Events

This town event will highlight the Bird City Pocket Park and the importance of adding native plants to our landscape - which dovetails (bird joke) nicely with this year's World Migratory Bird Day theme Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-friendly Cities and Communities. Approximately 6 tables from local environmental/nature groups will provide free native plants, information on how to propagate and why native plants are important to our landscape. Kids will be provided with chalk to decorate the sidewalks with nature oriented objects such as plants, birds, and bees, as well as laugh and dance with Polly the Pollinator (adult in a Bee costume). 

Join us for Southern Maryland Native Plant People's next native plant and seed swap - Sunday, June 22 from 1-3 PM at Kings Landing Park in Huntingtown, MD. We will be in Pavilion 1 - you can park in the lot on the right next to the barn. There will be signs and WOCB members there to help direct you.

Bring native plants and seeds to share with others - native plants to the Maryland coastal plain only please, if you're not sure, just ask. We are happy to help. To help prevent the spread of invasive plants or troublesome insects like jumping worms, please bring your plants either as bare root or rinse them and pot them in fresh, sterile potting soil. We also ask that you label them (Latin and common name, please!) so we don't forget what we have when we get back home.

If you're new on your native plant journey, that's wonderful - come to learn and take some plants home to get started, you don't need to bring anything to participate.

This event is done in partnership with Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay chapter and Calvert Nature Society.

Healthy yards filled with native plants attract, feed, and shelter local pollinators. Learn from Amy Henderson how you can join Leonardtown's Butterfly Trail by planting a butterfly stopover in your yard.

Leonardtown’s Butterfly Trail is a growing effort to support pollinators (especially birds, bees, and butterflies) by creating a landscape corridor of habitat and nutrition for them from the library to the wharf and across surrounding neighborhoods.

Amy Henderson is a member of the St. Mary’s County Garden Club and Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay. She volunteers regularly at the Leonardtown Library’s Front Yard Garden and has become a passionate advocate for native plants and pollinator-friendly ecosystems. With the help of other local native plant enthusiasts, she’s helping to establish and expand the Butterfly Trail in Leonardtown.

Join the Town of North Beach for an afternoon of insect-inspired fun! From pollinator plant potting, bee crafts, Bug Olympics and the Insect ZOO, there's something for every curious critter. 12 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. North Beach Nature Center.

Chesapeake Natives Inc. Spring Festival brings together Native Plant enthusiasts and other non-profits like the Audubon Society during their open house sales event. "Join us for the Third Annual Rosaryville Native Plant Festival & Chesapeake Natives' 20th Anniversary Celebration!
Come out to Chesapeake Natives Nursery in Rosaryville State Park on Sunday, June 29th from 10AM–2PM for a day of nature, community, and celebration! In addition to our wide selection of *local ecotype native species (LENS)* grown from wild-collected seed in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, enjoy live music, food trucks, educational activities, local artists, and partner organizations.  
Our knowledgeable volunteers will be on hand to help you find the perfect plants for your space, and to share how LENS support pollinators, wildlife, and a healthier Bay. Celebrate 20 years of impact with us—we can't wait to see you there!"

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!