special behind-the-scenes look at how Nature Forward’s advocacy team carries out its vital work!
Do you get Nature Forward action alerts? Ever wondered what goes into them – how we decide on what to work on; how we strategize what to say and who to say it to; which partners we work with; and how often we’re successful in the short- and long-term? Want to know the nuts and bolts of how we protect nature for people and wildlife in local and regional policy arenas? Just excited to hear silly stories of getting lost in statehouses and county government buildings?
Please join us to learn first-hand how we strategize with advocates like you and other key partners to achieve environmental success in the short and long term.
This exclusive experience will be our first in-person Conservation Café since 2020. It will not be live-streamed. Please join us at our headquarters at Woodend Nature Sanctuary for this exciting event!
There will also be coffee & baked goodies…
Register for the April 13 Conservation Cafe

Bread & Puppet Theater 60th Anniversary Tour: Inflammatory Earthling Rants
2023-04-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Albert Einstein High School, 11135 Newport Mill Road, Kensington, MD, 20895, United States
Earthlings are now aflame and consequently need inflammatory rants, directed against the arsonist: Western Civilization and its incompetent government. The habitual pragmatic communication jargon won’t do, so the ranters have to resort to the original language which was tasked to employ the spells, charms, and incantations needed to confront the disaster in order to instigate change – with help from Kropotkin’s Mutual Aid ideology.
Show Length: Approximately 1 hour followed by 30 min Q&A
After the show Bread & Puppet will meet with the audience, answer questions and serve its famous sourdough rye bread. Bread & Puppet’s “Cheap Art” – books, posters, postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread & Puppet Press – will be for sale.
Find out more and purchase tickets at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bread-puppet-theater-60th-anniversary-tour-inflammatory-earthling-rants-tickets-567093641347

EPA Please Stop Smoking Rally & March
2023-04-04 12:00 - 15:00 | Freedom Plaza, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Start: Tuesday, April 04, 2023 • 12:00 PM
Location: Freedom Plaza, 1325 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 US
Host Contact Info: quentin@chesapeakeclimate.org
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) keeps falling further and further behind in cutting pollution from dirty power plants nationwide. The result of these regulatory delays is that people get sick – especially people in poor communities of color – and the planet keeps warming.
This is unacceptable. EPA has the authority and the moral responsibility to issue at least EIGHT different rules that will clean up our air and protect our health from coal and gas plants.
Come to Washington,D.C. on Tuesday to tell President Joe Biden’s EPA: Stop chronic delays on its power sector regulations and move further, faster. RSVP NOW!
EPA is an essential player in establishing rules and definitions that govern our power sector and influence state and local environmental policies. EPA’s failure to meet its own self imposed deadlines means the President will not fulfill his campaign promises and could leave recent climate progress vulnerable to a future hostile Administration. We’ve seen this before: the Trump Administration reversed Obama Administration rules because rules were released late.

These delays have real-life health impacts on the American people. Join us on Tuesday, April 4 at 12 noon to let the EPA know these delays are unacceptable. RSVP now!
This rally is sponsored by CCAN, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Center for Biological Diversity, Environmental Integrity Project, Food & Water Watch, Green New Deal for DC, Hip Hop Caucus, Interfaith Power & Light, Labor Network for Sustainability, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and 350 Montgomery County. Please show up – it makes a difference.
FOR MORE INFORMATION

SAPPlings Webinar: Growing Our Green Thumbs – An Interactive Workshop on Leading Green Initiatives
2023-03-30 19:00 - 20:00 | DC
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-8gxxsJxRHWk6RaFk7x9hQ

350MoCo March 2023 Monthly Meeting
2023-03-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Connie Morella Library, 7400 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD, 20814, United States
350MoCo March 2023 Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, March 28 • 7:00 – 9:00 pm
We’re meeting at the Connie Morella Library in Bethesda on Tuesday, 3/28 at 7pm. We’ll have snacks and update you on what’s going on with our county work and some national updates. Come join in on the conversation.
Here at 350MoCo, we are driven by a single goal: to solve the climate crisis by working to address its root causes, including economic and social inequity. We are the Montgomery County chapter of the non-profit, citizens’ activist group 350.org, with nearly 2,000 local supporters. Founded in 2014 by three local climate activists, we are fighting for solutions in our community.
Find out more: https://www.350moco.org/

2023 Montgomery County Energy Summit
2023-03-28 - 2023-03-29 | Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
2023 Montgomery County Energy Summit
MARCH 28 & 29, 2023 • Silver Spring Civic Center

ABOUT THE SUMMIT
Now in its tenth year, the annual Montgomery County Energy Summit has offered cutting-edge education focused on the latest trends in green building, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and related commercial, multifamily, and residential topics in Montgomery County. Our target audience includes building owners, property managers, developers, energy contractors, and other sustainability professionals working in Montgomery County and the larger DMV area. This event typically attracts 300+ attendees, speakers, and exhibitors.
Montgomery County DEP would like to thank the US Green Building Council National Capital Region for their years of partnership in making this event a success.
The 2023 Energy Summit will take place at the metro-accessible Silver Spring Civic Building in downtown Silver Spring, MD.
This year’s Summit will focus on preparing the commercial building community for compliance with energy benchmarking, building energy performance standards, and emerging building codes. We will explore requirements and opportunities in these areas and provide hands-on learning opportunities as well as case studies from commercial and multifamily buildings.

