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Dear Friend,
Please register for Lobby Night Monday February 25 in Annapolis to help us pass important bills to save the environment in Maryland! Join us for a Holiday Party, film screening, webinar, or hike with your local Sierra Club Group. Thanks to our steadfast and new monthly donors Maryland Chapter’s hat is in the ring for a 10 K incentive with 3K to our local Groups. More below!
Join Maryland Sierra Club's Annual Lobby Night Monday February 25
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Make plans now to attend our annual Lobby Night in Annapolis, on Monday evening, February 25th! Join with hundreds of other Sierra Club volunteers to speak directly with your legislators about the Sierra Club’s bold legislative agenda for the 2019 General Assembly session. Please register here.
Join us in Annapolis for the Environmental Legislative Summit! Wednesday February 6
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Come to Annapolis Wednesday, February 6 for an informative afternoon with the Maryland environmental community! Hear from advocates and elected officials about Maryland's environmental legislative priorities. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP Join us for the Annual Environmental Legislative Summit.
Help Win 10K for MD Sierra Club
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Make a monthly donation by January 31st and help us in the National Sierra Club’s challenge 10K for the MD Chapter! Monthly donations contribute to maintaining a steady and predictable cash flow, always helpful for a organization that needs to pay rent, staff, and benefits monthly. IF WE MAKE FIRST PRIZE, local MD Groups will get $1,000 for most sign-ups, $1,000 for the most sign ups proportional to size and $3,000 will be added to the special projects fund. New MD Chapter monthly donors WILL GET A MEMBERSHIP.
Become a monthly donor by this Thursday January 31st to help MD Chapter's chance for 10 K! Thank you so much!
Put MD on the Path to 100% Clean Energy
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At this critical moment, we need to dramatically expand clean energy and turn away from the fossil fuels which are devastating our planet. We are supporting the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), with strengthening amendments. We also are supporting a companion bill to increase investment in clean energy through long-term contracts (LTC) for electricity. Tell your legislators to support achieving 100% Clean Energy!
Webinar: Safeguard Maryland’s Waterways From Proposed New Fracked Gas Pipelines
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Join our Beyond Gas Team for a webinar on 2/4 to learn about legislation to require the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) to better protect our water resources by fully utilizing its authority under the federal Clean Water Act to conduct independent reviews of new, proposed interstate gas pipelines. RSVP Here and then send your legislator a message here!
Protect Our Air And Climate From Expanded, Polluting Highways
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Maryland must embark on creating a 21st century, climate-friendly, clean transportation sector. The Governor's expensive proposal to widen the Capital Beltway, I-270, and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway is antithetical to doing this. Write your legislators in support of this priority bill!
Update on Deer Management Plan
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Until the 1950’s and 60’s, spotting a White-tailed Deer in Maryland was an exciting and rare experience. Deer populations were dangerously low due to human expansion and overhunting, as well as the natural predation of coyotes and wolves. As a result, hunting regulations were implemented and deer were reintroduced to the area, and the population grew exponentially. But in recent years, the disappearance of local predators and the restrictions on hunting have caused deer populations to explode, leading to a wide array of social and environmental issues including but not limited to: garden and crop destruction, automobile accidents, habitat destruction due to overgrazing, runoff into streams and the bay, and an increase in deer tick populations.
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Annual Potluck Dinner Celebration Annapolis Saturday February 2
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Warm up with us at the Anne Arundel Annual Potluck Dinner & Celebration for fun & friendship. Our guest speaker Steuart Pittman, the new County Executive, will discuss priorities for the first year of his administration. RSVP and Details Here.
Celebrate Rosa Parks birthday on Transit Equity Day Monday February 4!
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Monday, February 4 is Transit Equity Day! This day was chosen to honor Rosa Parks on her birthday. Her act of resistance by refusing to give up her seat on the bus in 1955 was a catalyst for the civil rights movement. It affirmed that everyone has the right to equal access to public transit.
Sierra Club is sponsoring the events below in celebration of Transit Equity Day:
Wilderness First Aid Certification Course DC Saturday February 16
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Hands-on course on how to save life & limb, when mired in the wilderness of an urban disaster zone, travel or rural area far from hospital, or natural area miles from an access point, during the critical minutes or hours before ambulance arrival. Blend of classroom instruction and hands-on problem-solving rescue scenario practice. Come away with actual do-it-yourself care giving skill and confidence. No prerequisites. Great for Outdoor hike leaders! $180 for Sierra Club members. Info & Registration for Wilderness first aid
Prince George's Potluck Social Climate Change Sunday February 24
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Join us for the Prince George's Sierra Club Group's Potluck Social. Guest speaker Dr. Astrid Caldas, Senior Climate Scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, will provide an update on climate change and its impacts in light of recent high-profile reports. Meet other SIerra Club members, celebrate local victories, and share your ideas about the coming year. Door prizes! RSVP & More info.
American Conservation Film Festival Frederick Friday February 1
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ACFF features films from a diverse group of conservation filmmakers from around the world, hosts filmmakers and subject matter experts, offers film-making workshops, and presents several special events throughout the year. This event will show three movies with conservation advocates distributing information before the showings and during the intermissions. 6:00 6:30 PM Reception with Flying Dog Brewery 6:30 7:30 PM Enough White Teacups (2018 Foreign Film Award winner) 7:30 7:45 PM Intermission 7:45 7:50 PM Wildlife & The Wall (2018 Short Film Award winner) 7:50 9:15 PM The Serengeti Rules (2018 Green Fire Award winner). Details and RSVP Here.
Oxon Cove -- National Park or Site for new Stadium?
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Oxon Cove Park is an area of National Park Land along the Potomac River where Governor Hogan wants to build a new football stadium. After the shutdown, it needs some sprucing up. Let's join the monthly ranger-led Sunday Shoreline Sweep Up and help pick up trash that has accumulated along the water's edge. The event will be cancelled if there is any significant precipitation or if it is bitter cold. Details & RSVP for Oxon Cove clean up
We appreciate and depend on your donations large and small. Thank you so much for all your support for the Sierra Club Maryland Chapter.
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