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Environmental Commission
Overview
- Promote recycling programs, alternative energy use, and energy conservation
- Provide public education through outreach events
- Support other County environmental organizations
- Advise the Board of County Commissioners, the Department of Planning and Zoning, and the Planning Commission on environmental matters
Meetings
6:00 p.m.
Last Monday of each month
(See below for exceptions.)
County Services Plaza
150 Main Street
3rd floor Conference Room
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
The Environmental Commission complies with the Open Meetings Act. Agendas and minutes for our monthly meetings are available on our agendas and minutes page. Our ordinances and bylaws are also available for view.
Pump for the Bay Contest 2019
The Calvert County Environmental Commission needs your help to clean up and protect the Chesapeake Bay-- and you can win a cash reimbursement or other prizes! To enter, either pump out your septic tank or upgrade to a nitrogen-reducing tank. Then mail a copy of your paid bill or receipt along with the entry form included in the brochure (PDF) to: "Pump for the Bay Contest", Department of Planning and Zoning, 150 Main Street, Prince Frederick MD, 20678. All submissions must be received by the close of business on December 31, 2019 and winners will be randomly selected in January 2020.
Check out the Pump for the Bay brochure (PDF) or email Will Hager for more information!
Guest Speakers 2019
- January 28: "Calvert Marine Museum, Modeling Good Stewardship" (PDF) -- Sherrod Sturrock and Judith Okay, Calvert Marine Museum
- February 25: "Cliff Erosion and Stability" (PDF) -- Curtis Larsen, USGS Retired
- March 25: "Transportation Issues in Southern Maryland" (PDF) -- Frank Allen, Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
- April 29: "Understanding the Evolving World of the Recycling Industry" -- Keith Roumfort, Calvert County Solid Waste Division
- May 20: "Communications and Media Relations" (PDF) -- Linda Vassallo, Director, Calvert County Communications and Media Relations
- June 24: "Historical Aspects of Shoreline Erosion in Calvert County" (PDF) -- Bill Clark, District Manager, Calvert County Soil Conservation District
- July 29: "Maryland Master Naturalists in Calvert County" (PDF)-- Shelby Cross and Autumn Phillips-Lewis, Master Naturalists
- August 26: "Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant and the Chesapeake Bay" (PDF)--Janna Jackson, Exelon Corporation
- September 30: "Processes and Issues for Siting Solar Facilities" (PDF) -- David Tancabel, Director, Power Plant Research Program, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- October 28: "Impact of Deer Populations on the Human and Natural Environments" (PDF) -- Karyn Molines, Division Chief, Calvert County Department of Natural Resources
- November 25: "On the Brink: Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Calvert" -- Kerry Wixted, Maryland Department of Natural Resources
- December 16: None