Events

Join Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, University of Maryland Extension Master Gardeners, and the Chesapeake Beach Green Team for Best Stormwater Practices for Your Backyard. Learn about stormwater control and plans to plant a buffer garden along Fishing Creek on the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail. 

The event is supported by a Chesapeake Bay Trust grant and features numerous free giveaways for all who attend, including:

Native plants courtesy of Wild Ones Chesapeake BayRain barrel raffles (2)Raffles for books for children and adults by Douglas Tallamy and Robin Wall KimmererRaffles for gift certificates for native plants from a local nursery (Must be present to win)

The program will introduce the partnerships that makes the project possible, our planting plans, how planting this garden can help to protect the water resources from the impacts of stormwater all while providing co-benefits like supporting pollinators and improving the aesthetic of an area. The information presented will give attendees ideas they can apply to their own homesites to help control stormwater onsite to protect local waterways, address erosion challenges or persistently wet areas. 

The program will conclude with an invitation to sign up for a community planting day on Saturday, October 17, to help plant two new buffer gardens along Fishing Creek on the Chesapeake Beach Railway Trail. At the trail planting, we will raffle off two rain barrels (must be present to win), and each participant can take home a FREE native plant from Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay. We will provide tools and expect the planting to take about two hours. Parking is at Kellams Field.

As the buffer garden grows over the years it will serve as an educational model members of and visitors to our community can visit for inspiration for Bay friendly landscaping ideas to use at their own homes!

Families are welcome! Registration is encouraged, walk-ins are also welcome.