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER:
https://www.mcenergysummit.org/

Community Conversation on Silver Spring Safety
2023-03-26 15:00 - 16:30 | Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States

DC EcoWomen Film Screening – Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island
2023-03-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Naval Heritage Center, 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Join DC EcoWomen as we support DC’s Environmental Film Festival by attending a screening of Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island!
When and Where:
Saturday, March 25 · 7 – 9pm EDT
Naval Heritage Center 701 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest Washington, DC 20004
Register Here>>>

National Arboretum Native Plant Sale
2023-03-25 08:15 - 14:00 | National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave NE, Washington, DC, 20002, United States
National Arboretum NATIVE PLANT SALE (and LAHR Symposium) at the
2400 R Street NE entrance
Washington, DC 20002
Saturday, March 25, 2023, 8:15 a.m. –2 p.m.
Where: Meadow Road, adjacent to the National Herb Garden

Vendors from across the mid-Atlantic selling spring ephemerals and many other choice perennials and woody plants.

Registration is helpful but not required for the Plant sale (see the website for the concurrent Lahr Native Plant Symposium). For more information , click here.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fona-native-plant-sale-tickets-529795290977

Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce SchmoozaPalooza
2023-03-23 18:00 - 20:00 | The Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Celebrating the Greater Silver Spring Chamber’s 30th Anniversary and featuring food from Discover the Taste of Silver Spring®, popular business expo and networking extravaganza SchmoozaPalooza returns Thursday, March 23, 2023.

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. • Thursday, March 23 • The Fillmore Silver Spring

This event is the perfect opportunity to:

Get your brand in front of a large audience through various sponsorships
Connect with future clients and customers as an event exhibitor
Sample tasty treats from member restaurants and food purveyors
Experience the fabulous Fillmore Silver Spring

Don’t miss the best networking event of the year, register today!

https://web.gsscc.org/events/SchmoozaPaloozaBusiness%20Expo%20%20Networking%20Extravaganza-266608/details

Race, History, and Rock Creek: Women Who've Made a Difference in Rock Creek
2023-03-23 17:30 - 19:00 | DC
Race, History, and Rock Creek: Women Who’ve Made a Difference in Rock Creek
Thursday, March 23, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (VIRTUAL)
For most of Rock Creek Park’s history, women have played a role in historic events, though often with less fanfare and formal power than men. This program will explore the ways in which notable women, including Rachel Carson, Beatrix Farrand, and Elizabeth Proctor Thomas, have shaped Rock Creek and left a wider legacy – and the ways Rock Creek shaped them. Kym Elder of the National Park Service, Ann Aldrich of Dumbarton Oaks Park Conservancy, and Rebecca Henson of the Springsong Museum will speak on a panel moderated by Rock Creek Park botanist Ana Chuquin.
REGISTER HERE

Seneca Creek Trash Pickup
2023-03-18 10:00 - 12:00 | DC
Trash Pickup Event This Saturday, March 18!

Join us this Saturday, March 18 from 10 am to noon for a trash pickup event at “Big Bend” on Seneca Creek (about where Hooker’s Branch flows into Seneca in Darnestown). Access and park on Berryville Road. Neighbors who regularly keep this area clean will be joining us and we hope to clear litter from both sides of Seneca. We’ll have a few wading boots for people to borrow but bring your own and gloves, if you have them. Questions: contact senecacreekwp@gmail.com.

Perspectives of Women in Environmental Leadership
2023-03-14 17:00 - 19:00 | DC
Join Us on March 14, 2023 for a Panel Discussion with Environmental Leaders in the Chesapeake region.
*In-Person with Reception – only a few seats remain*
or join via Zoom webinar
Moderated by Dr. Kandis Boyd, Chesapeake Bay Program Director
Featured Panelists:

Serena McIlwain | Secretary, Maryland Department of the Environment
Wendy O’Sullivan | Superintendent, National Park Service – Chesapeake Office
Jana Davis | President, Chesapeake Bay Trust
Hilary Harp Falk | President, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Kate Fritz | CEO, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Anna Killius | Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Commission

ONLY A FEW SEATS REMAIN TO ATTEND IN-PERSON!
Register now to attend in-person or join the waitlist after we reach capacity.
For questions, contact Suzanne Armstro​ng,
Vice President for Development at the Chesapeake Bay Trust
Register to Attend via Zoom
Learn More About the Event

SAPPlings Forum: Managing Food Waste & Composting at Home and at School
2023-03-09 19:00 - 20:00 | DC
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tdeirqzIjG9DH8VTo03KPMOBIBNJxRQcq

Kensington - Wheaton 5th Annual Business Networking Expo
2023-03-08 17:30 - 20:00 | Town of Kensington, MD, Kensington, MD, 20895, United States
In partnership with The Town of Kensington
at Kensington Town Hall/Armory / 301-949-2424
3710 Mitchell Street, Kensington, MD 20895

Meet Kensington Mayor Tracey Furman and members of the Town Council, and members of the Board of Directors of the Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce.

