Howard County has many groups ded­i­cated to pre­serv­ing and improv­ing our envi­ron­ment.  The fol­low­ing groups are listed alpha­bet­i­cally.  Click on each one for a short descrip­tion and to find out more about their activ­i­ties, vol­un­teer oppor­tu­ni­ties, con­tact infor­ma­tion and web­sites.  These groups make it eas­ier to “Live Green Howard County.”

Audubon Soci­ety of Cen­tral Maryland

Cli­mate Change Ini­tia­tive of Howard County

Com­mit­tee for Lake Elkhorn’s Envi­ron­men­tal Restora­tion (CLEER)

Earth Forum of Howard County

Friends of Pat­ap­sco Val­ley and Her­itage Greenway

Green Build­ing Institute

HC Coali­tion for the Environment

Howard County Bird Club

Howard County Conservancy

Howard County Forestry Board

Howard County Legacy Lead­er­ship Insti­tute for the Environment

Howard County Soil Con­ser­va­tion District

James and Anne Robin­son Foundation

Mary­land Amphib­ian and Rep­tile Atlas

Mary­land Asso­ci­a­tion for Envi­ron­men­tal and Out­door Education

Mid­dle Patux­ent Envi­ron­men­tal Area

Patux­ent Riverkeeper

Rock­burn Land Trust

Sierra Club of Howard County

Uni­ver­sity of Mary­land Exten­sion Howard County Mas­ter Gardeners

Whipps Gar­den Cemetery

Youth Envi­ron­men­tal Coalition

Vol­un­teer­ing with OES

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