One Montgomery Green

Climate Rally outside MCPS Headquarters
2022-04-01 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Montgomery County Board of Education, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
Rally at MCPS Headquarters on April 1 (because climate change is no joke)
Climate Rally outside of MCPS Headquarters
850 Hungerford Dr., Rockville
Friday, April 1 at 1:30 pm
Come support our students next Friday, April 1 at 1:30 PM (early release day for students) at the headquarters of MCPS in Rockville. The BIPOC Green New Deal Interns have organized a rally calling for decisive action from MCPS on climate!
We will gather in the parking lot and listen to speakers and conclude with a march down Mannakee to Hungerford Drive/Route 355. Some of our supporters may risk arrest as we block that busy street. Your active support sends a strong message to both the youth organizers and MCPS.
WHY: MCPS lags behind even the less than adequate performance of the rest of the County in this climate emergency. MCPS only purchases 38% renewable energy vs 100% for other County buildings. Almost all MCPS schools are gas-heated. MCPS continues to build new schools with methane furnaces.
HOW YOU CAN HELP: Please sign up and show up to stand and support MoCo youth in demanding MCPS get serious about climate change: http://bit.ly/4122DemoSignUp
With your help, the Interns will now shine a bright light on the forgotten half of County operations — the schools!
Questions? Contact Jim at jimwdriscoll@gmail.com. Thank you for caring!
PS) The Interns’ efforts and pleas have made the news! NPR environmental reporter Jacob Fenston covered the interns’ story and then subsequently published this article on March 9: https://bit.ly/GNDprotests.

Invest in Our Planet: Community and Youth Activism Webinar
2022-03-31 12:00 - 13:00
Great Global Cleanup, Youth Leadership, and Creating Change in Your Own Community
Thursday, March 31 • 12 Noon – 1 pm
Please join us as we discuss the next generation of environmental actors at an Earth Day Live event on Thursday, March 31 at 12 pm EDT entitled The Next Generation: The Great Global Cleanup, Youth Leadership, and Creating Change in Your Own Community. This digital event will feature several youth activists who are bravely taking action to not only clean up the plastic pollution in our environment, but are also investing in ways to put an end to mismanaged waste.
The younger generations will be the ones to live with the most devastating effects of climate change and plastic pollution. Therefore, it is essential that leaders and change makers from younger generations step up and make a difference in their communities while inspiring their peers to do the same. Although young, they have immense power to disrupt the status quo.
Join us to learn about the innovators of our future.
REGISTER
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:

Lefteris Arapaki — Co-Founder and Director, Enaleia (Greece)
Lillith Electra Platt — Founder, Lilly’s Plastic Cleanup (Netherlands)
Pedro Urioste — Ambassador, Limpa Brazil (Brazil)

The panel will be moderated by Colm Flynn, TV and radio host from Ireland, who covers international stories for BBC and RTÈ.
We look forward to an engaging conversation on young leaders inspiring the next generation of climate action.

DEP & OMG Eco Evenings: ELECTRIFICATION
2022-03-30 18:30 - 20:00
Wednesday, March 30 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm
To register: https://bit.ly/3Jkv0Fq

A SAPPlings Webinar: Looking Good and Being Mindful
2022-03-24 19:00 - 20:00
Beth Gingold founded Recycle Leaders to help school staff and students take action on waste with lasting, measurable results. She and her team of high school interns are partnering with the Audubon Naturalist Society to build the world’s largest action research projects for high school students: one focused on reducing household food waste and the other on microplastic pollution from clothing. Beth is a LEED Green Associate and holds a BA in Economics and Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania.

Rachel Mednick holds a BS from Drexel University in Fashion Design & Merchandising and a Master’s Degree of Professional Studies in Business of Fashion from LIM. She currently teaches at Drexel University and Moore College of Art & Design and leads the Sustainability Committee for the Philadelphia Fashion and Garments Task Force and is the Clothing/Textile Coalition Leader for All Together Now PA.

To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1FCbgwFrRE6CmsWzIMTghQ

OMG & WKCC Green Networking Happy Hour
2022-03-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Hakuna Matata Grill, 2405 Price Ave, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Join us for an evening of wonderful Authentic East African food with special-priced drinks and appetizers from Award-winning Executive Chef Paul “Smokey” Ofwonoat
Wednesday, March 23. 2022 from 6:00 – 7:30 pm
We’ll also discuss upcoming opportunities to celebrate Earth Day/Month in April with Wendy Howard, Executive Director of One Montgomery Green, about the ways we as individual stewards of the environment can make a difference.
https://www.OneMontgomeryGreen.org
Hakuna Matata Grill
2405 Price Avenue
Wheaton, MD 20902
(will be in their outdoor enclosed dining tent)
https://www.HakunaMatataGrill.com
240-669-6800
For more information and to register:
https://wkchamber.org/events-activities/mixers-networking-events
Download flyer
http://wkchamber.org/wp-content/uploads/Mar23-HappyHour.pdf

