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Ecofriends Dinner

Ecofriends Dinner Saturday, July 22 · 5:30 - 7:30pm Sushi Jin Next Door 8555 Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD 20910 Join us for dinner at the next ecofriends dinner! At this event, everyone is invited to bring an environmental event or action that they would like to promote. Do you have a petition that needs signatures? A fundraiser? An event? Please bring an actionable item that peo...
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Nature Forward: Environmental Advocacy 101

ENVIRONMENTAL ADVOCACY 101 Wednesday, July 19 • 2 - 4:40 pm • Online via Zoom If you're passionate about a nature cause, build your strengths researching issues and solutions, developing action plans, and more! REGISTER
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Sierra Club Maryland Annual Lobby Night

Join us on Monday, February 6 at 7:30 PM to kick off our 2023 lobbying efforts. We will review our 2023 priority bills and legislative agenda. Then, join us on Monday, February 13 from 5:30 pm - 8 pm for our Annual Lobby Night, during which you will have an opportunity to meet virtually with your district’s state legislators. Register for lobby night by Sunday, February 5th at noon! REGIST...
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Sierra Club Maryland Legislative Agenda

ANS Conservation & Environmental Advocacy 101

Conservation & Environmental Advocacy 101 What's your environmental issue? Instructor: Eliza Cava, ANS Director of Conservation Virtual via Zoom Wednesday, July 13 1:00 - 3:30 PM Threats to a community park? Concern about a new development coming to your neighborhood? Fighting climate change at the local level? Whatever your issue, this workshop will help you advocate more...
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Sierra Club Forum: Fight for our Future, Legislative & Policy Update

Please join us Thursday, April 7 for a conversation with Sierra Club policy, advocacy, and legislative leaders. The next few months are a critical window to pass the most ambitious climate justice bill in history – creating millions of clean energy and care jobs, addressing racial and economic inequ...
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SAPPlings Webinar – The Role of Forests in Climate Change

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, Exe...
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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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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 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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