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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
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
Miller Library – The Greenest Branch
Wow, have you been to the new Miller Library in Ellicott City? The joint was jumping last Saturday when I finally took my daughter over there. We enjoyed checking out the new space; the kids area, computers, meeting rooms and quiet study areas. The Historical Society room on the second floor is neat and it’s all so clean and new, it’s just fantastic. There is free Wi-Fi and a “Café” (3... Read more
July 31, 2014
How You Can Help
Unless… The Lorax By Dr. Seuss
Environmental awareness, education, campaigning, promotion, marketing, blah blah blah.
Here we are doing all of this work, and Dr. Seuss had it figured out all along!
The Lorax is a book I read from time to time to my four-year-old daughter. What? You have never read The Lorax? It is the quintessential story of character v. nature, and though this part may not sound good, it does end with ... 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