ANS Naturally Latinos Conference 4
2022-03-22 - 2022-03-26 | Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Registration is now open for Naturally Latinos Conference 2022!
NLC4 will run for FIVE DAYS, primarily virtually, from Tuesday, March 22nd – Saturday, March 26th. Friday March 25th will be indoors at the Silver Spring Civic Center (and livestreamed), and Saturday will offer several outdoor experiences. Buy a “hybrid” conference ticket to attend the Friday and Saturday events in person!
Our theme is Another World is Possible / Otro Mundo es Posible. This year we’re creating and sharing our visions for what is possible. In a world full of change, conflict, and crisis, we remember that it is also full of caring, creativity, and community. Join us to re-connect, re-envision, re-commit, and re-vitalize our joy and hope for the future, juntos.

Register now for Early Bird Pricing

Visit our web page to learn more about our speakers and the conference.

Go Electric! Event in Rockville
2022-03-19 10:00 - 16:00 | Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St, Rockville, MD, 20850, United States
Go Electric!
March 19, 10am – 4pm in Rockville MD!
Check out electric cars and buses, exchange old lightbulbs for free LEDs, learn about solar power, battery-powered leaf blowers and mowers, green energy financing, recycle small appliances, and more!
#GoElectric #DriveElectricMC #MCEVPC #SolarPower
https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2022/goelectric/
Montgomery County Government

The Moco Show
Ride On Montgomery County Transit
Clean Air Partners
Electrification Coalition
EVHybridNoire
PepcoConnect
American Green Zone Alliance
Safe Grow Montgomery
Montgomery County Master Gardeners – Maryland
Poolesville Green
Bethesda Green
One Montgomery Green
Rock Creek Conservancy
EGO
Strosniders Hardware
Sierra Club Montgomery County
Conservation Montgomery
University of Maryland Extension
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
City of Gaithersburg Government
Montgomery County Green Bank
Rockville, Maryland
Solar United Neighbors
City of Takoma Park, MD – Municipal Government

DC EcoWomen Rock Creek Park Hike
2022-03-12 10:00 - 13:00
Ignore the groundhog, spring is coming! Let’s shake off winter and warm up our muscles on a hike. Join DC EcoWomen on Saturday, March 12 at 10am for a 6 mile, moderately challenging hike in Rock Creek Park.
This event is open to all who identify as women and their friends and families.
This is the second in a series of social hikes that DC EcoWomen is hosting this year. We’re looking forward to seeing old friends and getting to know new ones. Attend one or attend all, but please register for each separately – registration links will become available throughout the year for the later hikes in the series. Additional hikes will be held on:

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Saturday, May 14, 10am: National Arboretum

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Saturday, July 16, 10am: Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens

Register Here>>>

SAPPlings Forum: Fashion Choices & the Environment
2022-03-10 19:00 - 20:00
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sceuprzItHdauEXWa8Q3KJXFOTlZ6UwAy

Webinar Series: Planning for Future Stream Restoration
2022-03-09 19:00 - 20:30
Stream restoration is a complicated and passionate debate for many and can even be quite polarizing. It is not a black and white subject and can contain a lot of grey depending on perspectives. For this reason, Montgomery County has created a webinar series to discuss the topic and various aspects of the County’s restoration program, the techniques used in practice, and future planning efforts (all sessions will be recorded and available to the public). The County values its residents and their experiences and wants to listen and learn from them. We hope you can join us throughout the webinar series so we can learn from each other and ensure Montgomery County has a clear blueprint for restoration success.
Webinar Series
Planning for Future Stream Restoration
March 9, 2022, 7pm – 8:30pm
Registration: https://bit.ly/MCStream4
Speakers: TBD
The session’s tentative agenda will:

provide a recap of the previous 3 webinar sessions and discuss what has been learned through the webinar series, including realizations, differing perspectives and understanding what success will look like in Montgomery County.
elaborate on the future of Montgomery County’s stream restoration planning efforts based on the discussions conducted throughout the webinar series.

