Creating Sacred Grounds in Montgomery County
In May 2017, Montgomery County, Maryland participated in this workshop, which contains:
Greening Your Congregations Grounds for Wildlife and Stormwater, February 18, 2016 (1 hour)
In 2015, congregations from Montgomery County, Maryland participated in two workshops to learn how to beautify their congregation’s grounds and reduce its environmental footprint by creating wildlife habitat and rain gardens. The workshop videos provide valuable information for congregations all over the nation. Below are links to several of the presentations including:
Funding for this project is provided through the Montgomery County Water Quality Protection Fund. In partnership with Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection RainScapes program.
These videos were produced by Matrix Media, Inc.
Educate and inspire your congregation to green your grounds.
This workshop was held at the Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda, Maryland.
Overview of Sacred Grounds, National Wildlife Foundation’s new congregation certification program on creating wildlife habitat. Transform your lawn into a life supporting meadow for wildlife and people alike!
This workshop was held at the Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda, Maryland.
Learn how to reduce stormwater runoff using native landscapes like raingardens and other RainScapes techniques.
This workshop was held at the Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation in Bethesda, Maryland.
Learn how to select, plant and maintain native plants on your congregation grounds.
This workshop was held at the Colesville United Methodist Church in Colesville, Maryland.
Hear from Congregations their Support for Sacred Grounds.
These testimonials were filmed at a workshop that was held at the Colesville United Methodist Church in Colesville, Maryland.
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