Maryland Chapter Blog

Rainwater becomes polluted runoff as it washes over roads, roofs and parking lots picking up weed killer, engine oil, road salt and trash. Polluted runoff is a major factor pushing our state’s rivers, streams and the Chesapeake Bay - to the brink...

   For the past few years, Sierra Club Maryland has worked to implement new pollution rules for manure running off of factory farms and into our water. Gov. O'Malley has finally announced the new rules, but Gov.-Elect Hogan has...

Contributed by Robert Portanova and Kristin CookMontgomery County resident Ann Smith has done a tremendous amount of work on quantifying and educating the public about the potential effects of the proposed M83 highway thru a delicate ecosystem...

“Variances denied for Critical Area development,  South county plan could weaken protections”The above headline appeared in the Capital Gazette November 12, 2014, heralding a report by E. B. Furgurson III (pfurgurson@capgaznews.com), that...

On December 9, 2014, the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the red knot bird has won federal protection. An excerpt from The Wisconsin Gazette article on the announcement is given below. Rare Atlantic Shorebird...

The Maryland Heritage Areas Authority held a public hearing on December 8. The MHAA Chair, Amanda Conn, reminded the attendees that the certification of a Heritage Area and the work of its "managing entity" (proposing projects and seeking funding)...

 Being energy-efficient at home is one of the easiest ways to protect the environment.  You can do this, and save energy and money off your electric bill by using a programmable thermostat. If you don’t have a programmable thermostat, you...

The final public hearing on the proposed Heritage Area that will include 5000 acres of Patapsco Valley State park has been announced.WHAT: Maryland Heritage Areas Authority public hearing on the proposed designation of a Patapsco Certified...

By Danila SheveikoA major step forward in implementing the federal Clean Water Act for Montgomery County is facing delays at the state level. Issued by Maryland Department of the Environment on behalf of EPA, the Municipal...

Earlier in November, I was lucky enough to spend some time outside of the office, and across the country, where I attended the Association of Outdoor Recreation Education Conference (AORE) in Portland, Oregon. AORE is an annual conference that...