CURRENT EVENTS
| What | When/Where | Contact | Notes |
| Citizen Meeting - Water & Sewer section - Wicomico Comprehensive Plan |
Mon Jul 28 6pm Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, Flanders 3-4 | Wicomico Office of Planning & Zoning (410-548-4860) | IMPORTANT public input into new Wicomcio County Comprehensive Plan |
| Paddle Assateague National Seashore Back Bays |
Sat Aug 2 9am-1pm Canoe rental stand, Assateague NATIONAL Seashore Cost: Park pass ($ 7 car), $5 person for DELITE/WET |
wet@wicomicoenvironment.org or Jim Rapp 443-614-0261 delitedirector@comcast.net |
Rental canoes and kayaks available (reservations 410-726-3217), or bring your own. Bring: Lunch, binoculars, bug repellent, sunscreen, hat and water |
| Lower Shore Sierra Club |
Tues Aug 5, 6:30pm Wicomico County Library, Room 3 | lowershore@mdsierra.org | |
| WET Board Meeting | Thurs Aug 7, 4:30-6pm Rm. 209, Henson Science Bldg. Salisbury University |
Mike Pretl mikepretl@aol.com 443-323-3060 |
All WET members welcome! |
| Delmarva BioBlitz | August 9-16, 2008 | Jim Rapp dlitedirector@comcast.net 443-614-0261 |
Brochure and Instructions No Child Left Inside! www.nclicoalition.org |
REGULAR MEETINGS ∧ Top
| What | When/Where | Contact | Notes |
| WET Board Meetings | 1st Thursday bi-monthly 4:30pm - Rm. 209, Henson Science Bldg. Salisbury University |
Mike Pretl mikepretl@aol.com 443-323-3060 |
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 County Visioning Committee | Mike Pretl mikepretl@comcast.net 443-323-3060 |
Currently reorganizing Call for details |
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| 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 | September
place & time TBA |
Mike Pretl mikepretl@aol.com |
Open to Everyone! |
| WET Board Retreat/Strategic Planning session | Spring place & time TBA |
Mike Pretl mikepretl@aol.com |
Open to all Board members and others committed to WET's mission |
| Energy Film & Lecture Festival | Thursdays in March,
7-9pm Henson Science Center SU Campus |
hotcinfo@cbf.org
410-543-1999 |
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 Vivian 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 |
PAST EVENTS ∧ Top
| What | When/Where | Contact | Notes |
| Town Meeting with Eben Fodor: "Designing More Livable Communities" | Nov. 1, 2007 Guerrieri Hall, Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury |
Eben Fodor is an author and community planner specializing in sustainability | |
| WET Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup Day | Oct. 20, 2007 1.7 miles along Rte. 50, east of Vienna bridge |
RSVP: Tom Wieland or Paul Mysak at 410-546-0125 | A crew of 4 or 5 volunteers is needed |
| ACT-WET Full Moon Paddle | Oct. 26, 2007 Pocomoke River Canoe Co., Snow Hill |
RSVP: Jim Rapp, 443-944-8097 | Cost: $5/person donation + $15 boat rental, or BYOB (bring your own boat). Bring a Halloween treat! Drinks provided. |
| WET Annual Meeting: A Dialogue Between Tom Horton (author) & Shari T. Wilson (MD Secretary of Environment) | Sep. 26, 2007 Guerrieri Hall, Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury |
Open to all Board members and all others committed to
WET's mission Poster |
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| Delmarva Water Transport Committee Public Meeting - Barge and Boat Traffic on the Nanticoke River | July 27, 2006 Blades, DE, Fire Department |
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| Hebron Public Hearing | July 13, 2006 Hebron Town Hall, Hebron |
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| WET Town Meeting: New Castle, DE, Community Planners |
Apr 19, 2006, 7-8:30pm 103 Henson Hall, Salisbury Univ |
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| Downzoning and Vanishing Land Dr. Sara Taylor Rogers, MD Ctr Agro-Ecology and Alan Girard, CBF |
Thu, Apr 6, 2006, 7-8:30pm 103 Henson Hall, Salisbury Univ |
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| "Rural Community and Land Use Planning" Dr. Molly Foraker, SU, and Sandy Coyman, Worcester Cty |
Thu, Mar 23, 2006, 7-8:30pm 103 Henson Hall, Salisbury Univ |
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| "Green Infrastructure" Bill Jenkins, EPA |
Mar 16, 2006, 7-8:30pm 103 Henson Hall, Salisbury Univ |
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| "Eastern Shore Agriculture, Viable and
Vibrant" Eddie Johnson, Wicomico Cty, and Bill Saterfield, Delmarva Poultry Industry Dir. |
Mar 9, 2006, 7-8:30pm 103 Henson Hall, Salisbury Univ |
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| "Vienna : A Good Local Plan " Vienna Mayor Russ Brinsfield and Joel Dunn, Chesapeake Bay Associate with The Conservation Fund | Mar 2, 2006 103 Henson Hall, Salisbury Univ |
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| WET Meeting - Home Heating and Cooling with
Geothermal Guest Speaker: Randy Stadler, homeowner |
Jan 11, 2006 Wicomico Public Library, Salisbury, Rm. #2 |
All members of community invited! | |
| Town Meeting - The Quarter
Century Report Short Film and Respondents: King Burnett, Environmental Attorney Mike Dunn, Salisbury City Council Jack Lennox, Wicomico Planning & Zoning Alan Girard, Chesapeake Bay Foundation |
Nov 30, 2005 Wor-Wic Community College - Guerreri Auditorium |
All members of the community who care about the future of Wicomico County are urged to attend! | |
| WET Moonlight Paddle | Oct 17, 2005 Pocomoke River - Meet at Pocomoke Canoe Company in Snow Hill |
$5. Rentals available for an additional $15. | |
| Salisbury City Council | Oct 3, 2005 | Presentation of Citizen Poll results | |
| WET Annual Membership Meeting Guest Speaker: Joan Maloof, Author, "Teaching the Trees" |
Sep 27, 2005 Salisbury Univ - Fulton Hall 111 |
Book signing, election - All members of community invited! | |
| Blackwater Refuge Restoration Plans Presented | August 16, 2005 209 Henson Hall - Salisbury Univ |
See: Chesapeake Marshlands NWR Comprehensive Conservation Plan | |
| Agriculture Forum | August 15, 2005 Rockawalkin Community Hall - Hebron |