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Thurmont Holds Its First Greenfest

James Rada, Jr.

Thurmont celebrated Some local farms
its first Greenfest on showed off their
Saturday, April 21, organically grown goods.
2018, at the Thurmont Visitors could find
Regional Library. It was out about geothermal
an event where “people energy, recycling, and
could learn new things, Photos by James Rada, Jr. the environment around
share information, and them. Events even included
have fun,” according to guided walks and bike
Thurmont Green Team rides along the Thurmont
Member Cindy Poole. Trolley Trail.
The event was held at The festival was a
the Thurmont Library, culmination of the efforts
with tables and stations set One of the vendors at Greenfest explains electronics Becky Wilson with the Maryland Forest Service presents of the Thurmont Green
up in front of the library, recycling to a young girl. Thurmont CAO Jim Humerick and Commissioner Bill Buehrer Team. “The Green Team
with a Tree City USA Award for Thurmont.
in the lobby, in the meeting said ‘let’s combine the
rooms, and on the patio. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources, things that we do, and let’s do a festival,” Poole said.
local companies, and local organizations manned the tables to educate Thurmont Commissioner Bill Buehrer said that the team’s
attendees about protecting the environment and about green living. There accomplishments were “immeasurable.”
were even activities for kids to do and giveaways of foot-tall trees, ready for At the beginning of the festival, Becky Wilson with the Maryland Forest
planting. Service awarded Thurmont its second Tree City USA Award. To earn this
Bob Allen of Rocky Ridge came to the event to recycle a printer, but he award from the Arbor Day Foundation, Thurmont needed to meet four
also checked out all of the tables to collect information about things he was standards: (1) Have someone responsible for the care of town trees; (2) Enact
unfamiliar with. an ordinance to protect trees; (3) Dedicate at least $2.00 per capita to tree
Carol Haag of Thurmont also came to the festival to recycle electronics and forestation; and (4) Have an Arbor Day proclamation.
stayed to look around. “I wanted to see what the Green Team has been doing, Greenfest was sponsored by the Thurmont Green Team, the Town of
but I have also been interested in solar energy for a couple years,” she said. Thurmont, and the Thurmont Regional Library.

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