Earth Month to be Celebrated with Events Throughout April Hosted by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Earth Month will be celebrated throughout April by the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection with volunteer, community and environmental events that are fun, educational, and bring attention to the importance of caring for the environment. 

Earth Day 2022, which will be on Friday, April 22, will have the theme of “Invest in Our Planet.” 

Events celebrating Earth Month will include the two-day Energy Summit taking place in-person and virtually this year; GreenFest which is the County’s largest Earth Day festival; and a Climate Budget Briefing highlighting the County Executive’s climate priorities.

All are welcome to take part in the County’s Earth Month events:

• Montgomery County Energy Summit. Online and In-person at the Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5-6, 8 a.m. -6 p.m. Registration is required.
• Infosession: Commercial Food Scraps Recycling Partnership Program. Thursday, April 7, 8-9 a.m.
• Climate Budget Briefing. Thursday, April 7, 7-8 p.m.
• 2021 Energy Benchmarking: Tips for Successful Reporting. Tuesday, April 12, noon-1 p.m.
• Seminar: Lighting and Smart Bulbs. Friday, April 15, noon-1 p.m.
• Seminar: Stop Losing Money on Your Utility Bill. Friday, April 22, noon-1 p.m.
• Seventh Annual Montgomery County GreenFest, Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Saturday, April 23, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Volunteers will be participating.
• Multi-Family Waste Reduction and Recycling Program TRRAC (Think Reduce and Recycle at Apartments and Condominiums)Webinar for Multi-Family Property Owners, Managers, Staff, Green Team Committees and Residents. Wednesday, April 27, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Seminar: Programmable and Smart Thermostats. Friday, April 29, noon-1 p.m.
• Plogging Challenge. Sign up for the Montgomery Plogs challenge and clean up your neighborhood. This is an on-going effort.

For more information on Earth Month events in Montgomery County, visit https://mygreenmontgomery.org/2022/earth-month-2022/

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Release ID: 22-210
Media Contact: Veronica Robinson
Categories: Environment