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Where: Online store is now open to browse and make your list, online ordering starts March 17, 10 am https://muddy-branch-alliance.square.site/ Plant Pick Up on Saturday April 27 at the Bohrer Park Activity Center
Please be available to pick up your plants on Saturday April 27. If that won't be possible, please let us know right away at lgwc@muddybranch.org. We will be able to care for your plants at another location, but only for a few days.
Explore dozens of species of native plants, all guaranteed to add beauty and color to your yard while supporting butterflies and other pollinators, attracting songbirds, and helping to keep our local streams clean and healthy.
You'll be able to choose between rare Maryland flora and widespread popular natives. We've brought you hard-to-find local-ecotype plants of unusual species, so you can enjoy these beautiful blooms in your yard while protecting their wild cousins. Or, choose from among cost-conscious offerings of more common forbs, grasses, and ferns. We even have a vine this year! More than forty species will be available to choose from.
All our plants are genuine natives, real species (not cultivars), and available for convenient .
The preview of this year's sale is now open - and at 10 a.m. on Sunday , March 17, you'll be able to choose the plants you want to take home! Plants always sell out very quickly, so make plans right now to reserve your favorite natives on March 17.
Thank you for being a good steward of the Muddy Branch and Seneca watersheds! This year's native plant sale is made possible by the Muddy Branch Alliance; the Gaithersburg Parks, Arts and Recreation Corporation (G-PARC); and YOU.
Directions: Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Activity+Center+at+Bohrer+Park/@39.1333959,-77.1945783,15z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x89b7d2cb6a854295:0xfe4db8d3585c55ff!8m2!3d39.1333959!4d-77.1945783!16s%2Fg%2F11btn1dchg?entry=ttu
Online Sale Only beginning April 8.
Pick Up April 27 at Maydale Nature Classroom 1638 Maydale Drive Colesville, MD 20905
Contact: 301-962-1496 MCP-Maydale@montgomeryparks.org
For more information visit MaydaleNature.org
Beautify your backyard, be a good neighbor to wildlife, and support nature programming at Montgomery Parks by shopping our Native Plant Sales
This sale benefit Maydale Natural Classroom. Our herbaceous perennials are propagated from seeds collected by our team from parks, and then cultivated as local ecotypes at our facility, Pope Farm. We also offer a limited selection of trees.
The link is here: https://montgomeryparks.org/plant-sales/
You can order online on https://evergreenheritagecenter.org/native-plants-at-ehc/ .
Pick-Up Dates at Evergreen Heritage Center: April 21, May 19, June 23, July 21, Sept 22 | 1:00-4:00pm
Pick-Up Date at New Germany State Park Native Plant Sale: May 11 | 10am – 3pm
Join the MD/DC Chapter of The Nature Conservancy for this annual tradition!
This is a two day event taking place on: Friday April 26 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday April 27 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Volunteers may sign up for one or both days; come when it is convenient for them during the event hours; and stay as long as they want. To register or for more details on the Why, Where, and What, please follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/red-spruce-tree-planting-tickets-827207498897?aff=oddtdtcreator
Location: Belle Ziegler Park, 7350 Takoma Ave & Albany Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
This plant and seed share is for native plants or nativars only. Some people prefer straight species only, so please clearly identify if it’s a nativar instead of a straight species native.
Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1389657451922735/ for more details.
Speaker: Nancy Rybicki
YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE ZOOM LINK
Dr. Rybicki will report on investigations into a recently discovered and newly identified species of water chestnut from Asia: Trapa bispinosa var. iinumai. This plant is a non-native floating aquatic plant that was first observed in 2014 in the Potomac River watershed. It was observed in about 100 sites in Virginia and recently spread to Maryland where it was observed in two locations in Prince George's county.
Dr. Nancy Rybicki is an aquatic plant ecologist and affiliate professor at George Mason University. She is retired from the US Geological Survey, Water Mission Area, Reston VA, but she continues her research as a scientist emerita. Nancy is a Steering committee member of the National Capital Region Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management (NCR-PRISM) and assists the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (Complementary Work Force). When not working, she can be found sailing on the Chesapeake Bay.
Zoom opens at 7:00PM for pre-program board update and member Q&A. Presentations begin at 7:30PM and generally run until 8:45PM.
The program is free and open to the public.
We can accommodate the first 300 people who enter the Zoom meeting at the meeting time. After you register, you will receive a registration confirmation email with a link to the Zoom meeting. Registering does not guarantee a space in the Zoom meeting.
This will be recorded and available on our Webinars page.
