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Week of April 8, 2013

News from Across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Campuses

April 10^th - - What is sustainable agriculture? How can you farm in the city? Civic Works' Real Food Farm is doing it all and delivering fresh produce all over Baltimore City. This event will be held from 12 - 1pm, Room 351, SMC Campus Center, at University of Maryland, Baltimore.

April 15^th & 16^th - - Colleges and universities are incubators of innovation, tackling the biggest challenges of society through creative means. The 2013 Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference provides the setting to learn, share and explore how campuses are using their passion for innovation to develop technologies, infrastructure, programs and curricula that address the world's most pressing sustainability challenges. For 2013, there is a NEW conference - The DoubleTree by Hilton, in downtown Bethesda. This venue is walking distance to two subway stations and nearly 200 restaurants. Hop on the Bethesda Circulator for a free and convenient ride to any downtown destination. For more information about the conference, contact Aynsley Toews at atoews@umd.edu.

April 27^th - will be held from 10am - 5pm at the University Union, on the campus of Towson University. The annual conference is designed to raise awareness among students, faculty and staff about environmental topics, issues and solutions. Each year members of the campus community gather to hear presentations from faculty, students and environmental leaders in the Baltimore region. The conference addresses the impact of individuals and communities on the environment and actions that individuals and communities can take to positively impact the environment and create a more sustainable world.

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- The contest is open to both amateur and professional photographers. We are seeking photographs that illustrate the positive aspects of the Bay and its rivers and streams. We want to see your vision of the Bay region-from Pennsylvania to Virginia, from the Shenandoah Mountains to the Eastern Shore. Images depicting people, wildlife, recreation, and farms within the watershed will all be considered. All photos must include water from the Chesapeake Bay or a river, stream, creek, or other body of water inside the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

April 13^th - For more information, visit . This event will be held from 10 am - 4 pm at Burrill Galleria and Quad, on the campus of Howard Community College.

April 16^th - - County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced that Baltimore County's Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) is seeking community input as they begin to move forward on implementing a number projects identified in the recently adopted Eastern and Western Pedestrian and Bicycle Access Plans. Members of the public are invited to voice their preferences on which projects to fund first at a Citizen Input Meeting on Tuesday, April 16 at 5 p.m. in the Jefferson Building Hearing Room (Room 104), 105 West Chesapeake Avenue, Towson, MD, 21204. For more information, contact Kathy Schlabach, Department of Planning. [Scroll down linked page to view information]

(Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Press Release, 4/1/13)

(By Andrea Germanos, CommonDreams.org, 4/8/13)

(By John Metcalfe, The Atlantic Cities Blog, 4/8/13)

(By Suzi Parker, Grist.org, 4/5/13)

(By Allison Winter, Environmental News Network, 4/5/13)

(By Lynne Peebles, The Huffington Post - Green Blog, 4/4/13)

(By Katie Valentine, ThinkProgress.org - Climate Progress Blog, 4/4/13)

(By John Vidal, The [UK] Guardian - Environment Blog, 4/4/13)

(By Steve Horn, DeSmog Blog as reported by CommonDreams.org, 4/4/13)

(By Richard Mccallum, Digital Journal - Environment, 4/2/13)

(By Henry Grabar, Grist.org, 4/1/13)