The Charles County Department of Planning and Growth Management seeks proposals to undertake a market feasibility study for future uses of the historic Winstead Company Packing Plant in Hughesville, Maryland. The tobacco warehouses in Charles County represent some...
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Event Photos: Preservation Maryland’s Second Annual Phoenix Rising Benefit Event
Preservation Maryland gathered 300 friends on October 24, 2019 to the Baltimore Museum of Industry for the second annual Phoenix Rising benefit event in celebration of our preservation and smart growth programs and in support of the hard work ahead of us. More Event...
Smart Growth Maryland Announces New Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County
Smart Growth Maryland is proud to have partnered with the Howard County Sierra Club and The People’s Voice, LLC to create the Smarter Growth Alliance for Howard County, which brings together organizations focused on sustainable development, healthy communities, and...
Bay Crossing Study: Smart Growth Maryland Encourages Advocacy for No-Build Option
The Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has narrowed the potential third Chesapeake Bay bridge to three corridors, all of which originate in Anne Arundel County. Smart Growth Maryland supports the no-build option. Support the No-Build Option: For decades the...
Victory Update: Smart Growth Win in Southern Maryland
In a major win for the environment and smart growth, earlier this week the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) denied a controversial application to construct two utility-scale solar developments proposed for forested land in western Charles County. Both...
Support for New and Expanded Rural Legacy Areas in Charles County
Smart Growth Maryland and our partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County are supporting a proposed expansion of the Zekiah Rural Legacy Area, as well as creation of a new Nanjemoy-Mattawoman Rural Legacy Area in 2020. Show Your Support: The County...
Comment on the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan Online
As part of the continued public outreach and comment period related to the Ellicott City Watershed Master Plan, Howard County has created an interactive website that allows the public to review changes to the plan and make comments to be integrated into future changes...
Session Summary: Planning for Climate Change and Cultural Heritage
Preservation Maryland and Smart Growth Maryland will host a conference session on climate change and cultural heritage at this year's Old Line State Summit in Frederick, Maryland. The session will provide a perspective from the local, county, and state level for...
Maryland’s Mallows Bay Protected as National Marine Sanctuary
The 2014 application by the State of Maryland to recognize and protect Mallows Bay has been approved by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration early this month. The designation will help protect the natural and cultural resources of the 18-square mile...
Your Support Advances the Smart Growth Maryland Campaign
As a member of Smart Growth Maryland you have a front row seat to the extraordinary breadth of programs which are helping save what makes Maryland, Maryland. Together, we have accomplished a great deal by focusing on preserving Maryland’s unique heritage and forging a...
Summit Session: Making Sustainability a Reality in Your Community
Many Maryland communities are advancing sustainability projects and policies to improve quality of life for residents, save money, and care for the environment. Mayor Don Briggs of Emmitsburg and former Charles County Commissioner Ken Robinson will discuss...
Summit Session: Case Studies in Adaptive Reuse
Adaptive reuse projects can foster renewed vitality and transform communities. Additionally, adapting buildings for new uses while maintaining their historic features is an effective way to reduce sprawl development and its environmental impacts. Case studies of two...
Summit Session: Placemaking
Placemaking is a collaborative process that invites all members of a community to reimagine and reinvent shared public spaces. More than urban design, placemaking facilitates creative use with particular attention to the physical, cultural, and social identities that...
New Community Development Organization Recommended for Historic Ellicott City
A Howard County-appointed committee created through Executive Calvin Ball's "Safe and Sound" plan has recommended the creation of a Community Development Organization (CDO) focused on the revitalization and sustainability of historic Ellicott City. In his announcement...
Exploring Brunswick Through the Eyes of Lifetime Residents & Champions, Norm and Karen Cornelius
Preservation Maryland has been engaged in Brunswick, Maryland over the past few years, offering support on preservation issues and now through serving on the Preservation and Revitalization Committee. In order to learn more about Brunswick and its history, we met with...
