Polluted runoff is a major problem in our communities. It occurs after a rainstorm, when rainwater runs over dirty roads and parking lots and surges into our rivers and streams, and our homes. Contaminated with a deadly mixture of dangerous chemicals and substances, including car oil, weed killer, sewage and pet waste, polluted runoff doesn’t just degrade our rivers and streams. It also floods our roads, homes, and businesses, poisons our seafood, and makes fishing and swimming dangerous or impossible because of the risks to human health and safety.
We have solutions. Neighborhood greening projects have the power to revitalize our communities by: restoring habitat, cleaning our rivers and streams, enhancing community resilience in the face of climate change, and creating green jobs.
LEARN MORE AT OUR UPCOMING TOWN HALL MTGS, DEC 4th and DEC 9th
Be part of the important conversation on how to create quality green spaces and clean our rivers and streams. Please join the Maryland Sierra Club and coalition partners at a Town Hall in Montgomery County or Prince George’s County to have your voice be heard and to let county officials know your stance on this important issue.
Thursday, December 4th, from 7 to 9pm
at the Prince George’s County Ballroom
http://tioga.sierraclub.org/oars-activity/pages/activity.jsf?activity=68152
Tuesday, December 9th, @7pm Silver Spring Civic Center
1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910
http://tioga.sierraclub.org/oars-activity/pages/activity.jsf?activity=68147
Appetizers and beverages will be served at 6:30.
RSVP to linda.schade@mdsierra.org or call 202-422-5780.