3/11/13 Are the outer suburbs (or “exurbs) dying?
March 11, 2013 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable
Check out this radio show from May 2012 – old but still relevant!
03/11/13 – Young Voices for the Planet Films
March 11, 2013 by FofFC
Filed under Events and Information, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable
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.
Green Economic Development saves money and makes for better living: 2 reports of interest
Across the country, communities are struggling with how to fix and replace failing and outdated infrastructure and meet new demand to manage stormwater and protect clean water. American Rivers worked with the American Society of Landscape Architects, ECONorthwest, and the Water Environment Federation to release the Banking-on-Green report to build on the current understanding of the [...]
CIty of Frederick considering annexation of 302 acre Keller Farm, could build over 1000 new homes
April 26, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Frederick, Frederick, Government Affairs: budget, privatization, land use policies, Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, Keller Farm, Municipal Growth, Municipal Growth Element, Municipal Growth: addressing the hidden costs of sprawl in New Market, Our Campaigns, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Police, Fire and Rescue, Preserving Farms and Open Space, Protecting Waterways, Public Health, Roads, Schools, Share your Opinion on Policy, Spread the Word!, Water and Sewer
The following entities have petitioned the city (annexation petition) to annex the 302 acre Keller Farm into its boundaries for development, and on which 4 houses/acre are proposed for build out:
“Classic sprawl…look for problems to come”; BOCC allows development on Crum and Thatcher Farms immediately
January 27, 2012 by FofFC
Filed under Crumland Farm, Frederick City, Frederick, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Share your Opinion on Policy, Thatcher Farm, Frederick City
Click here for information on the citizen complaint against the northern annexations.
Maryland Smart Growth policies support kids walking to school
October 31, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Schools, Urban Revitalization and Infill
Why can’t Johnny walk to school? (Soon, he might)
Maryland passes smart growth policies that support kids walking to school
October 31, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Growing Smart with Adequate Public Services, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable
Why can’t Johnny walk to school? (Soon, he might)
Tonight (Monday, Oct 10th 7pm) FREE FILM and discussion: join others who care about our kids’ lunch food
October 10, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under Discussion Forums, For Locavores, OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable, Spread the Word!
WHEN: Monday evening, October 10th at 7pm WHERE: Maryland Ensemble Theater, 31 W. Patrick , downtown Frederick (basement theater of the FSK Hotel) WHAT: FREE documentary film Two Angry Moms followed by Judith Gordon, FCPS Farm-to-School Program director.
Call for help with stranded fish on Potomac River
September 7, 2011 by FofFC
Filed under OurCommonWEalth and All Things Sustainable
The Potomac River is forecasted to severely flood in the upcoming week. The high water is predicted to crest at 32 ft @ the POR gauge. When this occurs it will crest the C/O canal in multiple locations. This high water event will cause many fish to be become stranded and trapped in the normally [...]