For more information:
https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2021/public-invited-to-stream-restoration-webinar-series/

EcoWomen: Career Conversations w/Shannon Houde
2022-03-09 10:00 - 11:30
Are you looking to find your dream job, break into the environmental and social impact space, or advance your career?
DC EcoWomen will host an event series with Shannon Houde, a career and executive coach specializing in the impact sector. Shannon has more than two decades of mentoring, coaching, and training professionals, executives, and job seekers who are looking to make a difference. She recently published the book Good Work: How to Build a Career that Makes a Difference in the World.
There are three events, each with a different focus, to help you find your dream job and grow in it:

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March 9, 10am Eastern: Starting Your Journey in the Impact Career Field

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April 13, 10am Eastern: Breaking Into the Impact Career Field

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May 4, 10am Eastern: Moving Up in the Impact Career Field

You’ll leave the event with tangible tools and tactics to help you in your career journey. Registration is $10 for each event.
Register for the March 9 event here>>>

Contemporary Conversations: Our Impact on Climate Change
2022-03-05 19:00 - 20:00
Pulitzer Prize Winner, Science Writer and Journalist Elizabeth Kolbert to be Featured Speaker for Free ‘Contemporary Conversations Series’ on Saturday, March 5 at 7 pm
Elizabeth Kolbert, staff writer for The New Yorker and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Sixth Extinction, An Unnatural History, will be the featured speaker for the free “Contemporary Conversations Series” of Montgomery County Public Libraries at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. Ms. Kolbert will participate in a virtual conversation on climate change and how habits and decisions can make an impact.
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MCPS Youth Climate Summit
2022-03-05 | Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Gaithersburg, 20850, United States
A full-day conference designed to educate MCPS students about climate change and equip them with the tools to create climate action projects in their communities.
Saturday, March 5th, 2022
Location: Universities at Shady Grove (9630 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD 20850)
At the MCPS Youth Climate Summit, high school students will learn about climate change on a personal level through plenary speakers and workshops that demonstrate actionable ways to engage in the climate movement. The Summit concludes with participants being mentored through the process of writing a climate action plan, a project outline they can implement in their school or community.
At the MCPS Youth Climate Summit, students can:

Hear the latest research-based, climate change science information, and learn the economic and ecological consequences of climate change
Learn strategies to respond & adapt to climate change in Montgomery County and in the process save their schools and communities money
Develop a Climate Action Plan to bring back to their school and community
Benefit through increased knowledge and development of leadership skills
Network with schools across Montgomery County to learn about successful climate action
Creative minds are encouraged!

For more information: https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/YouthClimateSummit/
COVID-19 Information: The safety of all Summit participants is a top priority. Event sponsors will follow MCPS guidelines for extra curricular events. Should conditions make it necessary to move to a virtual format, the decision will be announced in January 2022.

Acoustic and Ales* (& Bulb Exchange): Acorn Urban Park, SS
2022-03-04 17:00 - 19:30 | Acorn Urban Park, 8060 Newell Street, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, United States
Warm up from the inside out at Montgomery Parks’ Acoustic and Ales winter happy hour series! Enjoy a night of live music, locally crafted beer, and food.
Adults and children welcome! Beer, food, and non alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Registration is not required. Parking availability may vary based on location, so please use the links provided to the right of the page to map out your arrival! Parks are accessible by public transportation. Please see below for additional information.

*Friday, March 4: Acorn Urban Park, 5-7:30pm

Craft Beer Vendor: Silver Branch Brewing
Food Vendor: Big Greek Food Truck
Musical Guest: Ted Garber

*At these events, a representative from Montgomery Energy Connection will be tabling at our events to provide residents with an opportunity swap out their old incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs for energy efficient LEDs. Switching to LEDs helps lower your utility costs and keeps money in your pocket so you can buy more ale and food at our events!

Ask An EV Owner
2022-03-02 19:30 - 20:30
March 2, 2022 @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On the 1st Wednesday of the every month join EVADC for our on-line Ask An EV Owner event. Are you shopping for an EV? Do you have questions about your new EV? Or are you just curious about EVs? If you can answer yes to any of these questions then this event is for you.
Register here: https://evadc.wildapricot.org/Ask

Social Enterprise Forum: The Race to Carbon Neutrality
2022-02-28 19:00 - 20:30
Washington College and B Local Mid-Atlantic invite you to the virtual
Washington College Social Enterprise Forum: Getting to Zero – The Race to Carbon Neutrality.
Date: Monday, February 28th, 2022
Time: 7:00 am – 8:30 pm ET
Location: Virtual
About the Event
This is the second year that Washington College and B Local Mid-Atlantic are hosting the Social Enterprise Forum. This year, the focus of the forum is on social enterprises and their environmental commitments with two panels: one on the role of business in climate change and the second on carbon offsets.
Panelists from businesses in the mid-Atlantic region will discuss how they help to create social, environmental, and economic impact. Also, learn about job and internship opportunities in businesses that make a difference.

