Montgomery Community Media

Hundreds of residents recently attended the H2O Summit hosted by the Department of Environmental Protection and WSSC at the Silver Spring Civic Building in downtown Silver Spring. In addition to group discussions, the event included a family friendly fair that showcased water related exhibitors and watershed groups. The goal of the summit was to raise […]

During the morning County Council session on Jan. 28, Councilmember Roger Berliner will introduce a package of 13 measures addressing long-term protection of the environment and the use of clean energy. All 13 measures have at least five Councilmembers as co-sponsors. Public hearings will be held on 11 of the measures on Feb. 11, and […]

The Montgomery County Council has returned from its winter recess to a full agenda of business with the first in a series of worksessions on proposed development in the Ten Mile Creek watershed in Clarksburg. Take a look: Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, who chairs the Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment Committee, today sent a memo to his fellow Councilmembers to tell them that next week he will introduce a package of 13 environmental/energy measures. Read the memo and measures below:

Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has launched its first chapter of FrogWatch USA and the first volunteer training sesssion is already booked to capacity. This nationwide volunteer frog and toad monitoring program is run by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Volunteers are trained to identify frog and toad calls at a […]

When it comes to environmental issues, Montgomery County Councilmember Marc Elrich said Ten Mile Creek is at the top of the list in Montgomery County. Take a look.

The city of Gaithersburg will begin construction of three new green streets on May 22. The green street locations are: —Victory Farm Drive west of the intersection of Victory Farm Drive and Saybrooke Oaks Boulevard —Dosh Drive west of the intersection of Dosh Drive and Midline Road —Cedar Avenue northeast of the intersection of Cedar […]

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will celebrate the restoration of Lower Booze Creek and invites the Bannockburn community to attend the event and learn more about the project. The event will be held Saturday, May 18 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the project entrance along Helmsdale Road and Selkirk Drive. The […]

As part of Gaithersburg Green Week, the city of Gaithersburg presented Environmental Awards to individuals and organizations demonstrating outstanding environmental stewardship in the Gaithersburg community, with the goal of inspiring others to pursue similar efforts. The awards were presented by Mayor Sidney Katz and members of the City Council at a ceremony held April 2 […]

“21 This Week” host Casey Aiken asks his guests whether Maryland should enact a grocery store bag tax? Elbridge James, Board President Progressive MD supports the tax based on reports from D.C. and Montgomery County experiences with a bag tax. Susan Heltemes, Democratic activist supports the tax as it will help clean up the Chesapeake […]