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Week of May 14, 2012

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses\

May 17^th - - Newcomers and old friends, please join us to celebrate the long-awaited public opening of the South Campus Rooftop Community Garden! Hear about the garden's history, see what we have growing, and find out what's on the horizon. This event will be held from 5:30-6:30pm, Second Floor of South Campus Dining Hallon, on the University of Maryland, College Park campus.

May 17^th - Dr. James Cloern, US Geological Survey, This event is a part of the CBL Distinguished Scholar Seminar Series - 2012. The lecture will be held on Thursday at 3:30pm in Nice Hall, at the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory.

(Salisbury University Press Release, 5/11/12)

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/9/12) [Article cites work of plant specialists at University of Maryland, College Park]

State of Maryland News

May 18^th - - The League of American Bicyclists began Bike to Work Day as part of Bike Month in 1956. Over the years, Bike to Work Day has grown into a widespread event with countless bicyclists taking to the streets nationwide in an effort to get commuters to try bicycling to work as a healthy and safe alternative to driving alone. In the Metropolitan Washington region, Bike to Work Day has grown from a small group of a few hundred in 2001 to 11,000 participants in 2011. This year the annual Bike to Work Day will be held on Friday, May 18th.  Rain or shine!

(By Tim Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun - B'More Green Blog, 5/9/12)

(Maryland Department of the Environment Press Release, 5/8/12)

(By Erkin Ozberk, Takoma Park Newsletter, May 2012) [PDF]

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(By Sarah Goodyear, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 5/14/12)

(The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 5/14/12)

(By Erin Hale, The [UK] Guardian, 5/14/12)

(By David Roberts, Grist.org, 5/14/12)

(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 5/14/12)

(The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 5/11/12 updated 5/14/12)

(By Katherine Ellison, The Atlantic Magazine, 5/9/12)

(By Federico Quilodran, The Associated Press as reported by The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 5/9/12)

(By Sarah Goodyear, The Atlantic Cities, 5/8/12)

(By Suzanne Goldenberg, The [UK] Guardian, 5/8/12)

(By Guy Gold, Yahoo Voices, 5/7/12)

(By Liz Klimas, Business Insider, 5/7/12)