Also meet with state and local elected officials, Montgomery County Police, and Fire and Rescue, along with representatives from Mid-County Regional Services.

And featuring a Jazz Guitar Combo & Doorprizes.

Appetizers and drinks served
Mix and network with other businesses
Browse the information tables of local businesses!
Music with Steve Ragsdale’s Jazz Guitar Combo.

For more information: https://www.wkchamber.org/events-activities/mixers-networking-events/

Nature Forward: Taking Nature Black 2023
2023-03-08 - 2023-03-11 | Nature Forward Woodend Sanctuary, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815, United States
The 5th Taking Nature Black Conference opens Wednesday, March 8 through Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Themed “Belonging: Engaged and Empowered,” this bigger-than-ever event (two days virtual, one in-person, and one day of nature experiences) will offer dialogue, presentations and performances focused on the interests of Black nature professionals, environmental justice advocates, educators, and outdoor enthusiasts. Attendees will be inspired, energized, and connected to a growing community of people bringing about environmental change.
For more information and to register:
https://natureforward.org/taking-nature-black/

Race, History, and Rock Creek: Nature as Healing
2023-02-28 17:30 - 19:00 | DC
Race, History, and Rock Creek: Nature as Healing
Tuesday, February 28, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM (VIRTUAL)
Join Rock Creek Conservancy and Rock Creek Park as we host a virtual conversation at the intersection of race, history, and Rock Creek Park.
During personal and national tragedies, social unrest, or other disruptions, many people look to nature as a place for respite, reflection, and renewal. This month’s program, a conversation with Ana Ka’ahanui of Capital Nature, Brenda Richardson of Friends of Oxon Run, and Dr. Jennifer Roberts of the University of Maryland will explore the ways in which Rock Creek can restore our mental and physical health, and how that intersects with race, given the legacy of biophobia and access issues.
REGISTER

Waste Not Want Not: How Composting & Zero-Waste Cooking Can Green Your Life
2023-02-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Equinox Restaurant, 818 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC, 20006, United States
Chef Todd Gray and Dame Ellen Kassoff, our hosts with the compost, will share their sustainability journey and pass along valuable tips on how you can start composting and save money by rescuing valuable ingredients you’re probably tossing. Wasting food wastes all kinds of resources and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. By embracing seed-to-stem cooking and diverting food waste into compost, we can help reduce methane emissions and produce an invaluable resource — often referred to as “black gold” — for growing food and maintaining healthy soil.
The afternoon will begin with a tour of Equinox’s composting system, followed by a cooking demo with Chef Todd where you’ll get to taste some surprisingly scrappy snacks. We’ll toast to compost with cocktails and mocktails made with ingredients that often go to waste, and end with insights from a panel of sustainability experts:
Caroline Howe, Aspire Program Coordinator, Innovation & Equitable Development, DC Department of Small & Local Business Development
Jeffrey Neal, Founder & CEO, Loop Closing
Lela Singh, Retail and Social Media Manager, Teaism Tea Shop
During the event, you’ll have the opportunity to bid on sustainable lifestyle items at the silent auction and raffle. Proceeds of the auction and raffle will fund the Les Dames DC Chapter’s grants and scholarships program in support of the advancement of women in the food, beverage, and hospitality industries.
Metro accessible via Farragut West and Farragut North stations.
Cost: $35 for members and non-members and includes passed bites and one drink.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER

OMG Green Drinks: Environmental Legislative Briefing
2023-02-23 17:30 - 20:00 | Terra Mare Restaurant and Bar, 2504 Ennalls Ave, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
SAVE THE DATE!
REGISTRATION INFO TO COME.

DC EcoWomen Speaker Series with Caitlin Lang
2023-02-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Teaism Penn Quarter, 400 8th St NW, Washington, DC, 20004, United States
Join DCEW on February 21st for EcoHour with Caitlin Lang, Senior Field Officer for the Pew Charitable Trusts!
Lang came to The Pew Charitable Trusts in 2008 after serving as a campaign Director for the National Environmental Trust (NET). Prior to that, she worked in NET’s Field Department, first as an organizer in South Carolina and then as a Manager based in the DC office. Her background ranges from working for the Chamber of Commerce and as a Director of a Downtown Development Association to running South Carolina’s Lowcountry Campaign for the Democratic Party. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Political Science.
Location:
Teaism Penn Quarter 400 8th Street Northwest Washington, D.C., DC 20004
Register Here>>>
