Community Event

Join us for an evening of air plant terrarium building. Learn everything necessary to grow happy, healthy air plants. Each workshop attendee will get a glass vessel and then choose…

Growers start here! If you’re a budding gardener who already has a space to grow in but isn’t sure how to plan for a successful growing season, this class is…

Paleoclimatologists refer to the Last Interglacial, about 125,000 years ago, as “the last time it was warm.” It represents the most recent interval (before the last ice age) in which…

Meet at the park to explore our trails with a naturalist! Each month, we've set aside a date for families to connect and explore nature in Gwynn Falls Leakin Park.…

Join us for an evening of florals! We will teach you how to press fresh flowers and greenery. Then using flowers pressed in house, we will guide you through making…

From polluted air to species extinctions, it’s well known: we are being deeply affected worldwide by environmental changes and crises which are heavily influenced by human activity. Yet overwhelming evidence…

How different are ferns from other plants? Ferns are ancient, having grabbed a foothold on Earth eons ago, and continue to thrive while others have disappeared. Native plant expert Judy…

Have you admired a tree while thinking that’s “a big one”? Meet the biggest trees of Montgomery County on a guided driving tour with Joli McCathran, champion tree coordinator with…

Learn how you can grow native plants, even in urban spaces! Join us in building a container pollinator garden to promote pollinator conservation. Plants will be available for participants to…

How different are ferns from other plants? Ferns are ancient, having grabbed a foothold on Earth eons ago, and continue to thrive while others have disappeared. Native plant expert Judy…

Sail the weekend away aboard a traditional oyster boat of Maryland, the Skipjack Sigsbee. We’ll cruise from the Inner Harbor to our campground at Sandy Point State Park with a…

Join us for a tour of a 1/3-acre property in Baltimore (21212) that has been converted from a previously overgrown backyard to a gorgeous oasis. Native plants have been emphasized…

Led by guides from Nature Worx, we will explore the beautiful grounds at Masonville Cove, slowly walking and pausing frequently, using all of our senses to drop out of doing…

There’s a whole different world out there under the leaves, rocks and logs! Take a hike on the Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park trails with a naturalist to discover the reptile and…

Learn to naturally dye a silk handkerchief and a cotton tote bag using 2 methods of natural dyeing: bundle dying + dip dyeing! Using a variety of dried flowers, roots,…