One Montgomery Green (OMG), a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization, is the successor organization resulting from a merger in 2017 between GreenWheaton, Inc.(GW) and Silver Spring Green, Inc (SSG). Our mission remains unchanged—to catalyze the County’s transition to a sustainable economy, facilitate environmental responsibility among businesses, residents, and government, and increase the quality of life for all Montgomery County residents. Every OMG sustainability initiative begins with a foundation of diversity, justice, equity and inclusion woven throughout the process, which reflects the eclectic background and culture of the residents of Montgomery County, MD. OMG is dedicated to engaging the community in education and outreach that promotes sustainable communities with a “visibly green” and healthy environmental footprint. In an effort to empower and educate the public to better adapt and mitigate the impact of climate change, OMG has two main projects; a climate resilience project whose goal is to engage and educate communities by creating an assessment tool and a response plan that addresses climate change vulnerabilities, resilience, and adaptation; and the Clean Headwaters Program, a six- session course offering high school students an opportunity to perform hands-on community science to determine the extent of the plastics pollution in two Montgomery County streams.
One Montgomery Green (OMG) fosters partnerships to support environmental sustainability and promote the development of a green economy. OMG acts as a catalyst for environmental responsibility among businesses, residents and government to improve the quality of life for all of Montgomery County. We do this by:
- Modeling and promoting sustainability in our county;
- Educating citizens and the business community about new sustainable initiatives from all sectors of society as well as government programs;
- Documenting and measuring the county’s progress in greening the economy;
- Sponsoring and supporting sustainable initiatives that will support a green economy.
One of the initial exciting new projects is a mapping effort. OMG will map green assets that already exist and identify new and under-served opportunities to develop green solutions. OMG has begun to identify sustainable and green-oriented companies, other organizations countywide and resources in specific sectors with an emphasis on Silver Spring and Wheaton.