Register Here

SAPPlings Webinar – The Role of Forests in Climate Change
2022-02-24 19:00 - 20:00
A SAPPlings Webinar –
The Role of Forests in Climate Change:
How Trees Can Tell Us if We’re Winning or Losing the Battle
Thursday, February 24 • 7 – 8 pm
Join SAPPlings for a discussion on the importance of forests as a tool to mitigate the impacts of climate change, how we’re reforesting in Montgomery County and how you can get involved. Our guest speakers are

Caroline Taylor, Executive Director of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance, and
Kristin Taddei, Manager of the Reforest Montgomery and Forest Mitigation Bank programs of the Montgomery County Planning Department.

REGISTER HERE

Seneca Creek Watershed Partners presents Bonnie Bell: Seneca Greenway Trail
2022-02-23 19:30 - 20:30
Join Seneca Creek Watershed Partners on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm to hear Bonnie Bell speak about the Seneca Greenway Trail. You may have walked this trail but there’s still much to learn and Bonnie is an expert. Join us at this Zoom link.

ANS Naturalist Hour: Virtual Nature Walk
2022-02-23 19:00 - 20:00
Virtual Nature Walk
Wednesday, February 23 at 7:00 pm
Frederick TutmanPatuxent Riverkeeper

Experience the many wondrous gifts and simple joys nature presents us with year round through the eyes of Patuxent Riverkeeper, Fred Tutman. During this Naturalist Hour, we will share pictures, prose, stories and observations about nature in winter. Join us for a “virtual” nature walk in the Patuxent River Corridor.

Join us by registering here

EcoEvenings with DEP & OMG: Environmental Justice: Where Are We Now?
2022-02-23 18:30 - 20:00
This town hall forum will focus on the state of environmental justice in Montgomery County (past, present and future). Panelists will focus on a few key areas and the discussion will end with an assessment of the present and solutions for the future.
Temitope (Tope) Fajingbesi, MBA, CPA, ACA, is a social impact entrepreneur and educator. She is an agricultural business lecturer and advisor at the University of Maryland, College Park, Co-Founder of Dodo Farms in Montgomery County MD, and the coordinating trustee of United for Kids Foundation.

Vanessa Pierre is a garden coach, educator, and food activist in the DC Metro area. When she is not performing her functions of being a single mother to three beautiful children and working full time, she runs an organization—Homestead Hustle & Healing— whose mission is to build strong, self sufficient, empowered and healthy minority communities through food & gardening education, demonstration, & advocacy.

Laurie-Anne Sayles is the first African American and the first black woman elected to the Gaithersburg City Council. She is a member of the National League of Cities Board of Directors, the Transportation and Infrastructure Service Committee, and the Women in Municipal Government vice-chair. A member of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, she chairs the Chesapeake Bay and Water Policy Advocacy Committee.

REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THIS EVENT

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Webinar: Results of three years of volunteer water quality monitoring in DC
2022-02-22 18:00 - 19:30
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/results-of-three-years-of-volunteer-water-quality-monitoring-in-dc-tickets-244015245167

Maryland Solar Action Team Quarterly Meeting
2022-02-22 18:00 - 19:00
Maryland Solar Action Team Quarterly Meeting
Tuesday, February 22 • 6 p.m. – 7 p.m. • Virtual

We’re building momentum in Maryland and you’re invited to play a fundamental role in growing the local solar movement!
Join fellow solar supporters from across the state to be a part of the Maryland Solar Action team. The Solar Action Team meets quarterly to share updates on what’s happening with solar in the state and to talk about ways you can get involved.

We’ll discuss:

How you can promote more solar throughout Maryland
2022 planning and goals
​​​Discussion of advocacy priorities

We hope to see you there!
Click here to RSVP!

Rock Creek Conservancy Clean-Up: Normanstone Clean-Up
2022-02-21 10:00 - 12:00
Normanstone Cleanup
Monday 2/21, 10am-12pm
Normanstone, 2825 Normanstone Dr NW, Washington, DC
Please join the Conservancy and the National Park Service for a number of stewardship activities taking place over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, led by our trained volunteer leaders!
More Info and to Register

Rock Creek Conservancy Clean-Up: Peirce Mill Litter Clean-Up
2022-02-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC, 20008, United States
Peirce Mill Litter Cleanup
Sunday 2/20, 10am-12pm
Peirce Mill, 2401 Tilden St NW, Washington, DC
Please join the Conservancy and the National Park Service for a number of stewardship activities taking place over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, led by our trained volunteer leaders!
More Info and to Register

