GBG COMPLETES FIRST RAIN GARDEN
June 18, 2009, Berlin MD- Grow Berlin Green completed its’ first Rain Garden on Saturday at the corner of Broad Street and Harrison Avenue, during the Village Fair Festival.
“That corner is one of several areas in Berlin where drainage is a problem,” describes Program Coordinator Steve Farr. “Rain gardens increase the amount of water that filters into the ground and slows the flow. The pooling of water which usually occurs after a rainfall at that corner should significantly be diminished.”
GBG and TOWN OF BERLIN GO GREEN FOR VILLAGE FAIR
June 8,2009, Berlin MD- Grow Berlin Green (GBG) and the Town of Berlin have joined forces to add onto Saturdays’ Berlin Village Fair by offering a variety of fun-filled and educational activities on the lawn of the Calvin B. Taylor Museum. Spread over the course of the day, these activities will include:
Rain Barrel Rage – The Town of Berlin is building rain barrels from recycled barrels donated by Short’s Marine and will be making them available to Berlin residents for $20 while supplies last. Residents of the town can pre-order barrels (one per household) by calling Steve Farr at 410-629-1538 or sending an email to growberlingreen@hotmail.com.
Grow Berlin Green Recruiting Neighborhood Teams for De-litter Your Ditch Event
Berlin, Maryland, May 26, 2009 — Grow Berlin Green (GBG), a new campaign to promote conservation and environmental protection in the Town of Berlin is looking to recruit teams of volunteers for its first community clean-up event to on June 6 at 9:00 a.m.
The plan is for residents to meet at the Coffee Beanery in the James Barrett Building and form teams of volunteers to pick up trash in their neighborhood ditches. GBG representatives will be on hand to provide bags and a truck to haul the trash away.
Grow Berlin Green Launches Campaign at Spring Celebration
Berlin, Maryland, April 11, 2009 — Grow Berlin Green (GBG), launched the campaign to promote conservation and environmental protection in Berlin with an information booth, rain barrel raffle and re-usable shopping bag giveaway at Saturday’s Spring Celebration event.
GBG’s booth offered general information about the campaign goals and plans, and educational materials about rain barrels, rain gardens and household conservation tips. Visitors to the booth could purchase chances to win a rain barrel to conserve water and curtail stormwater runoff, and received a free cloth shopping bag adorned with the GBG logo along with those of its partners, the Town of Berlin and its Main Street program.
Grow Berlin Green Awards School Conference Scholarships
Berlin, Maryland, March 16, 2009 — Grow Berlin Green (GBG), a new campaign created to establish Berlin, Maryland as a model community for participatory environmental protection, conservation and smart growth policy and practice, awarded four area teachers a conference scholarship to attend this year’s MAEOE conference, The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education.
Berlin Growing Green with New Community Campaign
A program designed to highlight the town of Berlin as a model community for environmental protection and conservation is ready to go after receiving funding from a philanthropic group.
Grow Berlin Green (GBG) is a three-year campaign to encourage Berlin residents, businesses and government officials to connect the community to conservation. Toward that effort, GBG recently received $125,000 from the Town Creek Foundation, a private, philanthropic organization dedicated to a sustainable environment.
