Promoting environmental conservation, fair and open government, and active civic engagement in Frederick County, Maryland

New report that looks at penalties for pollution: are they enough to deter industry?

Shad restoration in the Potomac River: an economic resource and ecological experiment

Restoration of the American Shad in the Potomac River Mr. James Cummins, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

Urban forestry – an important component to protecting the Chesapeake Bay

Urban Forestry: An Increasingly Critical Component of the Landscape Mr. Michael Galvin, SavATree

Will climate change impact the Potomac watershed?

Future Climate Change in the Potomac Watershed Bart Merrick, NOAA Chesapeake Bay (This text is a summary of Mr. Merrick’s presentation at Hood College Symposium, March 7, 2013)

3/11/13 Are the outer suburbs (or “exurbs) dying?

Check out this radio show from May 2012 – old but still relevant!

03/11/13 – Young Voices for the Planet Films

Come out to see films from Young Voices for the Planet (YVFP). They show inspiring youth solutions to the climate crisis. The Young Voices for the Planet films are included in the 2013 Wild & Scenic Film Festival Tour, in Wild & Scenic’s Program “A Climate of  Change,” and in the 2013 Women in Film and Television International (WIFTI) showcase.

3/4/2013 March 4, 2013 ”Town Hall Meeting” 5-8 PM Windsor Knolls Middle School: informational session on development in Monrovia, Urbana, Linganore, New Market

March 4, 2013  ”Town Hall Meeting” 5-8 PM Windsor Knolls Middle  School informational session on development in south county.   

Watch the youtube: Plan for the Valleys, Baltimore County, receives national planning award

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7fKz6bsOjU

FCPS says no school construction planned to handle Smith/Cline annexation kids

New Market has proposed annexing the Smith/Cline property for 925 new residences, which at full buildout would yield approximately 248 elementary  116 middle school and 181 high school students.

Citizen files ethics complaint against Commissioners DeLauter, Young, Shreve and Smith

In October 2012 a complaint was submitted to the Frederick County, Maryland Ethics Commission

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