Local Groups

Want to join others with similar interests? Get involved with a local environmental group! Scroll down for some groups and associations found right in your neighborhood.

 

Advocacy and Action

Center for a New American Dream

Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN)

Chesapeake Bay Trust

Environment Maryland

Greater Washington Interfaith Power and Light (GWIPL)

League of Women Voters

Maryland League of Conservation Voters

Marylanders for Offshore Wind Power

Montgomery County Chapter of the Sierra Club

Rachel Carson Council

 

Agriculture

Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council

Montgomery Countryside Alliance

Montgomery County Food Council

 

Air Quality

Clean Air Partners — Sign-up for AirAlerts and more

 

Conservation and Wildlife

Audubon Naturalist Society

Conservation Montgomery

Izaak Walton League of America

Wildlife Habitat Counsel

 

Energy, Recycling and Transportation

Groundswell

MD/DC/VA Solar Energy Industry Association

Maryland Clean Energy Center

Montgomery County Energy and Air Quality Advisory Committee (EAQAC)

North Bethesda Transportation Center

Recycling Volunteer Program – Division of DEP Solid Waste

 

Environmental Education

Montgomery County Public Schools, PK-12 Outdoor Environmental Education Programs

Montgomery Public Schools, School Energy and Recycling Team (SERT)

Poolesville High School, Global Ecology Program

Rockville Croydon Creek Nature Center

 

Local Organizations

Bethesda Green

Green Gaithersburg

Green Wheaton

Kentlands Go Green Group

Poolesville Green

Rockville Environment Commission

Silver Spring Green

Simplicity Matters Earth Institute

Sustainable Business Network of Washington

Sustainable Rockville

Think Green TV Show

 

Volunteer Opportunities

Montgomery County Adopt-a-Road Program

Montgomery County Keep Montgomery County Beautiful Committee

Montgomery County Parks

Montgomery County Volunteer Center’s Eco-Opportunities

Rockville Adopt-a-Stream

Rockville Save Our Streams

Rockville Storm Drain Marking Program

Rockville Weed Warriors

 

Water

A complete list of water shed groups in Montgomery County can be found on the DEP Website. To find out which shed you live in, use the DEP’s Watershed Mapping Tool.

Muddy Branch Alliance

Potomac RiverKeeper

Rock Creek Conservancy