Category: Environment

Survey Results Help Rockville Plot Plan for Climate Action

April 1, 2021

Rockville’s Climate Action Plan should focus on reducing greenhouse gas, addressing racial equity and protecting future generations, respondents to a recent city survey said. The city received 525 responses to the Climate Action Plan survey conducted in late 2020. Highlights included:

Upper Watts Branch Project Recognized as a BUBBA Runner-Up

April 1, 2021

The city’s Upper Watts Branch Park Forest Preserve Environmental Restoration Project was recently recognized with second place in the Chesapeake Stormwater Network’s Best Urban BMP in the Bay Awards.

This Way to Earth Day

April 1, 2021

Earth Day is Thursday, April 22, and Rockville is celebrating with events all spring long, including the following free or low-cost activities that promote getting outside and helping nature. All in-person events require participants to wear a face covering and practice social distancing of at least 6 feet. Activities marked

Rockville Offers Online Tools for Tracking Trash and Remembering Recycling

April 1, 2021

Rockville offers multiple ways to keep track of your trash and recycling collection day, from online tools to printable calendars.

Raking News: Spring Leaf Collection in April

March 1, 2021

See interactive map at www.rockvillemd.gov/leafcollection. Area 1: April 5 & 6Area 2: April 7 & 8Area 3: April 9 & 12Area 4: April 13 & 14Area 5: April 15 & 16 The city will vacuum leaves from neighborhood curbs from April 5-16 in five collection areas throughout Rockville.

Do Your Bit to Deter Deer

March 1, 2021

Area wildlife helps maintain a healthy ecosystem but can become a nuisance. Here’s a few ways you can learn to live with, and discourage, deer. Taste or odor repellent are humane forms of control designed to repel deer from an area. You can find repellents at sporting goods stores. Plant

Celebrate Earth Day the Rockville Way

March 1, 2021

Serve Your Community: Volunteer for Rockville

March 1, 2021

More than ever, people are looking for ways to help the community and each other. While the pandemic is limiting volunteering to activities where social distancing and other safety protocols can be practiced, there are still plenty of opportunities to make a big difference in Rockville. Opportunities with the SSL

Rockville is Tops in State on Clean Energy Scorecard

February 2, 2021

The City of Rockville was the top-scoring Maryland municipality in a 2020 analysis of cities’ energy efficiency and renewable energy strategies. Rockville received a score of 27 out of 70, placing it seventh among 30 small and mid-sized cities nationally ranked on the City Clean Energy Scorecard. The self-scoring tool by

Be an Energy Star This Presidents Day Weekend

February 1, 2021

Buy Energy-Saving Products Feb. 13-15 or Apply for Energy Rebates Homeowners thinking about upgrading an appliance, replacing a refrigerator, or even changing a light bulb, can do so tax free on Presidents Day weekend. On Feb. 13-15, purchases of the following energy-efficient Energy Star products are free from Maryland’s 6%

81st Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade

May 1, 2025

Join the City of Rockville for its 81st annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade Monday, May 26. Founded in 1944 by William (Bill) Wood, the Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade is a long-standing tradition in the City of Rockville. PARADE

Hometown Holidays: Know Before You Go

May 1, 2025

The free Hometown Holidays at Rockville Town Center features local flavor of music and food vendors, including two stages, an artisan shopping area, and kids entertainment from noon-6 p.m. Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 in Rockville Town Center.

Equipment Show to Highlight the ‘People, Purpose, Presence’ of Public Works

April 30, 2025

Climb into the operator’s seat of some of the big trucks used by the city’s Department of Public Works as the City of Rockville joins the American Public Works Association to celebrate National Public Works Week, Monday, May 19-Friday, May

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