Green Leader Brigade

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​​Go Beyond Your Own Backyard

​​A special initiative of the Frederick County Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources (OSER), it is a “go-to” group of volunteers, ages 16 and above, who help with yearly stream cleanups, tree plantings, and other environmental projects. ​

Become a Volunteer

As a Green Leader Brigade volunteer, you can participate in events,  receive trainings on various topics, and learn how to organize your own events. However, training workshop attendance is not a prerequisite to participate as a Green Leader Brigade volunteer.

Skill-building sessions and hands-on projects will provide Green Leader Brigade volunteers with the knowledge and experience needed to assist local organizations with environmental projects, as well as identify projects that can be done in their own communities. OSER can also work with you to help organize your event, generate volunteers, and provide materials such as storm drain stenciling kits. 

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Green Leader Brigade volunteers participate in the "Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initiative"

Recent Green Leader Brigade Events

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May 5, 2018 - The Office of Sustainability and Environmental Resources (OSER) was recently awarded a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Trust for tree planting.   OSER partnered with Stream-Link Education for a tree planting event in Point of Rocks, MD on May 5, 2018.  Green Leader Brigade volunteers and citizens of Point of Rocks planted 300 trees in a one acre common area in the Canal Run neighborhood.  Thank you to everyone who came out to help!  It was a great event and a fun day!    Click here for our Green Leader Brigade Tree Planting Tip Sheet. 

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April 14, 2018 -  The Green Leader Brigade participated in "Project Clean Stream", at the Catoctin Nature Center on April 14th. Project Clean Stream, coordinated by the Alliance for the ChesapeakeBay, is the largest cleanup event in the Chesapeake Bay region!  Cleanups take place across the entire Chesapeake watershed, in all 6 Bay states and DC.   Thank you to our volunteers for keeping our waterways clean!   Click here for our Green Leader Brigade Tip Sheet for information on how to keep our waterways clean! 

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October 7, 2017 - What a beautiful day we had for our Green Leader Brigade "Tree Diversity" skill-building session on October 7th! Thank you to Jenny Willoughby, Sustainability Manager for the City of Frederick, and to their Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteer, Yash, for taking our group on a very informative walk through Waterford Park in Frederick. Participants learned about tree canopy, diversity, and choosing the right tree for the right place. Click here for a great tree identification resource from the City of Frederick called the "Tree Frederick Guide".  Thank you to everyone who participated!  

Click here for our Green Leader Brigade Tree Diversity Tip Sheet.

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If you would like more information about the Green Leader Brigade and our upcoming events, please email Sustainability@FrederickCountyMD.gov.