Sustainable Maryland Events

Sustainable Maryland and its program partners regularly host trainings and events that support progress toward Sustainable Maryland certification. In general, events posted on the calendar are FREE or of minimal cost.

2024 Events

Urban Forestry Careers Camp

Date: July 7 - July 13, 2024

Come spend a week on Maryland's flagship campus in College Park and experience hands-on learning with industry professionals and experts in many forestry-related fields. More info can be found here.

SM Certification / Re-Certification Webinar

Date: Wednesday, April 10

Time: 1:00 - 2:00pm

Join Sustainable MD staff on Wednesday, April 10 from 1:00 - 2:00pm for an overview of the 2024 Sustainable Maryland certification cycle and a review of the new certification tier.

For those municipalities that last became certified in 2021, this year brings many new additions to our program and the certification process, including:

- A new Silver SM Certification Tier

- More than 20 new SM Actions

- New SM Action Categories

So whether your municipality will be applying for certification for the very first time, or for re-certification this year, and you are looking for inspiration for new Actions, or updating your Action Plan, please join us on April 10.

SM Wednesday Webinar Series

Join us for our Wednesday Webinar series on topics related to climate planning and energy happening virtually every 4th Wednesday of the month from 1-2pm EST.

March 27th – Register (Climate Action Planning 101)
April 24th – Register
May 22nd – Register
June 26th – Register
July 24th – Register

Upper Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit

ShoreRivers and Washington College Center for Environment and Society (CES) will co-host the Upper Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at the Gibson Center for the Arts on Washington College’s campus in Chestertown. The Upper Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit is a student-centric, conference-style experience celebrating environmental action led by local youth in middle and high school. Students interested in leadership, problem solving, and environmental activism are encouraged to apply now to become a Summit Student Leader. This event is inspired by the annual Lower Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit co-hosted by the Ward Museum and Wicomico Environmental Trust.

Mar 19, 2022
9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Chestertown, Maryland

300 Washington Avenue, Chestertown, Maryland 21620

Summit highlights will include networking with professionals across environmental fields, access to volunteer and internship opportunities, and engaging sessions and resources to inspire youth to take environmental action into their own hands. Student registration to attend the summit will open this winter at uppershoresummit.weebly.com.

The Upper Shore Summit is seeking middle and high school students to serve as Student Leaders and play a direct role in planning the interactive, inspiring event. A few key roles available for student leaders include identifying summit themes, keynote, and session speakers, and designing press and social media campaigns. Student leaders will meet virtually throughout the winter with ShoreRivers and Washington College CES staff. This experience is an excellent addition to college resumes or job applications.

Student leaders must apply by October 31, 2021, by visiting uppershoresummit.weebly.com/students and clicking apply to become a student leader. Applications are open to middle and high school students in public, private, and home school in Talbot, Queen Anne’s, Caroline, Kent, and Cecil Counties.

The Upper Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit is also seeking event sponsors who want to support local youth in environmental action. Please contact ShoreRivers Director of Education Suzanne Sullivan at ssullivan@shorerivers.org to learn more about sponsorship. Students participating in the summit will be expected to follow COVID protocols and CDC guidelines as directed by Washington College.

Event Type: ASBC
Event Category: Other Events