How to Get Urban Farms Flowing in the Right Direction: Harvest the Rainwater
This story originally appeared in Maryland Today, written by Allison Eatough ’97At the Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm in Baltimore, watering the end-of-season tomatoes, kale and Brussels sprouts takes more than just a turn of a spigot.
AIAPV Honors Two MAPP Alums as 2024 “Emerging Professionals”
Written by Brianna Rhodes
‘Chalk’ it Up to Safety at Campus Crosswalks
This article originally appeared in Maryland Today.The buzz around Tawes Plaza on Monday morning isn’t the sound of students’ cellphones or whizzing electric scooters, it’s what’s underfoot: a vibrant mural of bees floating between black-eyed Susans and sunflowers.
MAPP Alums Receive Top Honors at AIA PV 2023 Excellence in Design Awards
Written by Brianna Rhodes Ten MAPP alumni were among the recipients who took home awards at this year's Excellence in Design Awards during the AIA Potomac Valley (AIA PV) Design + Leadership awards celebration on Thursday, Oct. 19. The event took place at the Montgomery County Planning Department’s headquarters building in Wheaton, Maryland.
2013 (December)
Hampton, VA's Stormwater Alternatives through Green Enhancement (SAGE) Program
SAGE HAMPTON is a donation funded program managed by Hampton, Virginia's Clean City Commission. The program supports installation of gardens in roads rights-of-way to help slow and filter stormwater runoff entering local waterways. SAGE's goals include beautifying the local streetscape, filtering stormwater, boosting community pride and appreciation, and facilitating future economic development by creating a more inviting roadway environment. EFC helped support the development of an operational guidance document for the SAGE HAMPTON program.
2007 (June)
Growing Successful Watershed Organizations: Six Case Stories
This paper contains the stories of six watershed organizations considered "successful": the Charles River Watershed Association, South Yuba River's Citizen League, Amigos Bravos, Blackfoot Challenge, Elizabeth River Project, and Friends of the Mississippi River. Success was gauged by the organizations' demonstrated accomplishments and by their growth in members and annual budgets. The stories shared approaches used by organizational leaders to grow outstanding watershed organizations.
2014 (December 5)
Green Infrastructure Map - Full Collection of Infographics
Learn about the innovative financing behind 20 communities’ green infrastructure program. View and download the full collection of infographics featured in our Green Infrastructure Financing Map.Attachments
Green Infrastructure Map
Welcome to the UMD Environmental Finance Center’s Green Infrastructure Financing Map!Here you will find incredible green infrastructure financing stories from diverse communities across the country showcased in an interesting and accessible way.
Green Infrastructure in Warrington Township, PA
In 2012, Warrington Township, Pennsylvania passed a voter-approved referendum committing $3 million to open space protection. The EFC worked with Warrington Township to identify ways in which the community could leverage its open space dollars to serve multiple community priorities and gain additional benefits the community had not identified.
2014 (June 30)
Green Infrastructure in the Mid-South
On behalf of the Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) through the Capacity Building for Sustainable Communities program, this report presents recommendations for implementing and financing green infrastructure elements of the Mid-South Regional Greenprint Vision Plan so that the region can enhance water quality while simultaneously extending its network of trails for recreation, active transportation, public health, and other community benefits.Attachments