Montgomery County to Release Fiscal Year 2025 Climate Action Plan Annual Report and Highlight Installation of Third Mesonet Weather Station

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 2, 2026

Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich and County Council President Natali Fani-González will be joined by County Climate Change Officer Sarah Kogel-Smucker, Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Luke Hodgson and University of Maryland Department of Earth Science Chair Dr. Sumant Nigam to release the County’s Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Climate Action Plan Annual Report and highlight the installation of the County’s third Mesonet weather station. The event will highlight the County’s progress in implementing its Climate Action Plan and the role of the Maryland Mesonet stations in strengthening climate resilience across the County and the State, in partnership with the University of Maryland.

WHAT:  FY25 Climate Action Plan Annual Report release and highlight the installation of the County’s third Mesonet weather station

WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m.   

WHERE: National Capital Trolley Museum, 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD                  
                  Site of a Mesonet station

WHO:

• Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich
• Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González
• Climate Change Officer Sarah Kogel-Smucker
• Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Director Luke Hodgson
• University of Maryland Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science Chair and Maryland Mesonet Director Dr. Sumant Nigam

Note to editors: The event will be indoors. Members of the media are invited to view the Mesonet station outdoors (approximately ¼ mile from the museum) or see a Mesonet station set up indoors.

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Media Contact: Nordea Lewis 240-962-0315