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A Fall 2024 urban planning studio that offered local stakeholders in Langley Park, Md., a roadmap for enhancing economic, social and environmental sustainability was honored last month with an Excellence in Sustainability Award from the American Planning Association.

Watershed restoration in the Chesapeake Bay region has made important gains—such as sediment reduction, oyster restoration, and fish passage—but meeting nutrient reduction and water quality improvement goals remains a persistent challenge.

EFC continued work with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and the Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) to strengthen interdisciplinary research on the economic benefits of nature-based solutions and landscape architecture.

This event is open to the publicPlease join us for UMD's annual Architecture, Planning, Preservation & Real Estate Development Career & Internship Fair in the Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center on Friday, February 19, 2027, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

EFC, in partnership with Blue Strike Environmental, is supporting the development of the City of Gaithersburg’s Climate Action Plan (CAP). The CAP will establish a comprehensive, data-driven roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance climate resilience, and advance equitable sustainability strategies aligned with Maryland’s climate goals and regional best practices.

Following a successful partnership with the 2025 workshop, Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) Department of Sustainability and Resilience (DSR) partnered with EFC to design and deliver PGCPS’s 3rd Annual Sustainability and Climate Leadership Summit at the Patuxent Research Refuge’s National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, MD.

Maryland has committed to rapidly expanding the production of renewable energy – including solar – while also maintaining strong commitments to land conservation and farmland preservation.

Mobilize Frederick is developing a coordinated Urban and Community Forestry Strategic Plan that brings tree canopy expansion, workforce development, and community-based engagement into a unified, actionable framework.

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is a powerful planning approach that can deliver multiple community benefits, including expanded access to jobs and services, reduced auto dependence, and stronger local economies. TOD can also be a driver for the displacement of existing residents and local businesses.

The rural southwest Arkansas communities of Fulton and McNab (Hempstead County) and Stamps and Lewisville (Lafayette County) face recurrent flooding, aging drainage infrastructure, and limited resources for climate adaptation planning.

This project addresses Cecil County’s limited data on nuisance flooding—including where flooding occurs, how long it lasts, and how it affects residents, businesses, roads, and critical facilities.

Urban stormwater and greening practices, including green space preservation, may not score as highly as suburban or rural projects on traditional environmental metrics that funders use to select and evaluate proposals. Although some grant programs include limited social indicators (for example, number of volunteers engaged), these measures rarely reflect the full social and econ