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SAPPlings Student Forum: Sustainability in Schools (Part 2)

SAPPlings Student Forum - Sustainability in Schools (Part 2) Thursday, February 10 • 7 - 8 pm SAPPlings' next high school student forum will be a follow-up discussion on sustainability in schools on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 7pm. Join us for a discussion of MCPS's new draft Sustainaibility Policy, learn how to submit your comments for consideration and learn what else you can do to make your sc...
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ANS Nature Black Faith-based Roundtable: Grounded in Faith, Rooted in Nature

Join ANS and the U.S. Forest Service's Office of Urban and Community Forestry for the first Taking Nature Black  Faith-based Roundtable: Grounded in Faith, Rooted in Nature.  This compelling discussion will happen virtually, via Zoom, Thursday, February 10,  2:00 – 3:30 pm and is FREE and open to the public. Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeeper, will join us as the moderator. Stay tuned for m...
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EcoEvenings with DEP and OMG: Learn About Neighborhood Initiatives to Green Your Community

Wednesday, January 26 • 6:30 - 8:00 pm WITH SPECIAL GUESTS David Gershon is one of the world’s foremost experts in empowerment and transformative social change. Over the past 30 years he has developed programs and strategies that have empowered millions of people worldwide to reduce their carbon and overall environmental footprint and hundreds of cities to become more sustainable. One ...
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DC EcoWomen EcoHour Speaker Series: Tracey Lewis

Join us for the next EcoHour on January 18, 2022 with Tracey Lewis, Policy Counsel at Public Citizen! Tracey Lewis is one of three Policy Counsels in the Climate Group at Public Citizen, where she works at the intersection of climate finance and financial regulatory policy. Tracey is an alumna of Spelman College and Vermont Law School. Most recently, Tracey was named to the second cohort of fello...
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MLK Plogging Challenge

Join OMG, DEP and Montgomery Parks in recognizing the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr by participating in our MLK Plogging Challenge! Plogging means picking up litter while jogging or walking. This is an individual volunteer opportunity allowing safe clean ups during the ongoing pandemic. Register and select where to pick up your kit (gloves & trash bags). Instructions will be emailed onc...
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SAPPlings Student Forum – Sustainability in Schools

SAPPlings Student Forum - Sustainability in Schools Thursday, January 13 • 7 - 8 pm Join us to learn what schools around the country are doing to improve their sustainability and decrease their carbon footprints and learn more about what students in MoCo are doing right here at home. We'll be sharing examples on dealing with food waste, introducing electric buses, and moving schools to cle...
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SAPPlings Forum: Chatting for Change

Our last program of 2021 will be a forum where we'll be talking with high school students about issues related to managing waste AND planning programs for 2022. Bring your thoughts and especially your passion for the environment and chat with us tonight at 7pm. REGISTER HERE Please follow SAPPlings on social media! Instagram @ mocosapplings Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/92238...
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ANS Conservation Café: Reducing Building Emissions Equitably: Fighting One of the Top Two Sources of Greenhouse Gases in the DC Region

Audubon Naturalist Society Conservation Cafe Reducing Building Emissions Equitably: Fighting One of the Top Two Sources of Greenhouse Gases in the DC Region Wednesday, December 8, 7:00 - 8:30 pm Join representatives from the DC Green Bank and other experts to learn about how their programs are helping homeowners, renters, multifamily developers, and commercial properties in our region sw...
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Leaders in Energy 8th Annual Four Gen Awards

Leaders in Energy 8th Annual Four Gen Awards December 3 • 7 – 9 pm • VIRTUAL It's time for the 8th Annual Four Generations of Leaders in Clean Energy and Sustainability Solutions – The Four Gen Awards... ...And we are excited to introduce you to our 2021 Awardees! This year's awardees come from many different disciplines. All have a deep desire to help the earth and are innovating ways...
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SAPPlings Webinar: The Big Picture—Major Challenges to the Earth’s Health and What We Can Do About Them

A SAPPlings Webinar for High School Students Dr. Christopher (Chris) Puttock is a botanist with four decades experience in environmental conservation and habitat restoration. Since moving to Maryland in 2008 Chris has been a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of Natural History, and Executive Director and CEO of Chesapeake Natives, Inc. He is the current President ...
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