Charles County
The river which flows through Charles County, is one of the major feeders of the Chesapeake Bay
What is Potomac River?
This type of organization, the Resilience Authority of Charles County, serves as a government instrumentality of a local Maryland government to enhance community resilience.
What is a Government Instrumentality?
This program helps high school students gain experience in green jobs.
This type of extreme weather event, becoming more frequent in Maryland due to climate change, can lead to heavy rain, flooding, and damaging winds.
What is a hurricane or tropical storm?
This Maryland city, known as "Charm City," is home to the Inner Harbor and the birthplace of the U.S. national anthem.
What is Baltimore?
This city is the county seat of Charles County, Maryland
What is La Plata?
The Resilience Authority of Charles County partners with this organization to gain a corps member to work with them for one year
What is the Chesapeake Bay Trust?
This problem is reduced by planting urban tree canopies in Charles County
What is Heat Islands?
Maryland is particularly vulnerable to this environmental issue, which threatens its coastal areas and leads to increased flooding and erosion.
What is sea-level rise?
This famous Maryland landmark, located in Baltimore, is home to the Baltimore Orioles baseball team.
What is Oriole Park at Camden Yards?
The major highway, running through Charles County, connects the region to Washington D.C. and is a primary commute for commuters
What is U.S. route 301?
This is the organization that has joined forces with the Resilience Authority of Charles County to create the Resilience Authority Youth Corps.
What is the Student Conservation Association?
What is the Concrete to Green Elite Stormwater Pocket Park?
In Maryland, this bay's rising temperatures and increased flooding are major concerns due to climate change, affecting water quality and wildlife.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?
This Maryland city is home to the largest collection of Civil War monuments in the United States, located at the Antietam National Battlefield.
What is Sharpsburg?
This Charles County town is known for its role in Maryland's tobacco history
What is Port tobacco?
The Resilience Authority of Charles County partners with these two out of four Maryland state agencies to support resilience initiatives.
What is:
Maryland Department of the Environment
Maryland Department of Transportation
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forest Service
This project creates a living shoreline in Charles County
What is the Popes Creek Waterfront Park and Living Shoreline Project?
This Maryland city, located along the Chesapeake Bay, faces significant risks from sea-level rise, which threatens its waterfront and local infrastructure.
What is Annapolis?
This historic Maryland town was the site of a major Civil War battle in 1862, known as the bloodiest single day in American history.
What is Antietam?
This large park in Charles County, known for its diverse wildlife and scenic trails, is part of a prominent watershed in Charles County, and is a popular spot for outdoor recreation.
What is Mattawoman Creek park?
What is the Maryland General Assembly and the Board of Charles County Commissioners?
This is the grant initiative that helped Resilience Authority plant trees at Charles County high schools and the Waldorf Senior Center.
What is the 5 million trees for Maryland grant?
This Maryland region, known for its agriculture, faces increased challenges from both rising temperatures and more frequent droughts, which threaten crop yields and water availability.
What is the Eastern Shore?
This Maryland island in the Chesapeake Bay is famous for its blue crabs and a distinct population that speaks with an old English accent.
What is Smith Island?