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...
Winter Maintenance Contracts that Reduce Costs and Protect Liability Join us to learn more about putting performance-based practices into winter maintenance contracts. Traditional 'per-ton' or 'per-application' salt contracts can inadvertently encourage over-salting, leading to higher costs, damaged infrastructure, and environmental harm. This webinar provides property managers, HOA and Condo Association board members, etc. with a...
Attend an in-person meeting and presentation for Watershed Stewards and the WSA Advisory Committee. Ascend One Building - (Check-In Required) 8930 Stanford Blvd, Columbia, MD 6:00 - 6:30: Food and greetings 6:30 – 7:30: Paul’s Presentation Food: Sandwiches, chips, and desert will be provided - so please RSVP. Our speaker: Paul Kazyak – Today, Paul...
Highlight 2 research projects that focus on potential stormwater impacts of large-scale solar installations in Virginia and central Pennsylvania. Register for this Webinar Dr. Ryan Stewart presents: Utility‑scale solar facilities are being constructed throughout Virginia, yet significant uncertainty remains about the volume and timing of stormwater runoff they produce. It is also unclear whether...
The main entrance to Hammond High School Would you like to work with the Hammond High School Green Team? Joan Niland and Mollie Wolf of the Hammond High School Green Team are hosting an early "Green Fest". Mollie is an Earth Science, Biology & Marine Science Teacher at Hammond High. WSA has been invited to...
Showcasing Innovation at the Wetlands at Long’s Park Register at this link Join Angela Brackbill for a look beneath the surface of The Wetlands at Long’s Park – the Grand Prize-winning project of the 2025 Best Urban BMP in the Bay (BUBBAs) awards. This webinar will explore how the City of Lancaster transformed Long’s Park’s aging...
Terry is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: ZB-210-8042 Master Watershed Steward Cert 2025 Project Presentations Time: Mar 26, 2026 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://howardcc.zoom.us/j/95473242048?pwd=BjmOXlZ96XaKbHMobrdkcBaTKsdpj2.1 Meeting ID: 954 7324 2048 Passcode: HoCoWSA
Gain a practical, start-to-finish understanding of modern stream restoration in this comprehensive webinar series. Participants will explore the causes of stream degradation, learn how to assess whether a stream is a good candidate for restoration, and examine common challenges and proven solutions. Topics include legacy sediment, dam removal, floodplain reconnection to improve water quality and...
Howard County gives away rain barrels at GreenFest (held in April) every year! Each barrel has two spigots to help with drainage. We need a few volunteers to help install the spigots on 40 rain barrels. This should take about an hour, no longer than 1.5 hours. Sign up to help at this link
Sign Up to Represent WSA WSA will provided a display, information, and answers to plenty of good questions. There will also be rain barrels to give away to the County residents who have registered with Radhika (at the County) so help will be needed there as well. It's a good time to spread the good...
