Heat Mapping On Sunday, August 7th Is A Go!

Montgomery County’s Urban Heat Mapping Campaign is taking place on Sunday, August 7^th. On Campaign Day, “street scientist” volunteers will drive around the county to collect data to determine urban heat islands. We will have 4 meeting checkpoints that will be staffed from  6-7 AM; 2- 3 PM; and 7- 8 PM where community members are welcome to stop by to learn more about the program, heat health, and urban heat islands in Montgomery County. We will have handouts to bring home on county heat resilience programs, handheld sensors to take surface temperature readings, and organizers to learn more from you on how heat impacts your wellbeing and possible solutions you would like to see!

The following locations throughout the County will serve as central meeting points:

• Falls Road Local Park, 12600 Falls Rd, Potomac, MD 20854
• Germantown Town Center Park, 19840 Century Blvd, Germantown, MD 20874
• White Oak Community Recreation Center, 1700 April Ln, Silver Spring, MD 20904
• Acorn Urban Park, 8060 Newell St. Silver Spring, MD 20910

Thank you volunteers!
This community heat mapping wouldn’t be possible without our county’s volunteer Street Scientists!

Join us at 2PM on campaign day at Acorn Urban Park for a thank you event featuring representatives from NOAA, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Montgomery County’s Heat Watch organizing team, including:

• Volunteer “street scientists,” residents of Montgomery County
• Ken Graham, Director of NOAA’s National Weather Service
• Gretchen Goldman, Assistant Director for Environmental Science, Engineering, Policy, and Justice at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Adriana Hochberg, Acting Director of  Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and Climate Change Officer
• Wendy Howard, Executive Director of One Montgomery Green

For more information: https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2022/participate-in-community-heat-mapping-this-summer/