Rock Creek Conservancy Clean-Up: Invasive Removal at Melvin Hazen East
2022-02-19 10:00 - 12:00
Invasive Removal at Melvin Hazen East
Saturday 2/19, 10am-12pm
Melvin Hazen East, 2801 Quebec St, NW, Washington, DC
Please join the Conservancy and the National Park Service for a number of stewardship activities taking place over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, led by our trained volunteer leaders!
More Info and to Register

Rock Creek Conservancy Clean-Up: Piney Branch
2022-02-19 10:00 - 12:00
Piney Branch Litter Cleanup
Saturday 2/19, 10am-12pm
Piney Branch Picnic Pavilion #29, Piney Branch Pkwy NW, Washington, DC
Please join the Conservancy and the National Park Service for a number of stewardship activities taking place over the Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, led by our trained volunteer leaders!
More Info and to Register

Febrewary: Time to Kick Gas | Bulb Exchange – Lone Oak Brewery, Olney
2022-02-18 17:00 - 19:00 | Lone Oak Brewery, 5000 Olney Laytonsville Rd, Laytonsville, MD, 20832, United States
Friday, February 18, 2022 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Lone Oak Brewery, 5000 Olney-Laytonsville Rd, Olney, 20832

For the last few years, we have been visiting local breweries around the County to make sure that residents have the most energy efficient lightbulbs on the market. And this year, we are taking it even further – encouraging residents to KICK GAS!
Since 2015, February has been proclaimed as “Maryland Craft Beer Lovers Month” by Gov. Larry Hogan. “FeBREWary.”is the official month-long celebration of Maryland craft beer. Maryland is a bubbling craft beer destination in the Mid-Atlantic. Whether you are a Maryland resident or a tourist planning a craft beer getaway, FeBREWary is the perfect time to visit and explore Maryland’s breweries.
In Montgomery County, we have been celebrating the many small and independent brewers along the Tastemakers Trail since 2019, when we created the Brews and Bulbs initiative that allows residents to swap out their inefficient light bulbs for LEDs while drinking delicious locally brewed beer, and supporting local business owners.
Time to Kick Gas
This year, the participating breweries will not only be hosting a light bulb exchange but members of the Electric Vehicle Association of Greater Washington, DC. will be present to talk about EV ownership and we will be promoting the new EV Purchasing Cooperative. You can also learn about going solar with PV panels or community solar subscriptions.
For more information and ways to Kick Gas, visit https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2022/febrewary-2022-time-to-kick-gas/

Montgomery Parks GreenScapes Symposium
2022-02-18 09:30 - 16:30
Advancing the Natural Landscape in a Modern World – Solutions for Sites & Situations
Friday, February 18, 2022 | 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
*Live Zoom event
Join us for a fascinating day of presentations highlighting design strategies that make it easier and more effective to integrate native plants into a variety of landscapes.
Gardening for wildlife and designing landscapes that mimic nature are being embraced by homeowners and design professionals alike. But leveraging native plants for specific environments and design outcomes can often be challenging. Obstacles can range from tough site conditions to urban gardens with limited space for creating beneficial ecosystems. How can we protect the function and structure of the natural ecology by substituting natives for invasive species? Learn exciting and novel uses of plants, planting design, and application of ecological principles to overcome these roadblocks and achieve high-impact, environmentally sustainable designs.
***This will be offered as a series of live online lectures using Zoom with audience Q&A incorporated into the program. Each session will be recorded and a link to watch the symposium will be emailed to all participants.
For more information and to register:
https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/brookside-gardens/greenscapes/

Solar United Neighbors Webinar: Community Solar
2022-02-17 19:30 - 20:30
Webinar: What puts the “community” in community solar?

Thursday, February 17
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. ET

There’s more than one way to benefit from solar energy. It doesn’t just have to go on your roof, or even on your property.
Community solar is a great option if you don’t have the ability to put solar where you live.
Join us on Thursday for a free webinar about community solar. You’ll learn:

How community solar projects help more people go solar
Where community solar is available now
What you can do to support community solar where you live

Click here to RSVP

ANS Conservation Café: Reducing Building Emissions Equitably: Fighting One of the Top Two Sources of Greenhouse Gases in the DC Region
2022-02-17 19:00 - 20:30 | virtual
Get to Know a Jewel of Washington, DC: Anacostia Park
Thursday, February 17 at 7:00 PM
Richard Trent has just started as the first Executive Director of Friends of Anacostia Park, and he is excited to share about the history of Anacostia Park, the development of its brand-new Friends group, what the future of the Park may hold, and how people can help/get involved.
Join us during this month’s Conservation Café to learn how this initiative has potential to lead a national conversation about the power of local residents to preserve and protect the environment.

Register for Conservation Café
