Green Pages Directory
Policy (State, Federal, Local)
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy’s mission is to preserve and manage the Appalachian Trail – ensuring that its vast natural beauty and priceless cultural heritage can be shared and enjoyed today, tomorrow, and for centuries to come.
Address:
799 Washington Street, PO Box 807 Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 25425
Catoctin Land Trust works to save land and protect water in Washington and Frederick counties — the Heart of Maryland. As a land trust, CLT helps landowners navigate conservation options for their land, and connects with the programs and partners that help them preserve their land in perpetuity. We also help connect landowners with conservation practices that restore watersheds and protect drinking water supplies. Catoctin Land Trust is the host partner of the Heart of Maryland Conservation Alliance, a network of partners collaborating to preserve land and restore watersheds.
Address:
PO Box 615 Frederick, Maryland 21705
Since our founding during the campaign to pass the landmark Clean Water Act in 1972, Clean Water Action has worked to win strong health and environmental protections by bringing issue expertise, solution-oriented thinking and people power to the table. Our mission is to protect our environment, health, economic well-being and community quality of life. Clean Water Action organizes strong grassroots groups and coalitions, and campaigns to elect environmental candidates and to solve environmental and community problems.
Address:
1120 N Charles St, Suite 415 Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Advancing a Sustainable, Resilient Community through Civic Engagement
ENVISION FREDERICK COUNTY is a non-profit, non-partisan organization founded on the principle that informed public discourse and active engagement of individuals and groups in our civic life are essential to our mutual well-being and prosperity.
Founded by committed community advocates with a record of service to our community, Envision Frederick County will engage the community in discussion, education, and action within four strategic imperatives.
The Agricultural Land Preservation office administers a variety of local, state, and federal land preservation programs focused on protecting agricultural lands. The preservation programs offered through Frederick County, the State of Maryland, and the federal government, provide many opportunities to the farmers of Frederick County to protect the future of their farmlands and promote natural resource industries.
Address:
30 N. Market Street, 3rd Floor Frederick, Maryland 21701
Maryland Environmental Trust works with landowners, local communities, and non-profit land trusts to conserve and maintain Maryland's natural, agricultural, scenic, and cultural resources as a legacy for future generations. We see to inspire the public to take responsibility for the care of these natural resources that sustain all Marylanders.
Address:
100 Community Place, Third Floor Crownsville, Maryland 21032
The Humane Society Wildlife Land Trust protects wildlife by permanently preserving habitat and providing humane stewardship.
Address:
700 Professional Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 21784
The farms, forests, streams, Civil War sites and heritage of The Middletown Valley and Catoctin Watershed are critically important and under constant pressure to be developed. Our mission is to preserve them before before it's too late.
We also are working to create a trail system across and down the Middletown Valley to connect the Appalachian and Catoctin Trails, with the towns of Middletown, Myersville, Burkittsville and Brunswick to provide safe and healthy outdoor places for residents and visitors alike to experience our rich agriculture heritage and civil war history.
Address:
9232 Harmony Road Middletown, Maryland 21769
Maryland League of Conservation Voters (Maryland LCV) is a statewide, nonpartisan organization that uses political action and education to protect our air, land, water, and communities. Maryland LCV endorses and elects pro-conservation candidates and holds elected officials accountable through legislative scorecards and advocacy. Maryland LCV is best known for our comprehensive yearly scorecard that evaluates and reports on the votes of individual state legislators on key environmental bills. On a bi-annual basis, Maryland LCV evaluates and reports on the Governor’s environmental record. We also closely monitor key actions of state agencies and executive appointments. We work with colleagues in the environmental community to push for sound conservation laws such as the 2013 Offshore Wind Act, the septics tier map, 2019 Clean Energy Jobs Act, the 2017 Ban on Hydraulic Fracturing, and the 2016 Ban of Neonicotinoid Pesticides.
Address:
30 West Street, Suite C Annapolis, Maryland 21401
There are ten Sierra Club Groups in Maryland. The Sierra Club Catoctin Group encompasses Carroll and Frederick Counties. The Catoctin Group offers many opportunities for citizens to engage in outings, environmental issues and projects. There is literally a niche for anyone who loves the outdoors and wants to protect its myriad resources. The geography and 1,100 square miles of these two counties offers enumerable choices to explore, enjoy and protect nature. A monthly member meeting, open to the public, is usually held first Saturday mornings at 10 AM. Learn more at the Catoctin Group webpage.
Address:
9478 Frostown Road Middletown, Maryland 21769
