Sustainability at UMD
One of the most popular minors at UMD
What is the sustainability studies minor?
The design of sustainable ecosystems that integrate human society with its natural environment for the benefit of both
What is Ecological Engineering?
The layer of gases that surround the earth.
What is “the atmosphere”
Green infrastructure helps filter pollutants out of this liquid.
What is water?
This Maryland native bird eats ripe, dark colored fruit. It became the mascot of a Major League Baseball team in 1979.
What is a Baltimore Oriole?
The University of Maryland Office of Sustainability Logo
What is a green turtle with a leaf for a shell?
A process used to remove contaminants from wastewater and convert it into water that can be returned to the water cycle
What is wastewater treatment?
Gradual increase in the earth’s temperature due to human activities?
What is “global warming”
This provides shade, cools down cities, removes pollution, and improves mental health.
What is a tree?
This pollinator-attracting member of the sunflower family was designated as the official Maryland flower in 1918
What is a Black-Eyed Susan?
Ways that UMD dining halls promote sustainability
What is/are:
The Food Recovery Network
Sourcing locally grown ingredients
Composting
Using reusable dishes and silverware
An example of ecological engineering is…
What are rain gardens, green infrastructure, sustainable agriculture, bioswale, land restoration, constructed wetlands, erosion control, sewers, aqueducts, biofiltration, hybrid vehicles, solar panels
Definition of climate change
What is “a change in the typical weather for a region — like high or low temperatures and amount of rainfall — over a long period of time.”
This helps with insulation on roofs and can also be used for vegetation.
What is a rooftop garden?
The males of this water-dwelling species prefer fresher waters, while the females of this species prefer saltier water.
What is a Maryland Blue Crab?
Percentage of campus that is permeable:
a) 12%
b) 37%
c) 66%
d) 81%
What is 66%?
An example of sustainable energy is…
What are solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, biomass?
What is an example of a greenhouse gas (greenhouse gases are gases that trap heat in the atmosphere)
What is “methane, carbon dioxide, water vapor, ozone, nitrous oxide etc.”
This type of garden is able to increase native plant biodiversity, serve as a habitat for animals, and capture rainwater from runoff.
What is a rain garden?
This Maryland native wildflower is an excellent nectar plant, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. It is named after its resemblance to the color senior members of the (Roman) Catholic Church clergy wear.
What is a cardinal flower?
Name of a LEED Certified building on campus [about 5% are]
What are: Clark, HJ Patterson, Prince Frederick, ESJ, Commons 7, Knight, Oakland, Physical Sciences Complex, University House, Pokomoke, Chincoteague, Wye Oak, Thurgood Marshall, Yahentamitsi, Pyon-Chen, Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex, and Johnson-Whittle?
This concrete dam was constructed in the Colorado River between 1931 and 1936 under President Franklin B Roosevelt
What is the Hoover Dam?
Name two causes of global warming:
What are “burning fossil fuels, deforestation, forest fires, etc.”
This type of pavement is able to filter pollutants out of water, reduces flooding, and reduces surface temperature.
What is a permeable pavement?
This tree begins producing acorns around its 50th year. These acorns are sweet and feed over 80 species of birds and mammals. These acorns are also edible and Native Americans would ground these acorns to make flour.
What is a White Oak?