Thanks Jim for bringing citizens a timely and relevant message; if I can paraphrase, "Every Drop Counts" - "Every Person Counts" HoCoWSA

1. Watershed Stewards Academy
December 2, 2015

2. Where did it come from
And
What does it mean

3.  Scottish American
Naturalist
 Environmental
philosopher
 Key figure in resource
protection movement
in the 1850’s
 Early advocate of
wilderness
preservation

4.  Conservation became a
major focus
 Created the US Forest
Service
 Established 150
National Forests,
 51 Federal bird reserves,
5 National Parks
 During presidency
protected 230 million
acres of public land

6. 1920 TO 1960

8. PRISTINE PARKS POLLUTED CITIES

9. FIRST EARTH DAY 1970 NIXON ESTABLISHES EPA

10. Command and Control
Enforcement
Law Suits
Us and Them

11.  New Curricula in Environmental Sciences
 Environmental Engineering Programs
 Efficient Building designs
 Campuses become models for green
development

12.  Manufacturing plants install greater levels of
pollution control
 New ‘cradle to grave’ philosophy in the
manufacture of new products
 Complete redesign of manufacturing facilities
 Energy efficiency with new technologies becomes
cost effective

13.  State and Local Environmental Agencies grow
 Governments adopt new technologies to
demonstrate viability throughout the
community
 Outreach and education programs make use of
social media to explain challenges
 Partnerships with businesses and nonprofits
grow as the larger community works to find
solutions
 Recycling becomes the poster child

14.  Progress becomes evident
 No longer us and them
 Everyone works toward the solution
 We enter the recognition that behavior change
is key to further progress
 Environmental issues are incorporated into all
decision making
 This new broader approach - we call
SUSTAINABILITY

16.  Stay Abreast of Emerging Issues
 Provide Education and Outreach
 Coordinate County Agencies
 Develop Community Partnerships
 Develop Solutions to Concerns

17. 45 youth hired each summer
1 year round crew
Over 10 impervious acres managed for
runoff – rain garden construction
Over 600 trees planted
Stream channel maintenance in Old
Ellicott City
Maintenance of existing facilities

19.  Partnership with OCS, DRP, DPW and HCPSS
 State Grants of $820,000
 Expanded Stream Releaf and Tree Canopy
programs
 Both on school planting and field trips for
private plantings
 17,260 trees planted on 104 acres
 2,440 Students involved in planting
 3,556 student volunteer hours logged

21.  Raise awareness about a forgotten utility
 Introduce innovative outreach and education
• Stream mAPPer
• Clean Water Howard website
• CleanScapes
 Non-profit partnership program
 Advocate for innovative runoff solutions
 Financial incentives to homeowners
• 125 raingardens constructed
• 1.5 impervious acres managed

23.  Sold 3,350 meal kits, up 950 from last year’s sales (45%
subsidized).
 Kits were made each week by a staff of 3 and 16 volunteers.
 Purchased $42,740.18 worth of local produce and proteins this
year of which $18,968.26 was from Howard County Farms. That is
up from $2,400 of local produce purchased last year.
 Bought from 10 local farms - 5 from Howard County.
 Howard County General Hospital and Howard County School
System became new sponsors while we retained our sponsors
from last year. (Horizon Foundation & United Way)
 Promoted Roving Radish and local farms at the HoCo Fair. Gave
800 vegetable snack packs with local ready to eat produce.

25.  Met or exceeded most 2007 goals for
greenhouse gas reductions
 Energy savings from building retrofits
 Installation of electric vehicle charging stations
 Sponsored Home energy audits and efficiency
models for residents
 Solar energy system installed at water
reclamation plant to offset diesel generator
emission
 PACE – property assessed clean energy loans