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June 2021
Secret Garden Tour
Hammond-Harwood House presents its annual Secret Garden Tour, based this year in the Murray Hill neighborhood. Proceeds benefit the Hammond-Harwood House, a 1774 Anglo-Palladian home on Maryland Avenue, and its museum collection of paintings, furniture, and colonial art. The 2021 tour features private gardens in the Historic District. Murray Hill, the area between West Street and Spa Creek, holds a beautiful collection of homes built in various periods and architectural styles. The 130-year-old community with its tree-lined streets is the…
Find out more »September 2021
Watershed Stewards Academy Field Conference
WSA Field Conference: An Outdoor Exploration Explore restoration projects, experience mindfulness in nature, examine native plants and trees, and more during our morning sessions throughout Anne Arundel County. Enjoy a picnic lunch at Arlington Echo and spend a fun-filled afternoon canoeing on the Severn, connecting on the nature trails, and celebrating the recipients of our annual awards. Details
Find out more »January 2022
Café Scientifique: Maryland’s First Flower of the Year — January’s Wetland Curiosity
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), is alleged to be over 72 million years old, changing little over that time. It is an extraordinary plant, possessing peculiarities found in few others. In Maryland, it blooms in January, sometimes even earlier. This is but one of its fascinating characteristics. Café Scientifique presents a two-event series, a talk on Zoom on January 27 followed by a field trip on January 29. The speaker is Siobhan Percey from Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary, who says that…
Find out more »Café Scientifique: Maryland’s First Flower of the Year — January’s Wetland Curiosity
Eastern Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), is alleged to be over 72 million years old, changing little over that time. It is an extraordinary plant, possessing peculiarities found in few others. In Maryland, it blooms in January, sometimes even earlier. This is but one of its fascinating characteristics. Café Scientifique presents a two-event series, a talk on Zoom on January 27 followed by a field trip on January 29. The speaker is Siobhan Percey from Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary, who says that…
Find out more »March 2022
Maryland Day: Annapolis Green Spring Compost Sale
Annapolis Green will be at the Chase-Lloyd House selling the coolest our "secret sauce" compost made from the kitchen scraps Annapolis residents have put in Veteran Compost's bins at Truxtun Park. Read more about this pilot project, funded by a grant obtained by Annapolis Green. Our sale at the Chase-Lloyd House is part of its Maryland Day celebration, featuring its beautiful Bay Wise native garden. Master Composter Terence Wright will join us with information on how to use compost as…
Find out more »Maryland Day: Annapolis Green Spring Compost Sale
Annapolis Green will be at the Chase-Lloyd House selling the coolest our "secret sauce" compost made from the kitchen scraps Annapolis residents have put in Veteran Compost's bins at Truxtun Park. Read more about this pilot project, funded by a grant obtained by Annapolis Green. Our sale at the Chase-Lloyd House is part of its Maryland Day celebration, featuring its beautiful Bay Wise native garden. Master Composter Terence Wright will join us with information on how to use compost as…
Find out more »April 2022
Walk for the Woods
Walk for the Woods is Scenic Rivers Land Trust's signature community event celebrating the joy of the outdoors and our local, protected woods. Scenic Rivers will again partner with Anne Arundel County’s Department of Recreation and Parks to offer a wonderful opportunity to hike and explore this beautiful wilderness just minutes from downtown Annapolis. Bacon Ridge Natural Area’s 1,000+ acres are graced with upland streams, lily-filled ponds, nesting birds, and spring wildflowers. Experts in wildlife, native plants, birds, and more will be…
Find out more »July 2022
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) Public Tour
Experience an insider's view of SERC on a free public tour led by a volunteer docent. 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. You'll walk along the waterfront, cross marsh boardwalks and hike through the forest, while learning about SERC’s cutting-edge research projects on Climate Change and other issues where the land meets the sea. Tours last approximately 90 minutes, and involve about 1/2…
Find out more »Escape to Hart-Miller Island – Educational Tour
Hart-Miller Island is naturalist's playground and an ecological success story. The tour, organized by the Natural History Society of Maryland, will be guided by Maryland Environmental Services. The 15-minute boat ride from Essex will be followed by a bus tour of the facilities and a discussion of the history and construction of the island, the importance of the Port of Baltimore, and the need for dredging. A full tour takes about two to three hours (including boat transportation) with a…
Find out more »Public Canoe Trip at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Join staff from SERC for a fun canoe trip around the Rhode River. Sign up by emailing SERCOutreach@si.edu. Pre-registration is required. Trips are limited to 18 people. Cost: $18 age 8 to 13; $20 age 14 and up Details
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