Everyone, member and nonmember alike, is invited to our events unless otherwise stated. These activities are free unless indicated. Please make a reservation when requested. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:56:39 -0500 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0400 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com The Streamlining Development initiative is a collaborative multi-agency effort to analyze the entitlement process from project conception to occupancy and identify where within government and quasi-government authorities there are bottlenecks, duplication of reviews, inconsistent positions and process inefficiencies. The objective is to streamline the approval process so that it is more user-friendly, understandable, reliable, consistent and efficient without compromising public participation, quality of development, environmental protection or public safety. The information acquired during the forums will be used by work groups to investigate expressed problems and recommend solutions. Free. Executive Office Building, Lobby Auditorium, 101 Monroe St., Rockville, MD. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html 7DE8C619-21CC-4D8C-A805-0A3089BE5A20 Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:30:00 -0500 This daylong symposium highlights the innovative approaches to feeding the world's population will be highlighted in this daylong seminar. This year's Green Matters will kindle your inner urban farmer and entice you to think about food production in wholly different ways. $89. Brookside Gardens Visitor Center Auditorium, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html 20F7E26B-6747-4CBB-8283-91EDCD81706D Fri, 24 Feb 2012 08:30:00 -0500 Come to Bethesda Friends to learn about being a part of a Community Weatherization Project Weatherizing. Find out how to increase the energy-efficiency of your home, save money, and how to help stimulate equitable local economic growth. By joining a Community Weatherization Project homeowners can use their group purchasing power to receive a 15 percent discount on weatherization services. Free. Sidwell Friends Lower School, Beverley Road and Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda, MD. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html E03878EF-0153-4374-BFC1-81863B43D2BF Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 Nature inspires great design. Steve Robinson of Axios Architecture in Atlanta shares a reverence for nature and creates structures that have conversations with their natural surroundings. Steve will share design process, actual projects (including the acclaimed 600' long canopy walk at the Atlanta Botanical Garden) and ideas for the future. $10. Green Spring Gardens, 4603 Green Spring Rd., Alexandria, VA. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html 5BD5B822-AA74-4E6B-B9E5-1AD4394248A3 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 13:30:00 -0500 Butterflies and hummingbirds are among the most colorful creatures to appear in our backyards, but often their visits are brief, leading us to wish they would stay longer. Connie Toops, co-author and principal photographer of Hummingbirds and Butterflies, can help. Join Connie for an informative talk, illustrated by her award-winning images, that will bring hummingbirds and butterflies into your yard and into your heart. $5. Brookside Gardens Visitor Center Auditorium, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html 9FBAE261-5FD5-4CAB-9147-96C720A37630 Sun, 26 Feb 2012 14:00:00 -0500 All Montgomery County Sierra Club members are invited to attend the monthly meeting of the Montgomery County Sierra Club. Free. Contact. acarlos@maryland.sierraclub.org for meeting place. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html 775D566D-4460-4242-B6BD-8176757662E8 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 19:30:00 -0500 The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection invites residents interested in the health of Montgomery County's streams to attend the second annual Community Clean Water Summit. The goal of the summit is to help residents understand how their commonplace actions may contribute to stormwater pollution where they work, live and play. free. Silver Spring Civic Building, Great Hall,, Room 1, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD. http://maryland.sierraclub.org/montgomery/calendar.html B1258409-67D3-42A8-8E8A-56244A7F23B2 Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:30:00 -0500