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June 2025

Jun
14

Paint the Town with Pollinators

Saturday, June 14th, 2025
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Bird City Pocket Park Town of La Plata, 160 Centennial St, La Plata, MD, 20646 Map

Public Welcome

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). 

Jun
22

Southern Maryland Native Plant People's Spring Plant Swap

Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
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Kings Landing Park, Pavilion 1, 3255 Kings Landing Rd, Huntingtown, MD, 20639 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Share Public Restroom Free Public Parking

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.

Jun
25

Butterfly Gardens and Pollinator Paths: Beautiful and Beneficial

Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
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Leonardtown Library, 23630 Hayden Farm Ln, Leonardtown, MD, 20650 Map

Public Welcome Registration Required Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

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.

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Jun
28

Bug Fest

Saturday, June 28th, 2025
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North Beach Nature Center at Wetlands Overlook Park, 9404 Dayton Ave, North Beach, MD, 20714 Map

Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

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.

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Jun
29

Chesapeake Natives Spring Festival

Sunday, June 29th, 2025
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Chesapeake Natives Inc., Rosaryville, MD Map

Volunteers Needed Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Free Public Parking

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!"

September 2025

Sep
18

September Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

October 2025

Oct
16

October Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

November 2025

Nov
20

November Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon!