Maryland Native Plant Society

Dedicated to Protecting, Conserving, and Restoring
Maryland's Native Plants and Habitats

Western Mountains Chapter

The Western Mountains Chapter has formed to expand the efforts of MNPS on the Allegheny Plateau and Ridge & Valley physiographic provinces of the central Appalachians. Residents of western Maryland, nearby Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and anyone else interested in learning more about and conserving the native plants of this region are invited to join.

Chapter Events

April Chapter Meeting

Date: April 20, 2010

Time: 7 pm

Locatio: Appalachian Laboratory

Topic: TBA

Speaker: Linh Phu, Natural Resource Biologist and Landowner Incentive Program Coordinator, Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Details to follow...

Her program will begin immediately following a brief MNPS chapter business meeting.

Directions: From I-68 take exit 33 (Braddock Rd & Midlothian Rd exit). Follow Braddock Road approximately .2 miles to the entrance to the Appalachian Lab on the left side of the road (301 Braddock Road). There is plenty of parking in front of the building.

Local Interest

The Nature Conservancy has a number of preserves in the area. See a map of Maryland with The Nature Conservancy's preserves. They have workdays throughout the year; some may take place locally, such as at The Glades. Visit the Nature Conservancy's volunteer calendar.

Arboretum Workdays, Frostburg State University

Dates:

  • April 3, 10, 17, & 24, 2010

Time: 1 to 5 pm

Volunteer for the environment! Help remove exotics, restore natives and build a split-rail fence. Meet at the gazebo in the stadium parking lot, ready to work outside. Tools and gloves provided.

Questions: please call Sunshine Brosi at 301-687-4213 or slbrosi@frostburg.edu.

SRWA Red Spruce Plantings, Savage River State Forest

Dates & Times:

  • April 15 & 16, 2010; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm
  • April 18 & 19, 2010; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Volunteers are needed to help the Savage River Watershed Association (SRWA) plant red spruce plugs along streams in the Savage River State Forest. The goal of these plantings is to maintain conifer cover along native brook trout streams where hemlocks may be killed by the hemlock wooly adelgid, an exotic invasive insect.

For more details or to volunteer: e-mail the Savage River Watershed Association at SRWAcoordinator@gmail.com or call Ron Boyer, SRWA red spruce planting coordinator, at 301-895-3686.

Conservation Projects

Check out the restoration project descriptions for the area on the Local Habitat Restoration Projects page.

Contact

For more information contact:

  • Liz McDowell at 301-895-3686 or boyerandmcdowell @ earthlink.net

Areas Included

© Maryland Native Plant Society. Last updated: February 27, 2010.