Spring is over and it is yard work season in Mount Rainier. Even Green Team members with lots of native plants have yard work to do and sometimes rely on the tools of the trade: lawn mower, weed whackers, edgers, leaf blowers, etc. As much of these tools make our lives easier, when they are …
by Joe’s Stream Team and the Mount Rainier Green Team When it rains, it pours! The management of stormwater is crucial. Millions of gallons of water fall upon Maryland each year, and that water must be rerouted away from everyone. Unchecked stormwater runoff has many collective impacts on humans and the ecosystem including damage to …
The City Council passed a resolution to commit Mount Rainier to become net zero emissions for municipal operations. We will be having a Green Team Climate Workgroup meeting to develop materials and strategize in order to make sure a new City Manager can move forward with implementation. The meeting will be held on Zoom on …
This past winter, the Mayor and Council passed legislation drafted by Councilman Chesek to create the Mount Rainier Native Plant Network. This is a new idea and probably easiest to explain by first talking a bit about biodiversity.Biodiversity is the enormous variety of plants, bugs, bees, birds, bears, humans, and everything in between that makes …
In 2017, Councilperson Chesek presented a short, medium, and long-term plan to address stormwater management. Since that time, the City has received $352,000 in grant funding to build bio-retention structures in some of our tree boxes and develop a stormwater master plan for the city. Last year, many of us realized the gravity of this …
Continue reading February 8th Meeting on Stormwater Management in Mt. Rainier
On January 5, the Mount Rainier City Council passed Resolution 15-2020: Municipal Greenhouse Gas Resolution. This resolution, initially drafted through the Green Team is based on the analysis finished in 2017 to analyze the City's Municipal Carbon Footprint. The resolution commits the City of Mount Rainier to phase out carbon emissions from city operations by …
Continue reading RES 15-2020 – Municipal Greenhouse Gas Resolution – Draft Final
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.
