Please join us for Envision Winter 2016 with Jamie Raskin (and Mike Tidwell)
It has been twenty months since Envision Frederick County’s first annual dinner — “Envision Spring 2015″ with Heather Mizeur — and now we’re excited to announce and invite you to […] The post Please...
View ArticlePlease join us for Envision Winter 2016 with Jamie Raskin (and Mike Tidwell)
It has been twenty months since Envision Frederick County’s first annual dinner — “Envision Spring 2015″ with Heather Mizeur — and now we’re excited to announce and invite you to […] The post Please...
View ArticleCall for MD legislators to override the veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act
Do you know where your electricity comes from? That’s always a fascinating question and frequently, a very complicated one. For Maryland, we know a decent amount of what’s available on […] The post...
View ArticlePaella Party this Saturday at Hall’s Choice Farm in support of land...
Have you heard about “CHAPS?” CHAPS is the Community Historic Agricultural Preserve and Sanctuary. It’s a project based in New Market, Maryland, where massive sprawling development is slated for 2018....
View ArticleWhat is a livable community, anyway?
A walkable community is the most common term to describe the alternative to drive-only suburbia. Yet walking is so basic to human life that we often take it for granted. […] The post What is a livable...
View ArticleWhat’s happening at Envision Frederick County: Support our work by attending...
It has been twenty months since Envision Frederick County’s first annual fundraising dinner — “Envision Spring 2015″ with Heather Mizeur. We invite you to attend our second annual dinner — […] The post...
View ArticleThe Important Bird Areas Program in Maryland and DC
What is the Important Bird Areas Program? An Overview The Important Bird Areas Program in Maryland and DC is part of an international initiative, which was started in Europe in […] The post The...
View ArticleOnline Treasure: Eight years of Kaid Benfield’s writing available in a new...
It is a great pleasure to share the news that Kaid Benfield has established a new online archive of more than 1300 articles, about city life, community, and the environment, […] The post Online...
View ArticleSupport the Monocacy Crossing Trail, a mixed use path connecting our city and...
With increasing frequency walkable and bike-friendly communities are what many people demand. Frederick has a lot to offer and now a tremendous opportunity to grow and improve the bicycle/pedestrian...
View ArticleTraditional cities (like Frederick) are having a big decade
Strong demand for historic downtowns and neighborhoods brings a surge of population at a level not seen in 70 years. Traditional American cities like Seattle, New Orleans, New York City, […] The post...
View ArticleThank you for making our Envision Winter 2016 event a great success!
Last week, on Thursday evening, Envision Frederick County held it’s second annual Envision fundraising dinner event at ThorpeWood — Envision Winter 2016 — with special guest speakers Mike Tidwell,...
View ArticleA plan for protecting OUR Monocacy River!
Our Monocacy River, winding nearly sixty miles from north to south and bisecting the length of Frederick County, faces many challenges, including an excesses of sediments, phosphorous runoff and...
View ArticleGreat Green Landscaping Practices to Promote Sustainability
Green landscaping isn’t just about choosing the plants, flowers, and shrubbery that are the most aesthetically pleasing. This type of gardening methodology looks at the synergistic relationship of...
View ArticleJoin us at the 32nd Annual MAEOE Conference
This February (the 2nd through the 5th) the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) brings together Science and Art for three days in Towson, MD. We have partnered […] The...
View ArticleYou can help support the Monocacy Scenic River!
The Monocacy River is the largest river in Frederick County and provides more than a quarter of the City of Frederick’s drinking water, but its waters are threatened. Polluted runoff […] The post You...
View ArticleFree showing of “Before the Flood ” in Middletown Friday evening!
The Environmental and Climate Justice Group at Middletown United Methodist Church welcomes the public to view a free showing of the documentary film, “Before the Flood” on Friday, January 6 […] The...
View ArticleNo fracking in Western Maryland!
Those advocating fracking in Western Md. haven’t done their homework. In 2009, my wife and I retired to western Maryland. Though we knew little about natural gas drilling, or fracking, […] The post No...
View ArticleHelp Save Maryland Solar
Maryland’s solar industry has been a remarkable success story, creating more than 4,000 jobs and an estimated $1.5 billion in economic activity in the state since the first solar requirements […] The...
View ArticleTaking the Polar Bear Plunge into the the icy Potomac to fight climate change!
Those who attended Envision Frederick County’s dinner at ThorpeWood in early December will recall that our fabulous speakers — Congressman Jamie Raskin and CCAN Director Mike Tidwell — called upon […]...
View ArticleCultivating Backyard Gardens
Maryland has a “Right-to-Farm” law that is designed to protect agricultural operations from nuisance suits by those who may move next to a farming operation. The law offers protection/defense against...
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