The following events are free and open to all: members and non-members.


ONGOING

America Walks
In partnership with the National Center for Safe Routes to School, America Walks developed the Safe Routes Coaching Action Network to share our expertise on starting and running Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Programs. These monthly webinars are FREE and are designed to educate parents, students, teachers, agency staff, community members, professionals, and other interested parties about safe routes to school. Each webinar lasts 60 minutes and covers topics that will help you lead a successful grassroots action. You’ll have the opportunity to pose questions of the presenters and see real-time polls of the meeting attendees. All webinars are held on Tuesdays at 1 pm Eastern Time.
April 27, 2010: (New Time 1pm) Environmental Measures for Safe Routes to School: Understanding the Basics of Air Pollution, Pat Childers, U.S. EPA & Dan Powell, Greenville County, SC, Planner
May 25th 2010: Ensuring Your SRTS Program Includes Children with Disabilities
June 29th 2010: SRTS Mini Grants
July 2010: No Webinar
August 24, 2010: Understanding Parent Perceptions
September 2010: SRTS Programs: Going High Tech
For more information go to http://www.americawalks.org/srts/

Help the Baltimore Regional Transportation Board (BRTB)
Help BRTB find the right balance between where we will live and how we will get around at interactive open houses conducted as part of the imagine2060 process. Your input will be used in developing the 2011 and future Baltimore Region Long-Range Transportation Plans (LRTP). People of all ages are invited to visit an open house at any time during a three-hour period. Participants will see examples of different kinds of communities and different types of transportation systems, will choose which they prefer and will then learn what those choices might mean for the region. Visit www.imagine2060.com or call 410-732-0500 for dates and locations.

Last Tues of each summer month, Maryland Native Plant Society monthly meetings
Usually at the White Oak library. Please check www.mdflora.org for these listings and information about chapter meetings. Also read about our field trips in DC, Maryland and Pennsylvania throughout the summer http://mdflora.org/events/trips.html


JUNE

Tuesday, June 15, 6:00-8:00pm OR Thursday, June 17, 6:00-8:00pm
Community Greening Grant Workshop Parks & People Foundation 800 Wyman Park Dr. (entrance in rear) Have a terrific idea how to improve your local park or neighborhood? Parks & People can help with funding! Workshop attendance is required, where you'll learn about eligibility & criteria, the grant process, writing the grant, and other resources. Sign up today!

Thursday, June 17. Greater Baltimore Group Executive Committee Meeting
7-9 pm. Meeting at Ukazoo Bookstore in Towson, 730 Dulaney Valley Road
Ukazoo Books is located in the Dulaney Plaza on Dulaney Valley Road at Fairmount Avenue in Towson, Maryland, across from the Towson Town Center. We are located above Record & Tape Traders. Directions To reach Ukazoo Books by car, take I-695 (Baltimore Beltway) toward Towson. Take exit 27A for Dulaney Valley Rd/MD-146 S toward Towson. Dulaney Plaza will be on your right after approximately half a mile.
The executive committee decides on priorities for local advocacy and plans activities. A major goal of this meeting will be to plan for Sierra Club participation in the 2010 election campaigns. Unlike many environmental organizations, the Sierra Club's tax status allows us to be politically active.


Fri Jun 18, 8pm
Creative Alliance presents COAL COUNTRY w/ Coal River Wind & music by Arty Hill! The Patterson 3134 Eastern Ave. Bmore 21224 410.276.1651 www.creativealliance.org. 20000 streams buried. 500 mountains destroyed. Mari-Lynn Evans and Phylis Geller introduce their new film Coal Country about mountain top removal mining in West Virginia. WV native Catherine Pancake screens an in-progress cut of Coal River Wind about alternatives to the coal economy. Plus a short set by honky-tonker Arty Hill, who appears on the Coal Country soundtrack! Discussion with filmmakers and activists follows. Bar is open! 8pm. $10, $8 mbrs & stus. http://www.coalcountrythemovie.com/trailer_page.html http://www.coalriverwind.org/ http://www.artyhill.com/v3/index.php http://www.creativealliance.org/events/eventItem2148.html

June 19 – 20, Chesapeake Green Living Festival
Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds Crownsville. The Chesapeake Green Living Festival is about saving energy, saving water and saving money. It’s about all the latest green products and services, about tax credits, rebates and incentives, about green jobs and business opportunities, about recycling, about organic food, about cutting- edge green technology, about conservation, about green building, about hybrid vehicles, about the environment, about wind power and solar energy, about sustainability, about climate change, about reducing our carbon footprint, preserving our resources and improving our health and well being in the Chesapeake region. http://www.chesapeakegreenlivingfestival.com/index.html

