Wheaton in Silver Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park

2015 SITES Certified

— Sustainable SITES Initiative —

Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017

1. Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Marker

Inscription.
Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park is the first Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission park certified by the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES).

SITES was created to transform land development and management practices through the nation's first voluntary guidelines and rating system for sustainable landscapes. Sustainable landscapes reduce water demand, filter and reduce storm water runoff, provide wildlife habitat, reduce energy consumption, improve air quality, improve human health, and increase outdoor recreation opportunities.

Mary R. Bradford, Director of Parks, 2006-2014

Erected 2015 by Montgomery Parks.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.

Location. 39° 1.647′ N, 77° 2.633′ W. Marker is in Silver Spring, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is in Wheaton. Marker can be reached from Evans Parkway east of Barrie Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2011 Evans Parkway, Silver Spring MD 20902, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stream Restoration (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General George W. Getty, U.S.A. (approx. half

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a mile away); Wheaton Tunnel and Station (approx. 0.8 miles away); Wheaton Veterans Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Safeway (approx. 0.9 miles away); Marian Fryer (approx. 0.9 miles away); "Out of the Home Will Come the Citizen" (approx. 0.9 miles away); John Carroll (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Silver Spring.

Also see . . . Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park. (Submitted on November 25, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017

2. Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Marker

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 25, 2017

3. Evans Parkway Neighborhood Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 25, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 25, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.