Category: Community Engagement

Building Habitat for Native Bees – Youth Empowerment

Posted on Mar 23rd, 2025April 2, 2025 | Community Engagement, Habitat Impact, Our Education

One of the keystone programs of Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay is youth empowerment. Our chapter President, Marlene Smith, has been mentoring Esther Bonney, WOCB chapter member and Founder/President of Nurture Natives, since the two met at a local University of Maryland Extension 4-H project on pollinators in January 2022. Together, the two have partnered on […] Continue reading "Building Habitat for Native Bees – Youth Empowerment"

Seed Libraries

Posted on Feb 6th, 2025February 7, 2025 | Community Engagement, Native Plants & Seeds, Our Work

What is a seed library? A seed library is a community resource providing free vegetable, flower and herb seeds to anyone who wants to sow and grow them. The Berkeley Ecology Center opened the first seed library in 1999, cleverly known as the Bay Area Seed Interchange Library (BASIL). Many seed libraries are housed in […] Continue reading "Seed Libraries"