Environment

November 1, 2021 | Joe Yasharoff

Freeze Watch Issued for Wednesday Morning

The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for Nov. 3 from  2:00 am until 10:00 am. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Freeze watch for Tuesday night expanded to include DC and Baltimore N&W suburbs and much of central VA. The first freezing temperatures […]

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October 25, 2021 | Ceoli Jacoby

Park Closures Due to Deer Population Management Program Begin this Week

Starting this week, Montgomery Parks is urging visitors to plan their visits around scheduled closures, according to an August announcement. The reason? Annual deer population management programming — which utilizes “carefully screened, qualified, and licensed recreational hunters”  to maintain the County’s ecological balance. According to the announcement, the deer population in Montgomery County exceeds both […]

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October 22, 2021 | Margaret Attridge

Fall Foliage Reaches Midpoint in Montgomery County

This weekend fall foliage in Montgomery County transitions from the midpoint stage to near peak color, according to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Fall Foliage Report. “We have a good mix of trees that have started to change,” said Dylan Wagner, a park naturalist at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg. “We still do […]

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October 21, 2021 | Deirdre Byrne

Pollution in County Streams Leading to ‘Critters in Crisis’

Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection and Montgomery Parks teamed up on Oct. 15 at the Maydale Nature Classroom in Colesville to teach children about the county’s “critters in crisis” due to water quality issues. Pollution in county streams and parks is harming the habitats of certain fish, insects and amphibians. “There is a direct […]

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October 14, 2021 | Ceoli Jacoby

County Releases List of ‘Critters in Crisis’

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Montgomery Parks are raising awareness about local “Critters in Crisis.” According to County natural resource specialists, pollution in creeks and streams is negatively impacting wildlife. Certain insects, fish and amphibians are considered at-risk locally — the result of habitat loss, fluctuations in the water’s oxygen content […]

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October 13, 2021 | Andrea Sarralde

Adam Ortiz, Director DEP del Condado, es Nombrado Administrador Regional de EPA de EE.UU.

Adam Ortiz, director del Departamento de Protección Ambiental del condado de Montgomery (DEP por sus siglas en inglés), fue nombrado nuevo administrador regional de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos (EPA por sus siglas en inglés), anunció el martes la Casa Blanca. Ortiz ha dirigido el DEP del condado desde enero de 2019, […]

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October 12, 2021 | Suzanne Pollak

Adam Ortiz, County’s DEP Director, Appointed Regional Administrator at U.S. EPA

Adam Ortiz, director of Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection, was named the new regional administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the White House announced Tuesday. Ortiz has run the county’s DEP since January of 2019, where he oversees the $140 million agency and its 200 employees and contractors. He has strove to modernize […]

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October 12, 2021 | Maryam Shahzad

Elrich Recommends Black Tupelo as Official County Tree 

County Executive Marc Elrich recommended the black tupelo to be Montgomery County’s official tree. Leaders gathered at Maryland’s largest-known black tupelo, according to the county, in a Silver Spring family’s backyard. It’s about 100 feet tall and 100 feet wide, said County Forest Conservation Coordinator Laura Miller. She told attendants to imagine the amount of […]

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October 7, 2021 | Michelle Queen

County Offers Bulb Exchange Program During October for Energy Action Month

October is National Energy Action Month, a federal-wide effort to promote sustainability and energy efficiency while encouraging the smart use of energy, water, and transportation resources. Here in Montgomery County, the public libraries and the Department of Environmental Protection are offering a light bulb exchange program where residents may exchange inefficient light bulbs for energy-efficient […]

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September 28, 2021 | Margaret Attridge

Students to Lead ‘Eco Evening’ Town Hall with Elrich

Students with concerns about the environment will be able to ask questions to county government officials, including County Executive Marc Elrich, at a virtual town hall dedicated to youth environmental issues on Wednesday, Sept. 29. The event, which is part of Montgomery County’s “Eco Evening” virtual town hall series, will be lead by members of […]

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