PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY VIRTUAL SUSTAINABILITY SUMMIT FOR HOMEOWNER AND CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS

 THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 6:30-8:30PM

Learn more about how your Prince George's County homeowner or civic association can organize itself to become a more sustainable community. Hear from Green Teams from across the County about their efforts to address stormwater management, become more energy efficient, create safer streets, foster greater community engagement, and more!

Date: Thursday, March 30

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

Location: Virtual/Zoom

Join us for this FREE event!

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AGENDA

6:30 – 6:40pm:  Welcome from Prince George's County

Speaker: Dawn Hawkins-Nixon, Associate Director, Prince George's Department of the Environment

6:40 – 6:55pm:  Overview: Sustainable Maryland Residential Action Framework

Speaker: Mike Hunninghake, Sustainable Maryland            

6:55 – 7:25pm:  Spotlights: Green Teams in Practice

Speakers: 

Michael House, Green Team Chair, Wyndham Woods HOA

Michelle Ross and Sharon R. Sims-Colbert, Board Members/Green Team Members, Birchwood/Clearview Community Association

7:25 – 7:30pm:  Stretch Break

7:30 – 7:50pm:  Building a Strong Network of Sustainability Champions

Breakout Room Discussions

7:50 – 8:10pm:  Supporting Sustainability and Climate Action in Prince George's County

Speaker: Mary Abe, Assistant Associate Director, Natural Resources & Climate Resilience Programs, Prince George's Department of the Environment           

8:10– 8:25pm:  Moving Forward: Expanding Green Teams in Prince George's County

Speaker: Natalia Sanchez, Sustainable Maryland 

8:25- 8:30pm:  Wrap Up /Next Steps



SPRING IS COMING!

SEND US YOUR ECO-EVENTS

A sure sign of spring: snow drops and crocuses are popping up everywhere. So it's time to start planning and publicizing your spring eco-events, and SM is here to help. Send us information about your Earth Day, Arbor Day, Pollinator or other spring events. Please include name of the event, date(s), location, and a link to the event's page. We'll feature these events in the March and April newsletters, and post the event in our calendar of events and social media. Please send information to [email protected].



CHESTERTOWN GREEN TEAM ADVANCES ORGANIC MOSQUITO CONTROL EFFORT

SM staff had the pleasure of conducting a Green Team Training in Chestertown (Kent County) this month. The Town was one of the very first municipalities to become certified in the SM program way back in 2012.

We learned about some of their recent projects, including a mosquito control effort that utilizes organic methods in homeowners' yards, rather than the generalized spraying of the pesticide Permethrin that has been employed town-wide in the past. The Environmental Committee/Green Team distributed free mosquito dunk kits to residents, which contained two organic "BT dunks" (or bacillus thuringiensis, a natural mosquito-killing bio-control agent) to be placed in areas of standing water, as well as mosquito control tips. Learn more about this initiative here.



QUOTE

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make."

-Jane Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist