With many summer vacations and social gatherings cancelled due to Covid-19, you may have a bit more time on your hands to check off those house and garden projects that have been on your perpetual to-do list. Did you know that both the state of Maryland and Prince Georges County have a variety of rebate …
by the Mount Rainier Tree Commission and the Green Team Do you know where your food comes from? Most of the food we eat is grown in a monoculture, needing the constant use of water, fertilizers and pesticides. Even organic veggies are grown as a single crop. In the wild, by contrast, nut and fruit …
Doug Adams sits down to talk to ex-Chair of the Mount Rainier Green Team about the harm of lead exposure and how Mounties can test for lead in their homes and land.
Doug Adams sits down to talk to ex-Chair of the Mount Rainier Green Team about the harm of air pollution and what Mounties can do to limit their contribution to air pollution.
Did you miss the native plant talk with artist, naturalist, and former resident of Mount Rainier Linda DeGraf? Well we can't go back and impart the great knowledge to you from the talk, but we can at least share some great pictures from the event. https://www.joesmovement.org/new-events/native-plants
by Joe’s Stream Team and the Mount Rainier Green Team Joe’s Stream Team and the Mount Rainier Green Team have done our best to cover the importance of keeping litter out of our waterways. It’s important to be aware that all land litter has the potential to wind up as water, river, lake and stream …
The Mount Rainier Green Team represented at two clean up events this past month! First, we did some work at the 37th Street Park. This included cutting down invasive plants... Weeding the native pollinators garden... And mulching the young edible forest trees planted last spring. Second, the Green Team helped out at the Mount Rainier …
The Green Team is working on a program that would allow residents to sign up for FREE curbside compost pick-up. If you are interested in participating in this program, or would like more information about it, please fill out an interest survey here: http://bit.ly/compostsurveymtr
What is compost? Compost is simply decayed organic matter, and it’s great for rich, garden soil. Most of the items we throw away can be used for backyard compost, including fruit and vegetable scraps, yard waste, eggshells, coffee grounds, tea bags, newspaper, cardboard, and even dryer lint. The brand-new Prince George’s County Composting Facility can …
Lead is a toxic grey heavy metal that us Mounties should be thinking about, especially if we have or will have young children. In 2016, Reuters looked nation-wide at lead hotspots, and though Mount Rainier is better than some areas, nearly 6% of the children living in single family houses and 3% of the children …
