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August 1, 2014
Volunteering
2011 20 Minute Cleanup – Thanks For A Successful Day!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2011 20 Minute Cleanup! Over 1500 people in Howard County participated and removed many, many bags of trash and recycling. Not everyone counted their haul, but for those who did, the total was 141 bags of trash and 32 bags of recycling.
Thank you all for making Howard County cleaner and greener. By working together, we made our neighbor... Read more
July 31, 2014
Stormwater in Schools
Good Stormwater Management, Like Good Schools, Is A Community Effort
Here in Howard County we have a great school system, well funded and recognized as one of the best in the country. People settle here because of the quality of our schools. Long ago as a community we committed to pay for good schools. We spend more than half of every tax dollar to fund our schools and as a result our children benefit from a first rate education. We all pay for... Read more
July 31, 2014
Howard County Initiatives
GreenFest: Tales From Beneath The Leaf
GreenFest began long, long ago in a far off land as an idea cooked up in someone’s cubicle on a rainy day in March 2007 (before I arrived in Howard County). With only a month to plan an Earth Day event, Laura Miller (then of DPW) and Sue Muller (DRP staff) somehow pulled together an event in the parking lot of the Howard County Dorsey building on a spring Saturday in April. The event included... Read more
July 31, 2014
How You Can Help
Workin’ At The Car Wash
It’s hot, it’s dusty, it’s perfect weather to get out there and wash your car! But think about this before you suds up your lovely vehicle: where does all of the dirt, oil, and soap from your car go after you wash it?
….Are you stumped?
It gets dumped down a storm drain. Why does that matter? Because, unlike the water that you flush down the toilet, water that’s swept into a storm drain isn’t... Read more
July 31, 2014
Biodiversity
Bug Power
Last week, while making my way across the office parking lot, admiring the rain gardens in full growth and ready to catch the next round of storm runoff, I noticed what looked like a mottled, polished stone in the sea of asphalt. Getting closer I realized this was no stone… it was moving. When close enough to identify, I quickly reverted back to my childhood fascination with insects and was in... Read more