By Mackenzie Prince
The event targets campus needs such as clearing out weeds and cleaning up trash, according to Meg Smolinski, the arboretum’s outreach coordinator. Continue reading UMD students learn hands-on environmental work with “Weed It Wednesdays”
By Sophia Herndon
EarthFest’s goal is to motivate students to learn about student organizations, campus departments and programs’ sustainability efforts for Earth Month. Continue reading UMD EarthFest highlights sustainability efforts, organizations with an afternoon of fun
By Danielle Ngamegni
DOTS expects the electric buses will be fully integrated into the Shuttle-UM fleet by fall 2027, calculating a reduction of diesel fuel by more than 130,000 gallons annually. Continue reading UMD hopes to replace the Shuttle-UM fleet with electric buses by fall 2027
By Jennifer Baxter
Talk of the environment has taken over campus this week through plant swapping, ceremonial planting and reflection of the nearly lost environmental gem, Guilford Woods. Read about it in this week’s newsletter! Continue reading TOP-SHELLF: UMD events foster environmental awareness, local history promotes conservation
By Lena LaJoy
The University of Maryland, along with a private developer, began a development plan in fall 2020 to tear down Guilford Woods and build graduate housing for campus and private town homes for residents, according to a biology professor. Continue reading How the UMD community saved Guilford Woods, stopped housing development plans
By Kendrick Brown
UMD’s Arboretum and Botanical Garden has hosted the event that occurred on Wednesday since 2008, when the campus was acknowledged as an arboretum as part of its continual effort to protect the campus landscape and the environment. Continue reading UMD celebrates Arbor Day early with a ceremonial tree planting
By Davi Jacobs
Roughly 243 million gallons of untreated sewage contaminated the Potomac River after a 60-year-old interceptor pipeline broke in January. Continue reading Aging infrastructure, delayed response tied to Potomac sewage spill
By Kendrick Brown
University of Maryland community members assembled to plant 25,000 daffodils on the front patio of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union. Continue reading UMD community members plant thousands of daffodils outside Stamp
The event, hosted by this university’s office of sustainability, included rows of tables around Hornbake Plaza with informational materials and engaging activities to draw students in and educate them about campus sustainability. Continue reading Sustainability celebration educates students, highlights environmental issues
By Ilana Williams For many students balancing schoolwork and a social life, the energy source powering the University of Maryland campus may be the last thing on their minds. But clean energy is a priority for the Sustainability Committee, the Student Government Association group that monitors UMD’s Climate Action Plan progress. And some committee members are not happy with the university’s plan for a new … Continue reading UMD says NextGen will power its future. Some say its plan is not sustainable.
