May 17, 2024
Annapolis, US 67 F

Design a Native Plant Garden

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Design a native garden for your landscape using bee, bird and butterfly friendly native plants. Plan according to light, air, water and soil conditions. Learn how to choose plants according to the landscape conditions. Discuss […]

Climate Change: Global to Local (virtual)

Join the AAC League of Women Voters to hear guest speaker is Elvia Thompson, Co-founder & President of Annapolis Green, who is well-known for translating science into understandable fact. As an environmental leader, trained by […]

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Global Change and Wildland Fire

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Mark Cochrane, UMCES, Appalachian Laboratory, presents this talk as part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) virtual Spring Seminar Series, “The Universe to Unicellular Organisms and Everything In-between.” Explore the science of […]

Here We Grow: Planting for Pollinators

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Annapolis Green is partnering with Founding 100 supporter Homestead Gardens in an exciting three-part spring gardening seminar series. The second is Here We Grow: Planting for Pollinators. Our speakers will discuss: Why pollinators (bees, bats, beetles, moths and […]

Basic Botany for Gardeners

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Understand basic plant science. Discover how plants grow, how their various parts function, how they are identified and named, and how they interact with their environment. Mondays, May 3 & May 10 6:30PM to 8:00PM […]

Brood X Cicadas: Fun, Fear, and Fascination

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The only place periodical Cicadas occur in the world is the eastern United States. Brood X will emerge this spring by the millions. This talk will discuss the amazing and intriguing biology and ecology of […]

Bird Friendly Backyards

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Presented by Anne Arundel Public Library, in this adult class, learn how to make the ultimate bird friendly habitat by enticing bugs, selecting the right seed, providing nest boxes, and more. This virtual program is presented […]

The 20,000-Year History of the Choptank River

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Doug Levin, Washington College, presents this talk as part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) virtual Spring Seminar Series, “The Universe to Unicellular Organisms and Everything In-between.” Explore the science of our […]

Planting for Pollinators

Homestead Gardens presents Gardening with Kathy: Planting for Pollinators Learn the Top 20+ native plants for pollinators to add to your garden to support native bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, etc. Kathy Jentz, Editor, Publisher and Founder […]

Garden Round Table Movie Discussion: Organic Gardening

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Presented by the Anne Arundel County Library, and hosted by the Deale Library, this class includes watching the films beforehand, then joining in on a virtual group discussion about organic gardening practices. Films: In Organic […]

Gardening in Containers and Bay Wise Gardening

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Join Master Gardeners Sophie and Elaine virtually on Zoom to learn clever ways to grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in a small space and tips on how to be a friend to the Chesapeake Bay […]

Presentations on Pollinators

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Severn River Association presents a discussion on pollinators as part of its John Wright Speaker Series. Details to come. Save the date!  

New Ground Cover Plants

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Why are ground cover plants trending? Discuss how difficult soil conditions, bare spots and shady areas can be made beautiful with some of the newest plants on the market. Information

Conservation Café: Cooling Our Cities with Cool Green Roofs

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The virtual evening with William Pegues will explore the environmental benefits of vegetated “green” roofs including: How putting vegetation on a roof can address several climate crisis impacts Local examples of successful green roofs Small […]

Take a Break with Byron: Worm Casting 101

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Earthworms benefit gardens in many ways: as worms crawl through soil, they move earth, making pockets of space for air and water. They also benefit the garden by leaving traces of their crawling adventures — […]

Climate Change Science, Mitigation, & Adaptation

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At Balticon 55, the Maryland Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy convention put on by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Annapolis ecologist and author Ted Weber will give a talk about the very real greenhouse effect and […]