Montgomery Community Media

The Town of Poolesville won Bethesda Magazine’s Green Champions award for its efforts in creating a sustainable community. Commissioner Valaree Dickerson was on-hand at the Bethesda Green Gala to accept the award. She talks about it in this MyMCMedia Extra.

Montgomery County Councilmember Hans Riemer is scheduled to announce his initiative to plant 100,000 new trees in Montgomery County at a news conference on June 2 at James Monroe Park in downtown Rockville. County officials said funding for the program will come from the $138,210 recently approved by the Council for the fiscal year 2015 […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner, on the annual celebration of Earth Day, April 22, made the following statement as the Council prepared to vote on nine measures he sponsored to address the long-term protection of the environment and the use of clean energy: The complete text of Councilmember Berliner’s statement: “Colleagues, today our Council honors […]

Travilah Elementary School has been nominated by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) for the National Green Ribbon Schools Award. The North Potomac school was one of two schools nominated by MSDE. The Green Ribbon Schools Award program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) and recognizes schools that save energy, reduce […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner is known as being an advocate for the environment, having sponsored a host of measures aimed at protection. This week, he has taken another step in that mission by introducing a package of bills that address climate change. Susan Kenedy reports. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view […]

Montgomery County wants more green businesses in the area and is creating a program to make that happen.  The William James Foundation (WJF), Bethesda Green, Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (DED) and Montgomery Business Development Corporation (MBDC) are partnering to support the growth of local green businesses.  The newly launched Mentor Capital Network program will work to accelerate entrepreneurial growth […]

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 […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, you will learn from some local officials and others (who attended the Bethesda Green Gala) about how Bethesda Green has influenced their efforts to protect the environment at home and at work. We hope you will watch the video and then tell us: “how green are you?” You can find out […]

The Startup Maryland bus attracted some local business owners to Bethesda Green where they told their stories as part of the Pitch Across Maryland. In this MyMCMedia extra, the owner of AIR Lawn Care tells us the moment that sparked him to start his business. You can find out more about AIR Lawn Care on […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett will launch the county’s newest effort to encourage businesses and residents to “go green” through actions on their property that enhance the county’s environmental goals on April 29 at 12:30 p.m. on Rokeby Avenue in Garrett Park. The Green Landscape Business Certification Program expands eligibility for the Green Business Certification […]