Life of a Planner: All about the APA
Zhenia Dulko,
October 30, 2025
October 30, 2025
Importance of Environmental Due Diligence in Development
Lecture by Emily Dyson,
November 3, 2025
November 3, 2025
Cambridge Residential Stewardship Initiative II
Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay ProgramThe Nanticoke Watershed Alliance received funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to complete a second phase of work in Cambridge, Maryland. The first project, funded by NFWF in 2016, determined the willingness of residential property owners to learn about and install stormwater best management practices (BMPs) on their properties. Phase I was a success with ten residential BMP installations now in place as a result of the effort.
2013 (July)
Calvert County, Maryland Water Quality Financing Strategy
The following document provides a final report summarizing a technical service project implemented by the Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland (EFC), in partnership with Main Street Economics, on behalf of the Calvert County, Maryland government.
Terraplan is the University of Maryland’s new student-run planning publication, which celebrates the creativity and research of students in the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.
The inaugural issue is themed “Our Nature.”
Good Design is a Team Effort
UMD architecture students joined peers from Catholic University, George Washington University, UDC and other regional programs to improve community, accessibility and connection along Pennsylvania Avenue, part of the annual Interschool Design Competition at the National Building Museum. This team took 2nd place for the Freedom Plaza plan. Read about the challenge here.
A Life at the Museum
This story was originally published in Terp Magazine, written by Sala Levin '10.Cleaning the 11-ton, 13-foot taxidermy pachyderm that welcomes visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History isn’t a job for your average garden hose—or even a pressure washer.
Kosura Florence Oluoch
Dean's Assistant
2023 - Present
Building Local Capacity to Implement Climate Action
EFC is designing and delivering broad-reaching education and training opportunities to increase awareness and implementation of the Climate Solutions Now Act (CSNA) via deployment of federal funds to leverage clean energy projects and investments. The initiative includes webinars, leadership trainings, and technical assistance focused on key climate topics such as building electrification, renewable energy, and electric vehicle transition.
Building Green Infrastructure in Blair County, PA
EFC worked with a team led by the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay and American Rivers to accelerate the implementation of green infrastructure in Pennsylvania’s Juniata watershed. As a part of this effort, the EFC worked with more than a dozen MS4 communities in Blair County to develop a stormwater financing strategy that looks to improve efficiencies and reduce costs through a regional approach.PartnersAlliance for the Chesapeake Bay, American Rivers, Blair County Conservation District, and Blair County MS4 WorkgroupSponsors