Civil Wars Trails Historic Signage Goes Green
Civil War Trails, Inc. is the non-profit behind nearly 150 historic interpretive signs across Maryland and a thousand more across the U.S. All of their signs are now 100% recyclable and they have been accepted into the Maryland Green Registry. Civil War Trails closed...
Oxon Cove Land Swap Discussions Continue
While talks with Washington’s NFL team about building its next stadium at Oxon Cove National Park have ceased, the Hogan administration is continuing to pursue the land swap without any meaningful consultation with local officials, the affected communities or the...
Free Workshops: Learn More about Opportunity Zones in Maryland
The federal Opportunity Zones program is a new reinvestment and redevelopment tool that is available to nearly 150 designated areas of Maryland including many in rural areas of the state. The Opportunity Zone program is a federal initiative established in 2017 and...
Hearing Recap: Georgetown University’s Solar Field Proposal in Charles County
At a public hearing held by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) on February 27, Smart Growth Maryland and its partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County spoke out against Georgetown University’s plans to clear-cut 240 acres of Southern...
Rapid Transit for Southern Maryland: A Big Step for Smarter Growth
Smart Growth Maryland and its partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County have long supported plans for Southern Maryland Rapid Transit (SMRT) – high-capacity, fixed-route transit from the Branch Avenue Metrorail Station in Prince George’s County to...
Smart Growth Maryland Director Appointed to City of Brunwick’s Preservation and Revitalization Committee
As a part of Smart Growth Maryland’s ongoing efforts to support community revitalization across the state, Kimberly Golden Brandt, the Director of the program was recently appointed to serve on the City of Brunswick’s Preservation and Revitalization Committee, which...
Plan to Clear Cut 240 Acres of Charles County Forest Hits Local Opposition
Smart Growth Maryland and its partners in the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County recently announced their opposition to Georgetown University’s plans to clear-cut 240 acres of Southern Maryland’s largest forest for an industrial-scale solar facility. Green...
South Mountain Battlefield State Park Caught up in Federal Land Swap
In late December 2018, it was revealed that Maryland Governor Larry Hogan had been quietly negotiating with former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke on a proposed land swap that would have given Oxon Cove National Park in Prince George’s County to the state in...
Legislation Offered in Support of Local Approval of New Toll Roads and Bridges
Many Marylanders are concerned about State proposals to build another Bay Bridge and new toll lanes on highways. These projects could negatively impact local environmental, cultural, and historic resources and diminish the quality of life enjoyed by residents. Smart...
Video: Preservation & Conservation Legislative Preview
On Thursday, January 24, 2019, Preservation Maryland and Smart Growth Maryland hosted a free webinar on the top priorities for the preservation, conservation, and development communities during this Session of the Maryland General Assembly. That webinar is now...
Preservation Maryland Joins American Flood Coalition
As a part of Preservation Maryland's ongoing efforts to find solutions to systemic and challenging flooding throughout the state, the organization officially joined the American Flood Coalition. The American Flood Coalition is a non-partisan group of political,...
Smart Growth Maryland joins Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership
Smart Growth Maryland works with diverse coalitions bringing together preservation, conservation, and environmental protection and has recently signed on to be part of a new coalition called the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership. Short-eared Owl. Northern...
Revitalizing Brunswick: Smart Growth Maryland Assists with New Vision
Serving as a resource for individuals who are working to save places that matter to their community is critical to the mission of Preservation Maryland. Since fall of 2017, the organization has assisted City of Brunswick residents with a campaign to save the J.P....
Smart Growth Maryland: In the Field in Frederick County
Smart Growth Maryland is a campaign of Preservation Maryland which advocates for a more environmentally and economically sustainable future that creates opportunities for all Marylanders through better development patterns. A major component of this campaign is...
Smart Growth Maryland: Land Conservation Success Report
As a result of the efforts of the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County, which is led by Smart Growth Maryland, 208-acres of environmentally sensitive and culturally significant land has been preserved forever. Smart Growth Maryland is a campaign of Preservation...
Events
Preservation Maryland participates in and hosts many events in and around Maryland. Take a look at our upcoming events to see where we’ll be next.