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Note that if you donate through the event registration, and subsequently cancel, the donation will temporarily appear as a credit. It will take time for the donation to be reinstituted to your account. Donations and membership dues are non-refundable.
Online Sale Only beginning May 1.
Pick Up May 11
Shop in-person: May 18-19 10am-2 pm
Pope Farm Nursery, 7400 Airpark Road | Gaithersburg, Maryland 20905 Please note Pope Farm is only open to the public during sale hours.
For more information visit MoCoParks.org/LGPlantNative
This sale benefit Locust Grove Nature Center. Our herbaceous perennials are propagated from seeds collected by our team from parks, and then cultivated as local ecotypes at our facility, Pope Farm. We also offer a limited selection of trees.
Sponsoring Organization: Maryland Native Plant Society
Location: Carderock Recreation Area
Take in the wonderful diversity of the the area between the tow path and the Potomac.
Leader: Marney Bruce
Directions: included in registration confirmation.
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS / IS NOT REQUIRED. Limited to 15 people. Registration through April 17 for members only.
FREE
Notes: There may be some rock climbing but most will be on natural trails
Wear hiking boots or sturdy shoes, bring water, bug spray and walking poles if needed.
Cancellation Policy: If leader determines conditions will be unsafe, she will contact people by email on the morning or the walk.
Contact: (for additional information; not to register): Marney Bruce marneyb3@gmail.com or 301 356-6037 on day of field trip
Please consider the safety, health, and well-being of all participants in our programs and stay home if the participant is ill. Full refunds will be given for cancellations due to health concerns.
Location: 3604 Chatham Road, Ellicott City, MD (Howard County)
The annual Whipps Garden Cemetery Plant Sale features native and other sought-after plants. UofMD Extension Howard County Master Gardeners are available for recommendations and guidance.
https://whippsgardencemetery.org/events
https://www.facebook.com/events/324677613808674/
Location: Elwood Smith Community Center, 601 Harrington Road, Rockville, MD 20852
Contact: 240-314-8770 or ccnc@rockvillemd.gov
Follow us on Facebook for more information leading up to the event: www.facebook.com/croydoncreek
Location: 1 S. Bond Street, Bel Air, MD 21014 (Harford County)
Sponsored by the Harford Land Trust
Learn from professional growers, ecologists, and Master Gardeners. Shop for native and pollinator plants and receive guidance on selecting the perfect plants for your yard conditions. The sprouts area (kids’ area) includes crafts, interactive displays, and programs. Giveaways of wildflower seeds, tree seedlings from the Forestry Board, and native plant plugs.
Contact: Nina Depkin, ndepkin@harfordlandtrust.org
https://www.growwildharford.org/spring-fling-2024-05-04/
Sponsored by Maryland Area Gardening for the Environmentally Conscious
Location: Howard County Conservancy, 10520 Frederick Rd., Woodstock, MD 21163
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MDEcoGardening/events
Sponsored by Friends of Black Hill Regional Park
All proceeds go to the nature programs at Black Hill Regional Park
Location: Black Hill Regional Park Discovery Center (formerly Visitor Center) 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds MD 20841
Payment on site-cash preferred but credit cards accepted
For more information: Anita Pustelnik 240-671-7904, aepustelnik@gmail.com
Location: Providence Greenhouses
370 Shore Acres Road, Arnold, MD 21012 (Anne Arundel)
Providence is a non-profit supporting adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Maryland. They grow native plants (and others) in-house.
info@providenceofmaryland.org
https://providenceofmaryland.org/event/mothers-day-spring-plant-sale/
New Germany State Park in Garrett County
Discover the important connection between native plants, people, & wildlife!
Wood Thrush Native Plant Nursery - Floyd, VA Evergreen Heritage Center - Mount Savage, MD Native Roots, Inc - Mineral Wells, WV Wild Spirit Native Plants - Thurmont, MD
Wood Thrush Native Plant Nursery - Floyd, VA
Evergreen Heritage Center - Mount Savage, MD
Native Roots, Inc - Mineral Wells, WV
Wild Spirit Native Plants - Thurmont, MD
Marta Fiscus Photography - Cumberland, MD (award winning macro photos) Peggy Nixon Designs - Salisbury, PA (hand-painted slates & note cards) Keen and Bright - Swanton, MD (glass creations) Peasant’s Parcel - Capon Bridge, WV (grow your own mushrooms) Appalachian Wax Works - Oakland, Maryland (quality goods from the bee hive)
Marta Fiscus Photography - Cumberland, MD (award winning macro photos)
Peggy Nixon Designs - Salisbury, PA (hand-painted slates & note cards)
Keen and Bright - Swanton, MD (glass creations)
Peasant’s Parcel - Capon Bridge, WV (grow your own mushrooms)
Appalachian Wax Works - Oakland, Maryland (quality goods from the bee hive)
10:30 to 11:30 am Jen Johnson, Owner/Operator, Native Roots Inc. “Restoring Ecological Services with Native Plant Gardening” 12 noon to 1:00 pm Ian Caton, Owner/Operator, Wood Thrush Native Plant Nursery “Super Tough Wildflowers” 1:30 to 2:30 pm Mitch Hall, Director of Landcare Services, Fourth River Workers Guild, Pittsburgh, PA “Reading Between the Lines”
10:30 to 11:30 am
Jen Johnson, Owner/Operator, Native Roots Inc.
