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Patch's House & Home
Hallo-Green? Top 5 Tips for Making Halloween a Bit Greener
If you were asked to name the color most associated with Halloween, most people would say orange or black, but a growing number of companies and individuals are making green an important ...
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Politics
BLOG: Vote for Romney or Get Fired, Koch Industries Message to 50,000 Employees
This morning I came across an article on yahoo news. It discussed a company, namely “Koch Industries”. This company is worth over a billion dollars and is owned by the Koch brothers. T...
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Environment
Eastern Box Turtles Are On the Move
Eastern box turtles are on the move! This weekend, I stopped my car twice to help two different male eastern box turtles (Terrapene c. carolina) safely cross the road. Turtles move f...
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Opinion
DC Levee Upgrade Races Against Climate Change
Grey clouds race over the National Mall, seemingly as fast as the airliners that would normally be making their approach to National. The airport is still closed. It is 2018. Th...
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Schools
Event Preview: Educators' Night at Brookside Gardens
Are you an educator? Do you want to learn more about the science and environmental resources available to you and your students? Montgomery Parks is inviting you to Educators’ Night ...
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Business
Annual County Farm Tour Begins Saturday
Montgomery County’s farms open their barn doors this weekend for the 23rd Annual Farm Tour and Harvest Sale. Area residents will have the opportunity to tour 15 local farms Saturday ...
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Environment
Wheaton Green Streets Efforts Expand
During the past year, the Parks, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Transportation have made progress in implementing their Green Streets initiatives in Wh...
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Local Connections
GreenWheaton Update: Gala Success and Grant Money
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