Financing Urban Tree Canopy Programs
The Environmental Finance Center and the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay recently released Financing Urban Tree Canopy Programs: Guidebook for Local Governments in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The guidebook features stories from cities and towns across the Watershed that are implementing cost-saving ideas and revenue-generating approaches to foster thriving community forests. Read More
Using Rainwater to Plant a Seed of Change
Learn about the power of an alternative water resource, rainwater collected from a rooftop, to provide plentiful, fresh produce for needy members of a Maryland town. Read More
Refuse Reborn
Trash to Treasure Program Collects Estimated 25 Tons of Recyclable, Reusable Goods. Read More
Lead Community Engagement Coordinator
The Lead Community Engagement Coordinator will assist the Director with the Office of Community Engagement’s objectives to increase service learning and engagement programs, budget decisions, communication, and advocacy efforts. Read More
UMD Green Infrastructure Case Study
UMD Case Study Examines How Green Infrastructure Can Help Suburban Environments Manage Increasingly Intense Stormwater and Adapt to Climate Change. Read More
UMD Green Infrastructure Case Study
UMD Case Study Examines How Green Infrastructure Can Help Suburban Environments Manage Increasingly Intense Stormwater and Adapt to Climate Change. Read More
Sustainable Commutes Pay Through DOTS Parking Cash Out
DOTS' Parking Cash Out will open on Monday, August 5, offering $450 to the first 75 eligible employees who give up their parking permit and commit to a sustainable commute for the entire 2019-2020 academic year. Read More
Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator launched
With the recent launch of the Maryland Energy Innovation Accelerator (MEIA), the Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC) is poised to deliver on its mission of assisting energy related research and technology efforts to commercialize and move to market. Read More
Fixing the food system
University of Maryland alum and Hungry Harvest CEO, Evan Lutz op-ed featured in The Baltimore Sun. Read More
Mapping the Impact of Climate Change on Child Nutrition
With climate change expected to increasingly have an impact on child nutrition, new research led by University of Maryland geographers pinpoints areas of the globe where children could face the biggest risk from events like severe drought or periods of extreme rainfall. Read More