“Restoring Ecological Services with Native Plant Gardening”
12 noon to 1:00 pm
Ian Caton, Owner/Operator, Wood Thrush Native Plant Nursery
“Super Tough Wildflowers”
1:30 to 2:30 pm
Mitch Hall, Director of Landcare Services, Fourth River Workers Guild, Pittsburgh, PA
“Reading Between the Lines”
Ranger-guided walks ("Eating Invasives" and "Tree ID") plus a unique bingo game!
University of Maryland Extension - Garrett County Master Gardeners Garrett Trails Maryland Conservation Corps American Forest Foundation Garrett County Solid Waste & Recycling Evergreen Heritage Center Maryland Department of Agriculture - Spotted Lanternfly Program Garrett County Forestry Board Friends of New Germany State Park West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation Garrett Soil Conservation District Maryland Native Plant Society
University of Maryland Extension - Garrett County Master Gardeners
Garrett Trails
Maryland Conservation Corps
American Forest Foundation
Garrett County Solid Waste & Recycling
Evergreen Heritage Center
Maryland Department of Agriculture - Spotted Lanternfly Program
Garrett County Forestry Board
Friends of New Germany State Park
West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation
Garrett Soil Conservation District
Maryland Native Plant Society
The Maryland Native Plant Society is partnering with both New Germany and the Friends of New Germany State Park to sponsor this FREE event! The public is welcome to attend (no registration required) but your support of the vendors & organizations through your purchases is deeply appreciated! Only snacks and drinks are available at the Lake House, so pack a picnic lunch and spend the day in this beautiful mountain park.
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Driving Directions:
From Baltimore: West on I-70 to Hancock. Pick up I-68 and travel through Cumberland, MD. Continue west to Exit 22. Enter the roundabout and take the fourth exit onto Chestnut Ridge Road. Pass the Comfort Inn and follow Chestnut Ridge Road for three miles to New Germany Road. Turn left and travel two miles to the New Germany State Park entrance on left. Travel time ~ three hours. Signs will direct you to parking for this special event. From Washington, D.C.: Take 270 north to Frederick, MD. Pickup I-70 west and follow directions above for Baltimore. Travel time ~ 3.5 hours. From Pittsburgh, PA/Morgantown, WV: Take I-79 to I-68 east into Maryland to Exit 22 toward the Comfort Inn. Enter the roundabout and take the first exit onto Chestnut Ridge Road. Travel about three miles to New Germany Road. Turn left and travel to the New Germany State Park entrance on left. Travel time ~ one hour from Morgantown and 2 hours from Pittsburgh. Signs will direct you to parking for this special event.
From Baltimore: West on I-70 to Hancock. Pick up I-68 and travel through Cumberland, MD. Continue west to Exit 22. Enter the roundabout and take the fourth exit onto Chestnut Ridge Road. Pass the Comfort Inn and follow Chestnut Ridge Road for three miles to New Germany Road. Turn left and travel two miles to the New Germany State Park entrance on left. Travel time ~ three hours. Signs will direct you to parking for this special event.
From Washington, D.C.: Take 270 north to Frederick, MD. Pickup I-70 west and follow directions above for Baltimore. Travel time ~ 3.5 hours.
From Pittsburgh, PA/Morgantown, WV: Take I-79 to I-68 east into Maryland to Exit 22 toward the Comfort Inn. Enter the roundabout and take the first exit onto Chestnut Ridge Road. Travel about three miles to New Germany Road. Turn left and travel to the New Germany State Park entrance on left. Travel time ~ one hour from Morgantown and 2 hours from Pittsburgh. Signs will direct you to parking for this special event.
