It’s fall seed collection time!

Go to the Growing Native website and register your collection. Whether it’s in your back yard or school, or local community park, every seed gathered will count toward our “Get Out & Get Nuts” Challenge, in which Ford Motor Company will donate $1 for every pound of seeds collected. Contact Outreach Coordinator Kate McNamee at mcnamee@potomac.org or 301.608.1188, x211, for more information.

The Board of Commissioners for St. Mary's County and the Department of Recreation and Parks cordially invite you to the

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Phase II of the Three Notch Trail

Tuesday, October 14, 2008
4:00 P.M.

Near the Entrance of the
Northern Senior Center
29675 Charlotte Hall Road,
Charlotte Hall, MD
(301) 475-4200 Ext. 1811

Dan Donahue will be leading a bike ride following the ceremony. If you'd like to take part, then suit up and bring your bike. If you haven't seen the new section, it runs from the Senior Center 2 miles north into Charles County and ends at Deborah Drive.

At the Washington DC Green Festival™, a joint project of Global
Exchange and Co-op America, we’re celebrating what’s working in our
communities—across the District, Maryland and Virginia—for people, for
business and for the environment.

You’ll enjoy more than 125 renowned speakers and 350 green businesses
(start your holiday shopping now!), great how-to workshops, green
films, a Fair Trade pavilion, yoga classes, organic beer, delicious
organic cuisine and live music.

Find out about DC environmental initiatives; and learn how neighbors,
community nonprofits and city departments are working together to make
their cities healthier places to live.

November 8-9, 2008
Saturday 10AM - 7PM
Sunday Nov. 11AM - 6PM

Washington D.C. Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC 20001 

The Calvert Marine Museum presents The Great Oyster Debate at the annual State of the River Summit on Friday, Oct.10, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Debate the major initiatives being discussed to restore oysters to the Chesapeake Bay with scientists, watermen, public policy makers, elected officials, aquaculturists, environmental activists, and interested citizens. Highlighted in both the Oyster Advisory Commission's work and the Environmental Impact Statement being prepared for the Army Corps of Engineers, these include the potential use of native and/or non-native oysters, a moratorium on public lands, commercial aquaculture, and large scale restoration.

Solar Tech Inc. will be hosting the "Southern MD Solar Tour" in assosiation with the American Solar Energy Society ASES National Solar Tour on Ocotober 4, 2008 10 am to 4 pm.

Fall 2008 SMADC Workshop Series

Renewable Energy,  Preservation Programs and Community Supported Agriculture

As interest in energy, environmental and green initiatives continues to grow, The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC)  is offering a series of workshops directed to all within the community who are interested in becoming better informed of the options and programs that are available

The presentations are offered free to the public and include industry experts, local and state authorities and community business leaders.  Each workshop will offer practical advice and identify resources to assist residents in making informed environmental choices.

Fall 2008 Sustainability Speaker Series

Various Wednesdays this fall; noon-12:50pm, Microbiology Building Room 1207

The Sustainability Speaker Series strives to engage the campus
community in conversation about broad issues of sustainability. Bring
your lunch every other Wednesday and enjoy an intriguing 30-40 minute
presentation followed by 10 minutes for Q/A. Read President Mote`s message about the Sustainability Speaker Series by clicking here.

Take action against one of the biggest problems in our watershed: polluted runoff entering our drinking water source. In our new "Get the DIRT Out" program, residents will learn how to survey construction sites, report violations of existing clean water laws, and ensure that developers are not contaminating our rivers and streams.

Some developers are ignoring or breaking environmental laws when they bulldoze the land and build on it. The current state of runaway development is unsustainable--the amount of developed land in the Potomac Watershed has doubled over the past 40 years! Help us make sure our rivers and streams are protected. Read more! Register online!

Saturday, October 18 10:30am-12:30pm
Charlotte Hall Veterans Home
29449 Charlotte Hall Road
Charlotte Hall, MD 20622
301-884-8171