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Baltimore County to double next Back River midge treatment area due to unprecedented swarms

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

MIDDLE RIVER, MD—In response to the unprecedented populations of swarming midges along Baltimore County’s waterfront this season, the Department of Environmental Protection and Sustainability (DEPS) will modify the next helicopter treatment of Back River to double the treatment area to include the previous 1,200 acres of upper Back River plus 2,400 acres of lower Back River. Using this modified treatment […]

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Baltimore County Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge prompts record-breaking 690 cleanups

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TOWSON, MD—Twenty-seven Baltimore County public schools have been awarded a total of $43,000 in environmental grants after a record-breaking year for the Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge, an initiative aimed at removing trash from local communities and waterways. During the past year’s challenge, 8,019 volunteers from schools and community groups conducted 690 cleanups, collecting 3,702 bags of trash. This debris […]

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11th anniversary of Clean Green 15 partnership celebrates keeping schools and Baltimore County clean and green

Posted on by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Baltimore County Public Schools this week awarded $43,000 in environmental literacy grants to 27 schools, marking the 11th anniversary of its “Clean Green 15 Litter Challenge” program and kicking off the next year’s competition. The annual Clean Green 15 competition encourages schools and volunteers to conduct quick, 15-minute local litter cleanup events. During the 2024-25 school year, 27 county […]

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