Events

Explore the Leonardtown Library’s Front Yard Pollinator Garden with magnifying glasses and children’s binoculars looking for and identifying birds and bugs in the garden. We can loan our guests magnifying glasses and binoculars but if you have your own, please feel free to bring them.

Tots in the Front Yard family garden walks will be led by Master Gardener volunteer Deb Pence and other volunteer community garden enthusiasts in the Leonardtown Library’s “Front Yard Garden.” Activities and guided walks are developed for 3–6 year-olds, but the whole family is welcome to join in the explorations. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and parents should note there will most likely be exposure to nuts, seeds and other plant parts as well as a variety of pollinators, so please be advised for potential allergens.

Registration is requested but drop-ins will be welcome. Walks will be approximately 30-40 minutes and loosely scheduled for 10:00 a.m., 10:45 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Upcoming Walk Themes:

Saturday June 13, 2026:: Shapes in the Front Yard - Join us as we look high and low for all sorts of shapes found in our Leonardtown Library Front Yard Native Plant garden. 

Saturday July 11, 2026: Easy Peasy Tree and Flower Identification - Explore the Leonardtown library’s Front Yard garden and learn to identify 4-6 (more or less) easy to identify trees, shrubs or flowers found in our native gardens and Maryland’s natural landscapes.

Saturday August 22, 2026: Water in the Front Yard Garden! - Come prepared to get a little wet as we review “What Plant’s Need to Grow” and talk about the importance of nurturing our plants and gardens in the heat of summer with different watering methods and systems.  

Saturday September 5, 2026: Pollinators in the Front Yard - An end of summer investigation looking for pollinators in our favorite native plant garden.

Saturday October 3, 2026 : Fall in the Front Yard! - Enjoy exploring the fall garden’s colors, smells, sights, sounds and perhaps tastes In the Leonardtown Library’s Front Yard Garden. 

Saturday November 14, 2026: Sleepy Seeds in the Front Yard - A Fun exploration of seeds and fruits found in the garden for flowers, shrubs and trees. We have flower seeds & pods, shrub fruits and tree nuts to look at, feel and learn to associate with our garden plants.

AGE GROUP: | Upper Elementary | Toddler | Preschool | Lower Elementary | Baby |

Join Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay at UP Meadow Day - This is a community event hosted by the Town of University Park Sustainability Committee and celebrates native pollinator habitat in University Park!

Event Address: UP Native Pollinator Meadow on Adelphi Road, across Hyattsville Recreation Center on Toledo Ave near Library.
Town of University Park Maryland

Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay will be partnering with Nurture Natives for this fun-filled famliy event. We will have information on monarch butterflies and their host plants and nectar plants, as well as information on our chapter. We will also be distributing milkweed (subject to availability). 

Get ready for a buzzing good time at BUGFEST - a fun-filled day celebrating all things creepy, crawly, and cool. Participants can enter a free raffle on-site for a chance to win a bug hotel!

What’s happening?
UMD Insect Zoo 
Bug Olympics 
Airbrush Tattoos 
Plant a Pot with Master Gardeners 
Make and take mason bee hotel 
Ages: 6–12 years

Learn from experts: Bartlett Tree Experts, Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, Calvert County Natural Resources, Master Gardeners

Supplies generously sponsored by: Bartlett Tree Experts

Bugfest is perfect for curious kids who love nature, bugs, and hands-on fun. Bring the family and join us for a day that’s sure to bee unforgettable!

A collaboration between Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, Deale Library, and Southern Maryland Native Plant People. Native plants will be shared with participants. A table with information regarding the benefits of native plants, Wild Ones membership information and plant lists for native plant conditions and garden design. Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay members will be available to answer questions and provide other guidance for including native plants in residential gardens. 

Details coming soon! 

Event hosted by Cape St. Claire Improvement Association. Visit the Read More link for more information from the host. 

Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay members will be on hand to provide information on native plants with an outreach/display table during the plant sale. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!