This post was written by South Mountain Partnership Program Subcommittee member Ronald Grim. Learn from Ron, a certified “Green” Realtor, how energy efficiencies within your home are easy to do, and can help your wallet…
We’ve gathered this list of grants available for projects affecting landscape resources as you plan your projects! Open Space Institute’s Land and Climate Catalyst Planning Grants – Due June 8, 2022. Through a collaboration between Open Space…
Are you making the most of this stellar landscape and harvest? Local berry season is upon us – see the fruit ripening chart – and buying fruit local and in season is one of the…
The South Mountain Partnership Mini-Grant Program is designed to catalyze on-the-ground projects that sustain South Mountain’s sense of place through the protection and promotion of the natural, cultural, and recreational assets of the region. The…
Happy Earth Day! Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. (you can learn more here) How are you planning to celebrate this…
News and a schedule of events that will 1. Improve your understanding of the South Mountain landscape – our shared region and home; 2. Evolve your understanding of land development trends and community improvement projects;…
Happy Spring! The vernal (spring) equinox has brought back to us more sunlight and warmth. Blooms and buds, as well as wildlife are literally springing forth again thanks to where spring begins: vernal pools….
The South Mountain Partnership has released its 2021 Year in Review summarizing the accomplishments we’ve been able to achieve this year through our diverse partnerships. SMP sponsors networks of people, such as our committees, by providing strategic…
Spring is in the air and so are several grant opportunities for projects in the South Mountain Region! As you are planning upcoming projects be sure to consider these opportunities. Many of these have deadlines…
The SMP is an alliance of citizens, businesses, non‐profits, economic development organizations, academic institutions, and local, county, state, and federal government agencies and officials working together on the vision of a future landscape of conserved…
News and a schedule of events that will 1. Improve your understanding of the South Mountain landscape – our shared region and home; 2. Evolve your understanding of land development trends and community improvement projects;…
Dear Partners, SMP is starting off the year with a flurry of activity! Early in 2022, we were excited to celebrate the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Community Conservation Partnerships Program announcing a…