Environmental Issues

Upcoming Events for 2008!

Charles County's projected growth and the effects on groundwater supplies

Update on the US-301/Waldorf Bypass  (Click here for a previous post on the 301 Bypass)

Cool Cities

New! Urgent Update -- Army Corps of Engineers Public Hearing on the Cross-County Connector Extension. Click here for more information. Click here for the previous (August 2007) posting.

Chapman Forest Walk

Upcoming Activities

 Let's Go Fly a Kite! at Chapman State Park/Mount Aventine 

10 AM - 5 PM Sunday, April 19. Free Admission.

Join us for a day of kite flying, featuring demonstrations of  sport kite flying by "Wings Over Washington". Bring your own kite or make one at the park ($5 fee). In addition, there will be a guided nature walk at 3:30 PM. The park is on Chapman's Landing Road, off MD Route 210 between Bryans Road and Indian Head.

For more information, visit www.chapmanforest.org or call (301)753-6754

 

Invasive Species Removal at Swann Park and Chapman Forest

10 AM - 4 PM, Sundays March 2 and 9 (Chapman Forest)

10 AM - 4 PM Saturday March 8 (Ruth B Swann Park)

Join us as we rescue native plants from non-native invasive plants, remove trash, participate in water quality sampling and hear introductory talks about climate action.  On Saturday we will walk through Swann Park and on Sundays we will walk through Chapman Forest.  We will look for and remove invasive plants, identify and appreciate the native plants and animals we have rescued, bag trash we come across, and participate in water quality sampling on the wetlands meadow tributary to the Mattawoman Creek in Swann Park. Casual clothing, long sleeves and pants, sturdy comfortable walkingboots/shoes, gloves are encouraged for these events.

Directions to Chapman Forest, Chapman State Park, Mount Aventine, and the Glendening Natural Environment Area: Take the Washington Capital Beltway to Indian Head Highway (MD 210) south toward Indian Head (from VA Exit 2; from MD exit 3A). At 14 miles continue through on MD 210 through the traffic light at MD 227 (this crossroads is the center of the community of Bryans Road). At about 1.1 miles past the light, veer to the right onto Chapmans Landing Road. Follow for 1.6 miles to the gated entrance of Mount Aventine and Chapman State Park.

Directions to Ruth B. Swann Park - Potomac Branch Library: 20 miles south of Washington Beltway (I-495) on MD 210 (Indian Head Highway), about a mile and a half south from the traffic light at the junction of MD 227 and MD 210 in Bryans Road. Allow 30 - 40 minutes from the Capital Beltway. 

For more information, contact Marc Imlay at (301)283-0808.

Get Involved!

Writing letters to the editor (LTEs)of your local newspaper is a great way to help inform your neighbors and let your elected officials know what their consituents think.

Click here to view an example LTE regarding Constellation Energy's proposal to build a nuclear power plant in Calvert County.

Freedom of Information Act

The following are updates on recent FOIA filings affecting the Southern Maryland area:

Proposed Cross County Connector

Archives

Mattawoman watershed information & fact sheet

Myrtle Point

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (May 2007)

Mirant (May 2007)

Sustainable skills (November 2006)

Contacts

Officers and Committee Contacts