Expanded and re-branded version of the old Watershed Improvement Network (WIN). Sustainability Partners Action Network (SPAN) Howard County Office of Community Sustainability (OCS) and Columbia Association have partnered to create the Sustainability Partners Action Network (SPAN). Join a collaborative gathering of community groups, nonprofits, HOAs, and concerned residents to network, share information, and facilitate local...
CSN Webinar Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O15f8aN9QL2T2LNv2S3-3g This webinar highlights innovative approaches that are expanding who participates in stormwater and watershed work—and how that work gets done. Featuring the Community Stormwater Solutions Grant Program in DC and a public-private partnership driving smart stormwater management in Howard County, this webinar explores flexible funding models, pilot programs, and cross-sector...
Designing for Shade, Runoff, and Reality: Native Plants Under Solar Carports Howard County is piloting native plant landscaping beneath solar carports at the East Columbia Campus to evaluate how native species perform in the unique conditions created by solar infrastructure. The project examines plant survival, growth, and maintenance under variable shade, concentrated runoff at panel...
Addressing Stormwater Management Goals at the Watershed Scale Register at this link Project Description: The primary goal of this research project was to employ a suite of state-of-the-art hydrologic methods to assess the aggregated, watershed-scale effectiveness of using green stormwater infrastructure as part of new suburban residential development in north-central Howard County, Maryland. The field-based...
Join Patapsco Heritage Greenway in cleaning up trash & clearing invasive plants along Sucker Branch! Come clean up trash with Patapsco Heritage Greenway and improve the Patapsco River watershed! We will collect litter found in the wooded area around Howard Crossing/International Market and its parking area, and clear nearby invasive plants. Get Details and sign-up...
