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September 2023

SERC Public Tour

September 30, 2023 at 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Road
Edgewater, MD United States
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Starting at SERC's Reed Education Center, experience an insider's view this Anne Arundel County jewel. Learn about SERC’s long-term environmental research on marshes, trees, water quality, and the impacts of carbon dioxide on our land, water, and air. The free outdoor hiking tour will be led by volunteer docents. You'll walk along the waterfront, cross marsh boardwalks and hike on paths through the forest, while learning about SERC’s cutting-edge research projects on climate change and other issues where the land…

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October 2023

Composting 101

October 4, 2023 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road
Annapolis, MD 21403
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The Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners will teach you how to make your own compost using yard waste and kitchen scraps. Attend the one-hour compost demonstration at the compost site on the Wildwood Trail at Quiet Waters Park. Anne Arundel County residents will receive a FREE compost bin. The program repeats on October 21 and November 4. The demonstration may be canceled in the event of heavy rain or an excessive heat warning. County Park entrance fee is $6 or…

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Composting 101

October 21, 2023 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road
Annapolis, MD 21403
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The Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners will teach you how to make your own compost using yard waste and kitchen scraps. Attend the one-hour compost demonstration at the compost site on the Wildwood Trail at Quiet Waters Park. Anne Arundel County residents will receive a FREE compost bin. The program repeats on November 4. The demonstration may be canceled in the event of heavy rain or an excessive heat warning. County Park entrance fee is $6 or a park pass.…

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Healthy Forests Program: Invasive Plant Removal Workday at Bacon Ridge Natural Area

October 22, 2023 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Bacon Ridge Natural Area, 1700 Hawkins Road
Crownsville, MD 21032
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Protect the Health of YOUR Local Forest: Join the Scenic Rivers Land Trust at Bacon Ridge Natural Area in Crownsville to spend a morning removing harmful invasive plants from along the trails. Scenic Rivers’ Healthy Forests Program engages community volunteers to help protect the long-term vitality of our largest conservation easement located within Bacon Ridge Natural Area. The October 2023 workday will focus on plants that are easily visible in the fall. These aggressive invaders threaten vegetation at all levels…

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Green Reads Book Club

October 23, 2023 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Annapolis Green Reads Book Club

Annapolis Green Reads, our environmental book club, has an interesting book in store for October, Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. She has been described as America’s funniest science writer. “What’s to be done about a jaywalking moose? A bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? Three hundred years ago, animals that broke the law would be assigned legal representation and put on trial. These days, as  New York Times  best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the…

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November 2023

Composting 101

November 4, 2023 at 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Quiet Waters Park, 600 Quiet Waters Park Road
Annapolis, MD 21403
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The Anne Arundel County Master Gardeners will teach you how to make your own compost using yard waste and kitchen scraps. Attend the one-hour compost demonstration at the compost site on the Wildwood Trail at Quiet Waters Park. Anne Arundel County residents will receive a FREE compost bin. The demonstration may be canceled in the event of heavy rain or an excessive heat warning. County Park entrance fee is $6 or a park pass. Questions: Email QWPcomposting@hotmail.com

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January 2024

Save Our Trees Ivy Removal at Truxtun Park

January 14 at 9:45 am - 12:00 pm
Truxtun Park, 273 Hilltop Lane
Annapolis, MD
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Join the Save Our Trees organization to remove invasive ivy from trees and revitalize the forest in Truxtun Park. Bring gloves, loppers, hand saws, water and bug spray. Be sure to wear long sleeve clothing. No prior experience is needed; other volunteers will show you what to do. Meet at the boat ramp parking lot near the the skate park (past the pool) at 300 Truxtun Park Road. To sign up, click here. For questions, email saveourtreestogether@gmail.com or go to…

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February 2024

GreenScape Organizational Meeting #1

February 7 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane
Annapolis, MD 21403
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GreenScape is a City and community partnership investment of beautification, clean-up, and planting in public spaces throughout the City. For over three decades, hundreds of projects have been initiated and adopted by individuals, community groups, and neighborhood associations. The projects are year-round commitments for care, watering, and weeding. This year's GreenScape will be held on April 20. To learn more attend the first organizational meeting. Attending will assist you with ideas and lead you to other community resources. The second…

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March 2024

GreenScape Organizational Meeting #2

March 6 at 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Pip Moyer Recreation Center, 273 Hilltop Lane
Annapolis, MD 21403
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GreenScape is a City and community partnership investment of beautification, clean-up, and planting in public spaces throughout the City. For over three decades, hundreds of projects have been initiated and adopted by individuals, community groups, and neighborhood associations. The projects are year-round commitments for care, watering, and weeding. This year's GreenScape will be held on April 20. To learn more attend this organizational meeting. Attending will assist you with ideas and lead you to other community resources. Learn more about…

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SERC Maryland Day Celebration

March 22 at 8:00 am - March 24 at 5:00 pm

On Maryland Day weekend, come visit SERC for hiking all weekend and explore the Smithsonian in Your Backyard! Visit the oldest building in the Smithsonian still in the original location, at the Woodlawn History Center, open 10am-2pm, with a weekend architectural tour of the house. Also on the weekend, SERC science docents will have short science talks at several interpretive stations near the Reed Education Center and the Rhode River. Learn more. 

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