Clubs, Activities,
and Destinations
Experience
gained in campus
clubs and activities greatly enhances your professional development,
including adding to your outdoor skills and leadership.
- Clean
Energy for UMD - Clean Energy for UMD promotes energy efficiency and clean
energy practices at the University of Maryland and the surrounding
communities. Meeting time and place: Wednesdays, 6:30, Woods
hall 1127 email: jcalabre@umd.edu
- College
Park Environmental Group (CPEG) - a student chapter
of the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP),
CPEG is a great way to get involved in service (stream cleanups,
tree plantings, etc.), education (local elementary school programs),
and recreation (rafting, hiking, camping, etc.). We welcome
all majors!
- Ecological
Economics Group - a graduate school student group that welcomes undergraduate
ENSP students.
- Emerging Green Builders - Creates awareness of sustainability among Architecture students by providing support and resources to integrate green building practices into their studies and careers. Open to all students. Contact: jbrady3@umd.edu
- Engineers
Without Borders - a student chapter of a national organization (EWB-USA) that
partners with developing communities to improve quality of life
through the implementation of environmentally sustainable, equitable,
and economical engineering projects. All majors are invited!
- LEAF
House - UM Solar Decathlon Team - A completely student run organization, team members from all
majors participate.
- ORC - Outdoor Recreation Center - meet friends, have fun, learn
outdoor skills!
- Maryland
Food Co-op Collective - work for food :+)
- Terrapin
Trail Club - does LOTS more than hiking!
- Volunteer with TERP IMPACT - a great way to meet civic-minded others.
- All
Campus Clubs - this list includes religious, cultural, and academic clubs
-- and more!
Destinations
- Anacostia
Tributary Hiker/Biker/Equestrian - Trail System - access from campus
- Rock
Creek Park, Washington, DC - 30 min from campus
- US
National Arboretum,
Washington, DC - 30 min
- C&O
NHP, Great Falls, MD - 45 min
- Sugarloaf
Mountain, Dickerson, MD - 50 min
- Catoctin
Mountain NP,
Thurmont, MD - 1.25 hrs
- Maryland
Heights, Harpers Ferry NHP, Harpers Ferry, WV - 1.25
hrs
- Shenandoah
NP,
VA - 1.75 hrs
- Assateague
Island,
VA - 3.5 hrs
- Dolly
Sods,
WV - 4 hrs
- Great
Smoky Mountains NP,
NC - 9.5 hrs
- Maryland - State Parks
- Virginia - State Parks
- Hiking
Upward - A
great resource for hiking in VA & WVa
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