UMD Sparks Partnership With Pepco on Green Projects
An overgrown alleyway blooms into an oasis for walkers and cyclists, city parks shed creeping invasive species and solar lighting illuminates neighborhood pathways. These are among the 11 projects set to receive a portion of $125,000 from Pepco and the University of Maryland’s Sustainable Maryland program as part of the Sustainable Communities Grant Program, a new partnership between the D.C.-area utility and UMD’s statewide “greening program” to advance local sustainability projects.
10am - 12pm
College Park Scholars - Environment, Technology, & Economy
College Park Scholars will groom trails and pick up litter on the Wooded Hillock. Tools and gloves provided.
View Event Details for College Park Scholars - Environment, Technology, & Economy10am - 12pm
UMD Club Baseball
Members of the UMD Club Baseball team will help cultivate our living campus, but all are welcome to join. Tools and gloves are provided and volunteers should wear close-toed shoes. Volunteer tasks include weeding, planting, pruning, and mulching.
View Event Details for UMD Club BaseballEmployee Spotlight: Joseph Cook, Jr.
Joe Cook With Large Willow Oak on McKeldin Mall, 11.17.22 Photo by Sam Bahr
1pm - 3pm
Club Sport Service Event
Members of UMD Club Sports will help cultivate our living campus, but all are welcome to join. Tools and gloves are provided and volunteers should wear close-toed shoes. Volunteer tasks include weeding, planting, pruning, and mulching.
View Event Details for Club Sport Service Event2:00pm - 3:00pm
Men's Lacrosse Service Event
Members of the UMD Men's Lacrosse team will help cultivate our living campus, but all are welcome to join. Tools and gloves are provided and volunteers should wear close-toed shoes. Volunteer tasks include weeding, planting, pruning, and mulching.
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- Charles R. Reuning
- Associate Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer
- Facilities Management
- Bob Pils
- Executive Director
American Chestnuts on Campus
American chestnuts, Castanea dentata, are majestic deciduous trees that once filled forests across the eastern United States. A mature American chestnut can reach an impressive size, it can grow over a hundred feet tall with a 10-foot trunk diameter.