Are you a high school student interested in studying natural resources? If not, do you know a student who is? Then don’t miss this opportunity to participate in a week-long camp in Garrett County, MD, to explore careers and college programs in natural resources.
By Vicki Verigani, Glen Waye Gardens
Nicholas is a four-year-old lad in a family of first-generation Bolivian Americans. One of Nicholas’s favorite activities has been standing in the shower for an endless amount of time… until Glen Waye installed “shower coaches” in every unit. (These are simply egg timers in the middle of a “stop sign” that are placed in the showers. When folks shower, they turn the egg timer one direction, and when the sand runs out, so does one’s…
Mark Rockman, DEP Aquatic Biologist
On Wednesday March 28th, Montgomery County Public School students competed in the county’s Envirothon competition at the Agricultural History Farm Park in Derwood. A total of 23 teams from four high schools (Blair, Richard Montgomery, Wooton, and Poolesville) entered the event. The winners, “Team Rocket” from Blair High School, will go on to the state competition.
Students test the soil to determine composition.
The Maryland Envirothon is a competition for high school students interested in pursuing studies or a…
Keep our streams clean so they can be enjoyed by all! Photo credits: Paul Hlavinka, Muddy Branch Alliance Activity, July 2011.
If you’ve been looking for an opportunity to “think globally, but act locally”, in Montgomery County, then mark your calendars for the Community Clean Water Summit on March 3rd, 2012 (snow date March 11th) and show your support for the local streams in your watershed. They need your help!
This summit, which will take place at the Silver Spring Civic Building…
Rain garden at Northwood High School installed by Miller's students
If we were in high school, MyGreenMontgomery.org would want Mr. Erol Miller as our science teacher. His efforts to engage students in environmental topics have earned him the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Educator of the Year Award!
Mr. Miller teaches Environmental Science and Horticulture at Northwood High School in Wheaton. His enthusiasm for Earth Science is palatable. “It’s real! And you can see it everyday.”, he says, and noted that his…
Turn Over a New Leaf in the New Year — Literally
Montgomery County residents interested in learning environmentally sound gardening practices and sharing the information with others can apply now to join the 2012 Montgomery County Master Gardener training program.
The course begins January 24 and continues through March 9 (depending on possible snow days). Classes meet Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the University of Maryland Extension, Montgomery County office, at the Agricultural History Farm Park,…
