1000 Friends of Maryland
$5,000 / 2003 / Environment
For the production of a report, “Greening the Budget: 11 Ideas for Protecting the Environment and Easing Maryland’s Fiscal Crisis, 2004.” The report, part of a national effort aimed at fighting threatened budget cuts in environmental programs in cities and states, suggests strategies to close loopholes in the tax code, eliminate subsidies for pollution and deter other cuts of environmentally damaging projects.
Audubon Maryland-DC
$30,000 / 2003 / Environment
The funding makes it possible for the Audubon Center in Patterson Park to continue serving as a conservation resource, providing a broad range of educational programs for all ages, adult workshops and family events
Center for Watershed Protection
$50,000 / 2003 / Environment
For continued support of the Builders of the Bay program, designed to convene a series of county roundtable task forces. These roundtables investigate existing building codes and ordinances in their respective counties and make recommendations to their planning commissions, to ensure that each county’s building codes are environmentally sensitive and economically feasible.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$25,000 / 2002 / Environment
For general operating expenses to support the continuation of outreach efforts designed to fight sprawl and preserve Maryland’s natural resources while encouraging controlled economic growth. These efforts will focus on the dissemination of recent reports, maps and technical assistance materials developed to educate new legislators, county officials and interested citizens on the long-term benefits of Smart Growth policies, historic tax credits, urban revitalization strategies, and preservation of vulnerable and valuable natural resources.
1000 Friends of Maryland
$5,000 / 2002 / Environment
For the design and print of the Legal Handbook, a guide to issues related to land-use legislation for citizens interested in familiarizing themselves with the political process and land use litigation.