Additional information to follow as details become available. Questions? Phone the park office at 301-895-5453 or email Liz McDowell at lmcd.mnps@gmail.com
Registration through April 11 for members only.
Location: Taylor’s Island/Slaughter Creek, Dorchester County There’s limited parking, so we’ll meet Cambridge to consolidate the number of vehicles before heading to the field trip location
Leader: Deborah Barber
Deborah will provide an introduction to the preserve and a quick review of iNaturalist on peoples’ devices,. We'll then spread out in all directions to make observations of whatever interests them. We ask that participants upload their observations within 4 days so Deborah (and others) can review them within the week and help with IDs.
Notes: It is often very wet there, even at low tide, so rubber boots would be best.
Prepare beforehand: Download the iNaturalist app on your phone, create an iNaturalist account, and remember your user name and password! https://www.inaturalist.org/signup
Bring: fully charged phone or digital camera, water, snack, field guides.
More Information: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/frank-m-ewingrobinson-neck-preserve/
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Limited to 10 people.
Directions will be included in registration confirmation.
On May 15, 2010 several members of the Western Mountains Chapter of MNPS went for a leisurely walk to botanize from the old schoolhouse to the lake and back. Using the species list created that morning 14 years ago, we’ll retrace this route to see how species richness has changed over time. Today’s walk will not come close to covering all the cool plants found in the over 400 acres of New Germany State Park. So pack a picnic lunch and spend the afternoon discovering more species on your own!
Leader: Liz McDowell & Ron Boyer
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Limited to 13 people. Members have priority registration until April 1.
Notes: this is an easy to moderate walk ~ 1.5 miles in length with some hills, wet areas, and uneven tread due to tree roots & rocks.
Rest room facilities are available in the Lake House across the dam from Parking Lot #5.
Bring: insect spray for ticks, water, snack, field guides, & binoculars.
Cancellation Policy: this walk will be cancelled due to severe weather
Contact: For additional information email Liz at lmcd.mnps@gmail.com
Please consider the safety, health, and well-being of all participants in our programs and stay home if the participant is ill.
Co-Sponsoring Organization: Community Native Planting Project
Registration through May 15, 2024 for members only. Registration will close on May 30, 2024.
Location: Cheverly, MD. Directions will be provided in registration confirmation email.
Join us on a hike through a wonderful forest filled with loblolly pines, mountain laurel and blueberries. The park is surrounded by homes and is an example of how invasives escape from landscaped spaces, with the perimeter of the park showing invasive damage and infiltration while the center is in near pristine condition.
Leader: Diane Beedle
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Limited to 12 people.
Notes: Approx 1 mile loop. Easy to moderate difficulty.
Bring: water, sunscreen and tick repellent. Please wear closed-toe shoes and long pants.
Cancellation Policy: Trip will proceed in light rain. It will be canceled in the event of heavy storms or thunder/lightning.
Contact: (for additional information; not to register) Diane Beedle 202-489-9373
Location: American Chestnut Land Trust - Northside Trailhead, 676 Double Oak Rd, Prince Frederick, MD, 20678
Sponsored by the Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay & Southern Maryland Native Plant People
As always, we will have lots of native plants and seeds to share, and possibly some extra pots and garden tool goodies. Please bring what you can, and if you are new to native plants just bring yourself.
As we get closer to the event date, we will create a discussion in this event to share what we plan to bring and wishlist plants. Spring will be here before we know it.
Contact: nikhaven@comcast.net
https://chesapeakebay.wildones.org/events/?wo_event_id=6228
Wild Ones Greater Baltimore Plant Swap at a private residence,
Register at https://baltimore.wildones.org/events/?wo_event_id=6987 for details
Speaker: Jenan El-Hifnawi
Ask A Bumble Bee! Exploring Bumble Bee Floral Preference
This session explores the “Ask A Bumble Bee” (AABB) program; a citizen science initiative dedicated to understanding bumble bee floral preference. In addition to learning how to participate in the program, attendees will hear some of our latest research findings; ultimately walking away with practical information for creating and observing bee-friendly gardens!
Jenan is a Maryland native and local ecology enthusiast! After graduating from UMD with a bachelor’s in biology, she was awarded a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship to fund her Masters degree at UMD. She now is working towards this degree, exploring the impacts of the ice age on the evolution of various South American bee species. She also is the coordinator of the program we will discuss today; Ask A Bumble Bee!
Lear more about ASk a Bumblebee https://u.osu.edu/askabumble/
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Robinson Nature Center Native Plant Palooza
Location: Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044
https://www.howardcountymd.gov/plantnatives