Events

Discover how ecological landscaping with native plants can make your landscape more resilient and help address the climate crisis. This webinar will highlight practical, evidence-based approaches to designing and maintaining landscapes that build resilience to climate change and support native biodiversity. Join Wild Ones for a free webinar, “EcoBeneficial Landscape Strategies for the Climate Crisis,” featuring environmental horticulturalist and ecological landscape designer Kim Eierman.

Cape Conservation Corps will hold their annual Fall Native Plant Fest & Sale on September 20, 2025.  As every year, they will have thousands of native plants, some for sun, some for shade, some ground covers, some grasses, some ferns, some bushes…. in other words plants for any taste, as long as they are native ! https://capeconservationcorps.org/

Join us for our bi-monthly Garden Chat to connect and learn from other native plant garden enthusiasts in our area. We welcome gardeners that are just beginning their journey to those with many years of experience as we all continue to learn about native plants and their ecosystems. 

Details and registration link to follow.

SAVE THE DATE! "Monarchs & MIlkweed" Butterfly Festival is back for 2025 at Merkle NRMA on Saturday, September 27th from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m.

NEW for 2025- Guest Speaker: Madeline E. Potter, Faculty Specialist for Entomology and Integrated Pest Management, University of Maryland Extension Home & Garden Information Center

Bring your native plants and seeds to trade with other gardeners at this annual native plant swap at the “Front Yard” native gardens. Fall is the best time for planting, so this event is a great way to add new plants to your native gardens and to obtain seeds for winter sowing native plants.

More details coming soon!

Details coming soon! 

Join WOCB and The Friends of Anne Arundel County Trails along the B&A Trail in Severna Park, MD to learn about how you can make a difference for our local bees, birds, and butterflies in your own backyard!

Come grab FREE native plants to make your home a beautiful stopping place for native pollinators! Some bags will be provided to take home your new plants, or bring a bag or box of your own.

We will have activities for the kids including chalk art and more TBA.

You can also view the native gardens managed by the Chartwell Garden Club at the Ranger Station.

We hope to see you there!!

Details coming soon!