Each year, the Maryland Environmental Trust and its state partners award more than $200,000 in grants to other land trusts and community organizations in the state through its Keep Maryland Beautiful program. It’s a meaningful program with many success stories.

Land trusts around the country continue to explore the use of renewable energy, including solar. At the accredited Land Trust of Napa County in California, solar panel installations equal big cost savings.

In New Mexico, the accredited Taos Land Trust is flipping the switch on the energy debate and building community energy resiliency. Solar panels generate 50% of the energy used to run the land trust.

How often do you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, feeling anxious or cranky?