Community Partners

These are some of the groups that are involved in environmental projects that incorporate Maryland, EPA, and UN environmental initiatives. The keywords beneath each partner were adapted from the 12 NWF's EcoSchool Sustainability pathways. Some keywords were changed to reflect a higher level of expectation and are indicated as such (original EcoSchool pathway).

Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health (Healthy Living), Safety & Justice (Healthy Schools), Education (Learning about Forests), Green Building & Landscaping (Schoolyard Habitats), Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, and Wetlands

NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE): Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Watermen's Association: Sustainable Food, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Patuxent Riverkeeper: Watersheds, Water, Safety & Justice, Education, Climate Change, Wetlands
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission: Sustainable Food, Education, Health
Chesapeake Bay Garden Club: Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Watersheds, Biodiversity, Education
Calvert Nature Society: Education, Biodiversity, Watersheds, Wetlands
Education Workgroup's Bay Backpack (CBP): Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands, Education
Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP): Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands, Biodiversity, Education, Climate Change. Organization
Chesapeake Bay Journal: Education (through reporting)
Rails to Trails Conservancy: Transportation, Health, Green Building & Landscaping
Trash Free Maryland: Consumption & Waste, Safety & Justice, Watersheds, Wetlands, Water, Health
UMBC Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education (CUERE): Water, Health, Education, Safety & Justice, Transportation, Consumption & Waste, Watersheds
Earthwatch Institute: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Oceans, Wetlands, Watersheds, Sustainable Food, Green Building & Landscaping
Izaak Walton League of America: Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands, Consumption & Waste, Education
Nature Conservancy: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center(CBEC): Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Potomac Conservancy: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Safety & Justice, Education, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
HerChesapeake: Safety & Justice, Watersheds, Health, Education, Wetlands
Clean Water Action (Maryland): Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands, Safety & Justice, Energy, Climate Change, Health
Chesapeake Watershed CESU: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Master Naturalist: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Sierra Club Maryland Chapter: Transportation, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Consumption & Waste, Water
National Park Service: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (CBNERR): Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission: Transportation, Water, Green Building & Landscaping, Climate Change, Sustainable Food, Health, Safety & Justice
SMCM Office of Sustainability: Energy, Consumption & Waste, Transportation, Sustainable Food, Health, Water
Chesapeake Conservancy: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Department of the Environment: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Department of Natural Resources: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
St. Mary's River Watershed Association: Watersheds, Wetlands, Education, Green Building & Landscaping
Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum: Watersheds, Wetlands, Safety & Justice, Education, Biodiversity
Anne Marie Sculpture Garden: Education (and all other categories interpreted through art)
Calvert Marine Museum: Wetlands, Oceans, Watersheds, Education, Safety & Justice
St. Mary's County Government: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Calvert County Government: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Charles County Government: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
St. Mary's County Commission on the Environment: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Environmental Concern Inc.: Watersheds, Wetlands, Education, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Green Building & Landscaping
Chesapeake Research Consortium (CRC): Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands. Database
Port Tobacco River Conservancy: Watersheds, Wetlands, Biodiversity, Consumption & Waste, Green Building & Landscaping
Chesapeake Bay Trust: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Water, Watersheds, Wetlands
Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust: Watersheds, Wetlands, Biodiversity, Education, Transportation, Green Building & Landscaping
Historic St. Mary's City: Sustainable Food, Education, Safety & Justice
Elms Environmental Education Center: Education, Biodiversity, Watersheds, Wetlands, Oceans, Climate Change, Green Building & Landscaping
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation & Development: Watersheds, Wetlands, Biodiversity, Sustainable Food, Green Building & Landscaping
American Chestnut Land Trust: Watersheds, Wetlands, Biodiversity, Sustainable Food, Green Building & Landscaping
Southern Maryland Audubon Society: Biodiversity, Education
Southern Maryland Garden Clubs: Biodiversity, Green Building & Landscaping, Education
Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN): Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Chesapeake Bay Office: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Department of Health, Environmental Health Bureau: Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Sustainable Food, Water
Environmental Integrity Project: Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Chesapeake Youth and Young Professionals Portal: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Friends of Jug Bay: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Food & Water Watch: Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Sustainable Food, Water
Maryland Envirothon: Biodiversity, Education, Sustainable Food, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Recycling Network: Consumption & Waste
The Slackwater Center: Education (through reporting)
Maryland Conservation Corps: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Maryland Environmental Service: Biodiversity, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Wetland Studies and Solutions (WSSI): Biodiversity, Climate Change, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE): Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
reliefweb: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center (NCEEC): Biodiversity, Education, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Ecoversities: Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Water
Cove Point Natural Heritage Trust (CPNHT): Biodiversity, Education, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands
Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Consumption & Waste, Energy, Health, Safety & Justice, Education, Green Building & Landscaping, Sustainable Food, Transportation, Water, Watersheds, Oceans, Wetlands