Mountain Maryland Native Plant Festival

Discover the important connection between native plants, people, & wildlife! Download event flyer

Plants native to the mid-Atlantic region! 

Note: orders may be placed in advance with EHC & Wood Thrush for pick-up at the event. Please contact them directly; only cash or check accepted at event!

Wood Thrush Native Plant Nursery - Floyd, VA

woodthrushnatives.com 

Evergreen Heritage Center - Mount Savage, MD 

evergreenheritagecenter.org

Friends of New Germany State Park - Grantsville, MD

facebook.com/friendsofnewgermanystatepark 

Nature-themed artwork!

Note: due to limited cell service, only cash or check accepted the day of the event!

Peggy Nixon Designs - Salisbury, PA

slatelady3190@yahoo.com

Marta Fiscus Photography - Cumberland, MD

martafiscusphotos.com

Keen and Bright - Swanton, MD

keen-bright.com

Mountain Creek Glass - Masontown, WV

facebook.com/MountainCreekGlass

Special guest speaker - Noon to 1:00 pm

Eat Your Backyard! Tasty and Nutritious Treats from Maryland’s Native Plants

Dr. Candy DeBerry, Washington & Jefferson College

Family-friendly activities & nature walks!

10:30 to 11:30 am - Eating Invasives - Removing exotic invasive plants  benefits people & wildlife. Discover which can be eaten on this easy walk

All day - Bingo - Explore the festival to win a fun prize!

1:30 to 2:30 pm -Tree ID - Learning to identify trees without leaves is a challenge. Discover other features that help with ID on this easy walk!

Plus visit the Nature Center!

Conservation education displays!

University of Maryland Extension - Garrett County Master Gardeners

extension.umd.edu/locations/garrett-county/home-gardening 

Evergreen Heritage Center

evergreenheritagecenter.org

Garrett Trails

garretttrails.org

Maryland Conservation Corps

dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/pages/mcc.aspx

Garrett County Forestry Board 

facebook.com/garrettcountyforestryboard

Maryland Department of Agriculture,Plant Protection & Weed Management

mda.maryland.gov/spottedlanternfly

Trout Unlimited 

tu.org

American Forest Foundation

familyforestcarbon.org

Garrett County Solid Waste & Recycling

garrettcounty.org/solid-waste-recycling

Friends of New Germany State Park

facebook.com/friendsofnewgermanystatepark

Maryland Native Plant Society

mdflora.org

New Germany State Park, the Friends of New Germany State Park,

and the Maryland Native Plant Society are sponsoring this FREE event!

The public is welcome to attend!

Your support of vendors & organizations through your purchases is deeply appreciated!

Only snacks & drinks available at the Lake House, so pack a picnic lunch! 

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED!

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. 

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