Outdoor and Environmental Events
Summer/Fall, 2010
July 22, Thursday - DNR To Host Public Oyster Regulation Hearings
6:00pm, Salisbury University, Caruthers Hall Auditorium
For
more details and links to
handout materials:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/fisheries/news/story.asp?story_id=71
July 29, Thursday - Regional Roundtable
What: Eastern Shore Land Conservancy and the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance’s Regional Roundtable! This gathering will look at creating more diverse partnerships between social, community, faith-based, and traditional environmental organizations. The Eastern Shore Roundtable is one of 5 around the country that will be used as content planning events for the national conference Summit 2011: Diverse Partners for Equitable Environmental Progress. Lunch will be provided.
When: Thursday July 29th from 10:00- 4:00
Where: The Cambridge Public Library in Dorchester County
RSVP: By July 20, lsanford@eslc.org or
ESLC c/o Laura Sanford
601 Locust Street Suite 302
Cambridge, MD 21613
July 25, Sunday - Ball & Chain Century
What: The
5th
Annual Ball & Chain Century Ride will be Sunday, July 25th!
This ride offers a Full Century (100 miles) or a Metric Century (100
km).
Registration:
Pre-even registration opens at 6am at the YMCA, online registration
closes Friday, July 23, at 11:45 pm ET. Registration for both centuries
is $45.
Where: The
race begins at the YMCA in Salisbury. At 7:30 AM there will be pre-ride
announcements and an opening ceremony. The ride starts at 8:00 AM.
http://sites.google.com/site/ballandchaincentury/the-erin-drew-foundation
Plant and Be Counted
Plant trees and make a difference for our environment and your pocketbook. It’s a simple way to do something to protect our waterways and improve our air quality while reducing energy costs.
The Marylanders Plant Trees Program offers instant savings when you purchase a new tree from a participating nursery. The state program from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources offers a $25 coupon to purchase any native tree that costs more than $50. There is no limit on how many coupons you use, and you can download the coupon from the Marylanders Plant Trees Web site, www.trees.maryland.gov.
When you register your new tree at www.trees.maryland.gov you join fellow Marylanders who have already planted and registered more than 40,000 trees. Check out other tools on the Web site, where you can calculate the environmental and economic benefits of your new trees and learn how to plant and care for them. Be sure to use the interactive maps and charts to see how you are part of a larger community planting trees throughout the state.
If you are not able to plant at tree in your own yard, consider giving the gift of trees with Tree-Mendous Maryland. www.dnr.state.md.us/forests/Treemendous/
Why Plant Trees?
· Conserve energy and save money. Up to 50%.
· Purify our air
· Soak up polluted rainwater runoff and protect our waterways
· Create wildlife habitat
· Increase home value by as much 30%
· Replace snow damaged trees
· Leave a legacy
· Make it a family activity/tradition
For more information contact: Scott Hymes, 410-260-8746.
REGULAR MEETINGS ∧ Top
| What | When/Where | Contact | Notes |
| WET Board Meetings | 1st Thursday bi-monthly
4:30pm - Rm. 209, Henson Science Bldg. Salisbury University |
Barry Johansson barryjoh@comcast.net 443-614-4122 |
Call to confirm meeting time/place |
| Friends of the Nanticoke Steering Committee | last Monday every Month
3:30pm - Henson Hall 213 Salisbury University |
Judith Stribling jmstribling@salisbury.edu 410-548-4767 |
Call to confirm meeting time/place |
| Tri-County Bird Club | 4th Monday every Month 7pm - Fox Rm. Asbury Methodist Church 1401 Camden Ave, Salisbury |
Margaret Laughlin marjon33@mchsi.com 410-208-6660 |
Sep-Nov, Jan-May |
| Lower
Shore Sierra Club |
1st Tuesday monthly, 6:30pm Wicomico County Library, Room 3 | lowershore@mdsierra.org | |
| Wicomico County Council | 1st & 3rd
Tuesday every Month Rm 301, Govt. Office Bldg. 125 N. Division St, Salisbury |
Position Vacant | Current Agenda & Past Meeting Minutes |
| Wicomico/Salisbury Planning & Zoning (P & Z) Commission Hearings | 3rd Thursday each Month Rm 301, Gov't Office Bldg. 125 N. Division St, Salisbury |
John Groutt jwgroutt@hotmail.com 410-548-2563 |
Special meetings called on short notice - Call 410-548-4860 to be add your name to P&Z email alert |
ANNUAL EVENTS ∧ Top
| What | When/Where | Contact | Notes |
| WET Annual Meeting | January place & time TBA |
President@wicomicoenvironment.org | Open to Everyone! |
| WET Board Retreat/Strategic Planning session | place & time TBA |
President@wicomicoenvironment.org | Open to all Board members and others committed to WET's mission |
| Environmental Film Festival | Thursdays in Feb,
7-9pm Henson Science Center SU Campus |
Linda Hardman filmfest@wicomicoenvironment.org |
Open to Everyone!
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| Green Earth Book Awards | April, Salisbury University | Patty Dean, pkdean@salisbury.edu |
Newton Marasco Foundation |
| Shad Festival |
April,
10-4pm Shad Landing, Vienna |
Margaret Enloe mvivian@cbf.org 443-786-1313 |
www.nanticokeriver.org/shad.html |
| Earth Day Celebrations | April | ||
| Riverfest | September in Downtown Salisbury |
Sam Gibson, stgibson@salisbury.edu 410-546-6005 |