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Posted September 2, 2026 | Topic: Education, Professional Development
Wednesday, 10/21/2026: Smart Salt Applicator Training for Parking Lots and Sidewalks (Montgomery County, Maryland) (Gaithersburg, Maryland)
This training will help property managers, salt applicators, business owners, municipalities, and MCPS Facilities Crews who apply salt in Montgomery County, Maryland improve salt application effectiveness & reduce chloride pollution while keeping roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safe. Participating organizations have been able to reduce their salt use by 30 to 70% – helping to…
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Posted September 2, 2026 | Topic: Education, Professional Development
Tuesday, 12/01/2026: Smart Salt Applicator Training for Parking Lots and Sidewalks (Rockville, Maryland) (Gaithersburg, Maryland)
This training will help property managers, salt applicators, business owners, municipalities, and facilities crews who apply salt in the City of Rockville, Maryland improve salt application effectiveness & reduce chloride pollution while keeping roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safe. Participating organizations have been able to reduce their salt use by 30 to 70% – helping…
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Posted September 2, 2026 | Topic: Education, Volunteerism
Saturday, 11/07/2026: Walk in the Woods: Let’s be Smart About Winter Salt – NW Branch Anacostia (Silver Spring, Maryland)
Step into the shoes of an environmental detective as we explore the hidden impacts of oversalting our streets and sidewalks during the winter season. Discover how excess salt harms delicate aquatic creatures, disrupts the fragile balance of our ecosystems, and pollutes our drinking water, and learn from the experts about what we can all do…
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Posted September 2, 2026 | Topic: Education, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Volunteerism
Saturday, 09/19/2026: Walk in the Woods: Let’s be Smart About Winter Salt – Rock Creek (MD) (Chevy Chase, Maryland)
Step into the shoes of an environmental detective as we explore the hidden impacts of oversalting our streets and sidewalks during the winter season. Discover how excess salt harms delicate aquatic creatures, disrupts the fragile balance of our ecosystems, and pollutes our drinking water, and learn from the experts about what we can all do…
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Posted March 4, 2026 | Topic: Education, Professional Development, Stormwater Management
Monday, 03/16/2026: WEBINAR – The “Smart Salting” Strategy: Winter Maintenance Contracts that Reduce Costs and Protect Liability
Join us to learn more about putting performance-based practices into winter maintenance contracts. Traditional ‘per-ton’ or ‘per-application’ salt contracts can inadvertently encourage over-salting, leading to higher costs, damaged infrastructure, and environmental harm. This webinar provides property managers, HOA and Condo Association board members, etc. with a clear roadmap for transitioning to performance-based contracting—an approach that…
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Posted January 8, 2026 | Topic: Advocacy, Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Stormwater Management, Volunteerism
Saturday, 01/31/2026: DMV Winter Salt Week Open House (Gaithersburg, Maryland)
Join us on January 31st between 10am-1pm in Gaithersburg, Maryland to learn how salt affects our health and freshwater ecosystems, what’s being done, and how we can support local efforts to reduce road salt use. During the event we will hear from regional expert speakers, monitor the local waterways in Gaithersburg, Maryland for road salt…
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Posted March 5, 2025 | Topic: Education, Professional Development, Stormwater Management
Monday, 03/17/2025: Contracting with Road Salt Applicators: Keeping Your Wallet, Drinking Water, and the Environment in Mind (Virtual Webinar)
This webinar is for training business owners, property managers, homeowners and condo association board members, faith-based organizations, and others who contract with road salt applicators and snow removal companies during the winter. During this webinar, you will learn what oversalting vs proper road salting looks like, why smart salting is important, how to save money…