Montgomery Community Media

Beach Drive, between Kensington Parkway and Old Spring Road, will close Aug. 30 and remain closed until mid-June of 2022 while the two-lane bridge that carries Beach Drive over Silver Creek gets replaced. Traffic will be detoured through MD 185 to MD 192 to Stoneybrook Drive and Beach Drive, according to a Montgomery County press […]

The Audobon Naturalist Society and the city of Gaithersburg are hosting two community tree planting events as part of a $71,628 grant from the Governor’s Stream Restoration Challenge. The first tree planting is Oct. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind the casey Community Center, 810 South Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg. Participating groups include the […]

Montgomery County Executive celebrated National Arbor Day by planting a tree at the Bethesda Library. He is urging the passage of legislation to replace trees lost to development. Take a look. Visit our PEG partner County Cable Montgomery to view more of its local programming.

Rockville celebrated Arbor Day on April 23 at College Gardens Elementary School with a tree planting ceremony. Two willow oaks were planted to shade the playground’s benches. Rockville 11’s Jennifer Ligsay reports in this video. Visit our PEG partner Rockville11 to view more of its programming.

The Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) is working to improve and sustain Chesapeake Bay water quality with the planing of thousands of trees at key locations throughout Maryland. The trees act as natural filters to reduce run-off of nutrients into our waterways and the Bay. Trees play a critical role in naturally protecting our rivers […]