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

Makeover Montgomery 5

Join us for the fifth installment of Makeover Montgomery. This year’s conference will take place with a focus on seeking regional ideas to help Montgomery County thrive. Sessions will be organized into four themes under the general topic of resilience:

- Economic Resilience

- Neighborhood and Social Resilience

- Environmental, Climate, and Infrastructure-Resilience

- Public Health Resilience

March 30, 2022 - 12:00 pm to April 01, 2022 - 5:00 pm

Call For Proposals

September 22, 2022 - 12:00 pm to September 23, 2022 - 5:00 pm

Conference

Sessions held at Montgomery Planning’s Wheaton Headquarters building

Sep 22, 2022
7:00 pm

Conference

University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth keynote speaker

The deadline for submitting presentation proposals online is April 1, 2022, at 5 p.m. The selected presenters will take part in sessions to be held on September 23 and 24. Assistance with travel-related expenses may be available for out-of-town speakers. There may also be a virtual option for attendance depending on the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic at the time of the conference.

Presentations should focus on innovative planning and policy tools, and strategies that can help ensure the resilience of suburban and urban communities. Multiple session tracks will attract a diverse audience that includes practitioners, academics and interested community members from the DC area and across the nation.

Event Type: ASBC
Event Categories: Conference, Other Events