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Retain rainwater on site

Conservation and Commerce

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Thinking about Ourselves in Nature:
Reading Suggestions from Friends of Lower Beaverdam Creek

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Sources and Courses for Understanding More about Green Infrastructure Issues

The Built Environment

Financing Green Infrastructure

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Stormwater Management

Urban Forestry

Why, What do You Know

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Planning Projects

Many state, county-wide and regional projects include the area covered by the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan

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Members of the Green Infrastructure Committee, its subcommittees and project groups.

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Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan
Planning with nature for Cheverly's future
MISSION OF THE CHEVERLY GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN

Preserve, restore and sustain the natural environment of Cheverly and surrounding areas as intact and healthy ecosystems, through a community participatory process, balancing the fulfillment of human needs and protection of the natural environment.

 This plan will help guide future development, redevelopment, and investment policy decisions in a proactive and sustainable manner within and around the Town of Cheverly.

The Full Text of the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan


Click on the image to read the plan. View or download the plan as a pdf.

The Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan in Brief


Click on the image to read the plan summary.


A Makeover for Town Park

On Wednesday, May 2nd Cheverly residents met to begin
planning a design makeover for Town Park. The park currently suffers from erosion and the decline of plants and trees.



As recommended by the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Committee, the Neighborhood Design Center will lead the redesign effort. From May through the summer, landscape designers from this area nonprofit will work with residents, organizations and town officials to design new features and reinvigorate existing ones.

The design process began with this public meeting where all were invited to share their  interests and ideas with the designers as they work to  understand what makes Town Park so special and valuable to our community.

View the Neighborhood Design Center presentation.

Think about these and other questions you have about the park.

Send your ideas to Jan Townshend at the NDC:
jtownshend@ndc-md.org




What's Your Green IQ?


Tour the Green Trail


Green Infrastructure Committee Meetings

Cheverly Green Plan


Monday, June 4

7:30 PM, Cheverly Community Center, large conference room

Project Group Meetings

Cheverly Green Guide Project Group

Thursday, April 19,  7:30 PM

Contact Elaine Friebele, elaine.friebele@verizon.net

Outreach and Education Working Group

Monday, April 23, 7:30 - 9:00 PM

Contact Cynthia Robinson, crr@pipeline.com, 202-215-1054


All are welcome at any of the meetings

We Implement the Cheverly Green Plan

May 2, 2012. Cheverly residents reported on current uses and desired changes to Town Park at a public meeting with the Neighborhood Design Center.

November 19, 2011: The Green Plan Implementation Kick-Off Event featured green actions for homeowners and activities for all ages.



November 10, 2011: The Town Council voted to register for the
Sustainable Maryland Program.

October 13, 2011: The Town Council established the Green Infrastructure Committee to oversee implementation of the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan.

September 22, 2011: The Town of Cheverly voted to join the Baltimore Washington Partners for Forest Stewardship.

At the September 8, 2011 Town Meeting
the Town Council voted to “adopt the Recommendations of the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan as a framework to inform investment and activities of the town.”  Read the resolution.

The Back Story

If you want to follow the development of the Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan in detail, you will find some of the background reports here.

Presentation of the Cheverly Green Plan

On June 23, 2011, a summary of the proposed Cheverly Green Infrastructure Plan was presented to the Town Council. This was the second such presentation.

View the presentation.




Composting Workshop participants

Click here for the refresher course in composting.


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Cheverly: Our Bay Starts Here!

The big day has passed, but the memories remain. Even better, you can see the results on storm drains throughout Cheverly. Go here to see the photos.

NEW     Hear Doug Tallamy talk about sustaining wildlife with native plants in your garden

Cheverly's Streams, Springs, and Wetlands.

Want to build a rain garden? See tips and links here.


New web site

Find news and observations of nature in our town at Cheverly Nature.

Cheverly Vegetable Garden Plots 


 See the planning projects page for county-wide green and planning projects and information on hearings and other meetings.