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McDaniel College is a private, selective college of the liberal arts and sciences offering a life-changing education to undergraduate and graduate students. One of the first things you'll notice is the sense of community that defines McDaniel. Professors are first and foremost teachers and mentors: you'll see them cheering from the sidelines of a soccer match or chatting with students over lunch in the Pub...

Carroll Community College is an innovative center of learning that focuses on the intellectual and personal development needs of the learner; promotes effective teaching; responds to and embraces an increasingly diverse and changing world; establishes a sense of community for students and those who support the student; uses institutional resources effectively; and values and promotes lifelong learning.

Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) presents free multimedia assemblies on climate science and solutions at high schools nationwide. ACE visits high schools nationwide to present climate science that sticks via a free, acclaimed multimedia assembly. After the assembly, ACE kickstarts student Action Teams (environmental clubs) and offers support including grants, scholarships, online project templates, trainings and more. Please visit our website, view our trailer and book your assembly now.

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Our mission is to educate the citizens of Carroll County about the local efforts to reduce waste, save precious resources and ease the burden on our landfills. By working with businesses, citizens and government leaders, we hope to build on the county???s early efforts to develop sensible and sustainable alternatives to managing its solid waste.

The Catoctin Group encompasses Carroll, Frederick and Washington counties in Maryland. The geography of the region and the area these counties cover offers a plethora of opportunities to explore nature. But it presents a challenge to organizing our over 1,000 members, as it can take up to an hour to travel from Carroll and Washington counties to Frederick city, our historically central meeting place.

To support the University of Maryland Extension mission by educating residents about safe, effective and sustainable horticultural practices that build healthy gardens, landscapes, and communities.

We live and work in Maryland, home of the Chesapeake Bay, vibrant and diverse natural areas, historic towns and cities, and a natural and built resource base which has the potential to provide a rich quality of life. We want a future for our state that secures for all citizens the benefits of this wealth. This potential is threatened by poorly managed growth and development - decaying urban and village centers, congested roads, degraded natural resources, declining agricultural economy, and inadequate transportation choices. This pattern of growth exacerbates many of our communities' problems.

The Audubon Society of Central Maryland (ASCM) is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization whose members share an active interest in wildlife in general and birding in particular, along with an overriding concern for the well-being of our shared environment.

The Maryland Native Plant Society's mission is to promote awareness, appreciation, and conservation of Maryland's native plants and their habitats. We pursue our mission through education, research, advocacy, and service activities.

After successful corporate careers, Frank Hazzard and Ned Tillman merged their firms to form Sustainable Growth, LLC in order to better serve their clients. Their areas of expertise include energy, environmental, property, waste disposal, stakeholder and marketing management.

CCIHC is an all volunteer group of Howard County citizens who are working to reduce Howard County's carbon footprint. But we can't do it alone. We need your help. Explore our website to learn ways you can get involved, through discussion circles, advocacy, local events, and more.

Project Green Fork contributes to a sustainable Mid-South by helping reduce environmental impacts, with a focus on strengthening homegrown restaurants.

The Maryland Department of the Environment's mission is to protect and restore the quality of Maryland's air, water, and land resources, while fostering smart growth, a thriving and sustainable economy, and healthy communities.

The Maryland Department of Planning (MDP) promotes growth that fosters vibrant, livable communities, preserves and protects the environment, and makes efficient use of State resources. MDP works to discourage growth that results in ?sprawl? development. It supports and advances development that meets these four, straightforward goals: Support existing communities by targeting resources to support development in areas where infrastructure exists; Save our most valuable natural, historical, and cultural resources before they are forever lost; Save taxpayers from the high cost of building infrastructure to serve development that has spread far from our traditional population centers; and Provide Marylanders with a high quality of life, whether they choose to live in a rural community, suburb, small town, or city.