Wednesday, June 23 Potluck Social and Talk (all are welcome)
We are sponsoring a potluck social and talk at Oregon Ridge Nature Center. The lecture covers part two of the geography of Maryland by a Maryland Geological Survey naturalist. There will be slides, rocks, fossils, and plenty of grub. Potluck social begins around 6:30 PM. Bring a dish you enjoy and would like to share--sweet or savory, homemade or store bought--along with a friend or two. The talk will follow starting about 7:15 and ending no later than 9 PM. The Nature Center is at 13555 Beaver Dam Road and can be reached from the Shawan Road West exit (#20B) from I-83. Take Shawan Road to the traffic light at Beaver Dam, make a left and stay to the right, following the road up to the parking lot. The nature center is a short walk uphill. Call Joyce at 410-254-7240, if you need further details.

Friday, June 25th, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase Street, Annapolis, Maryland. http://www.marylandhall.org/generalinfo/mapdirections.html. Public listening session on the Administration's "America's Great Outdoors Intitative. The session Opens with senior officials from DOI, USDA, EPA, and CEQ, expert panel discussions, and opportunities to share your ideas in breakout groups. Representatives from DOI, USDA, EPA, and CEQ will be present to hear your thoughts and to participate in a conversation with you about America’s Great Outdoors. Register by 10 pm, Monday June 21 by sending your name, telephone number and primary area of interest: Working land and open space conservation, Recreation and public access, Citizen stewardship, including youth engagement and environmental education. General. Register through: http://www.baygateways.net/AmericasGreatOutdoors/index.html or by sending an email to cindy_chance@partner.nps.gov. The June 25th public listening session and discussion is an opportunity for leaders of the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to hear from you and other Chesapeake voices on solutions for building a 21st century conservation and recreation agenda and reconnecting people with the outdoors.

Sat, June 26, Free Cool Cities Campaign, 10am - 4pm
Annapolis MD Cool Cities Campaign moves local governments forward with innovative energy solutions to curb global warming, save tax payer dollars, and create healthier cities. Calvary United Methodist Church, 301 Rowe Boulevard Annapolis MD. Maryland Sierra Club- 301.277.7111 or Alana Wase- alana.wase@mdsierra.org or http://action.sierraclub.org/coolcities2010.

Sat, June 26 , 3:30 PM “Hands Across the Sand”
Demonstration against off-shore oil, Annapolis City Dock at 3:30 pm Join hands for a few moments with fellow citizens to "draw a metaphorical line in the sand" against offshore drilling to and to advocate for a clean energy economy. Sponsored by The Sierra Club, Surfrider Foundation, Greenpeace, the Audubon Society, and others. Here's the website with all the details: http://www.handsacrossthesand.com/

Sat, June 26, 12:00-5:00 Lake Montebello, Baltimore Tri-Park Festival
Join the communities of Northeast Baltimore for their first annual Tri-Park Festival - a day of music, games, races, tours, fitness, and healthy living - celebrating our great neighborhoods and the beautiful Herring Run Park, Lake Montebello, and Clifton Park.

Sat, June 26, EarthSave Baltimore Veg Dinner Ed Series, 6-9 pm
Owings Mills at 10210 S. Dolfield Rd., will a feature a potluck & screening of “Reading Food Labels”, with Dietitian Jeff Novick. Please bring a dish made without animal products that will serve 5-8, plus a $5 donation (members $2). Or with 1-day notice enjoy dinner without bringing food for $12 donation. Call 410-252-3043, write Baltimore@earthsave.org, or go to http://earthsavebaltimore.org/.

Sunday, June 27, 4:30-6:30 pm BALTIMORE GREEN FORUM – PICNIC & CIRCLE REUNION
MD Presbyterian Church, 1105 Providence Road, Towson, 21286. http://www.mpchurch.org/About.htm
TOPIC: Picnic & Circle Reunion, Co-Sponsored by SME
This picnic will also serve as a “regional re-union” for Simplicity Matters Earth Institute (SMEI). Meet like-minded folks who have participated in one of more of the 34 discussion circles that have taken place in Baltimore since 2002!
- bring some food to share. Please write on a small paper whether it is meat, dairy, vegetarian, or vegan
- please also bring your own plate, utensils, and cup as no throw-aways will be provided. We hope to make this a “Zero-waste” gathering.
- if you want to sit outside, please bring a beach chair or blanket
RSVPs not required. For more info, contact baltimoregreenforum@gmail.com, 301-345-2234

Wednesday, Jun 30, 2010 (6:30 PM)
Sherwood Room, Levering Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, Hear how the Department of Transportation will make Guilford Avenue (from Univerity Pkwy to Mt. Royal Avenue) more bike-friendly. 443-984-4094 nate.evans@baltimorecity.gov Google www.baltimorecity.gov/bike