Good News: Maryland Continues Investment in Water Quality and Open Space

1/31/2017

Photo- Molly Mo

Our friends at Maryland Environmental Trust report that Governor Hogan's budget will fully fund the Chesapeake Bay Trust Fund, Rural Open Space and Program Open Space. Full funding of these program allows the creation of conservation easements that protect farmland and open space in perpetuity- the most powerful tool for land preservation.

The budget also includes funding to help communities adapt to the real and imminent effects of climate change - particularly sea level rise.

Read More

Sharing Resources and Their Protection: Poolesville and the Reserve

1/24/2017

Update:
The Developer of the proposed Wilshire project has now proposed 75 homes on 13 acres - still too big! In partnership with our friends at Protect our Poolesville (POP) - we've prepared a petition. Take one minute to support a sustainably sized Poolesville (and please share!)

Sign the Petition

Poolesville, Maryland is a small municipality located within the Ag Reserve. The Reserve's sole source of water, The federally designated Piedmont Aquifer, serves Poolesville as well. The aquifer is currently adequate in quantity and quality but it is fragile, subject to overuse and contamination, and must be guarded. Beautiful rustic roads serve the Reserve and Poolesville. The Poolesville Cluster schools serve residents of the Reserve. So when discussion of ultra dense development proposals is undertaken, it is within our mission to lean in to ensure that care is given to protecting shared resources. And so we did recently when a proposal to develop a 13 acre parcel next to the Town green "Whalen Commons" with 93 or more homes landed. Members who are Town residents as well as members who live nearby in the Reserve asked for help. We have partnered with the newly formed Protect Our Poolesville to engage a land use consultant Richard Klein, provided groundwater material including recent water availability forecasts, and presented at public gatherings.

PoP has engaged the candidates currently vying for 3 seats on the Poolesville Town Commission through an online candidates survey in order for the Town residents to better know their positions on growth and resource protection.

News

Good News: Maryland Continues Investment in Water Quality and Open Space

Sharing Resources and Their Protection: Poolesville and the Reserve

Categories

Archives