Join us for the 2025 Charles Village Garden Walk, showcasing gardens and open spaces South of 29th Street. Your ticket purchase helps support gardens and outdoor programs at our three partner organizations. Peek into hidden gems, private sanctuaries, and eclectic outdoor spaces on the Charles Village Garden Walk! Click here for more information and to…
Embark on a scavenger hunt around Harriet Tubman Grove in Wyman Park Dell to identify plants native to Baltimore. Use natural watercolors made from native plants and those that Tubman used for making medicine, such as sassafras and geranium, to create a linocut painting inspired by your connection with their spiritual and holistic benefits. Call…
Join Waterfront Partnership for the 8th annual Baltimore Floatilla on Saturday, June 14, 2025! This year, we’re gettin’ groovy with a far-out '70s theme—so grab your bell bottoms, break out the tie-dye, and paddle into "Saturday Morning Fever." Floatilla is a 5-mile roundtrip paddle from Canton Waterfront Park to the Inner Harbor. Paddlers are encouraged…
Whether you are a child, an adult, or somewhere in between, we can all find wonder in streams and rivers. Wander through the stream with us, searching for creatures and signs of life under the surface. Click here for more information and to register.
Cristina has been native gardening on her property in Poplar Hill (Baltimore 21210) for more than 25 years. She bought the property in the ‘90s and, as with most properties, it was riddled with non-native invasive plants and featured an excess of turf grass. She started by restoring one small area at a time, gathering…
Parkpalooza is fun for the whole family! You don't want to miss this outdoor event! Soak up the sun, enjoy field games, live entertainment, local food, community vendors, and hands-on environmental arts & crafts! Click here for more information and to register.
Join us on an unforgettable journey along the Patapsco River! On this paddle we will follow the river as it bends through the industrial landscapes and vibrant neighborhoods of Baltimore City to the forested hillsides and farmland in Baltimore County. Along the way we will learn the crucial role marshes play in our ecosystem and…
Everyone has some idea of what sand is. It often conjures visions of warm tropical beaches. But not all sand is alike; in fact the differences are often as amazing as they are beautiful. Sand is the most abundant natural resource on Earth, almost as abundant as the stars in the Universe. It is essential…
Baltimore’s favorite late-night art party returns with an evening of celebration, rebirth, and renewal, inspired by the Turn Again to The Earth environmental initiative. Enjoy the sounds of ambient, Afro house, Latin, and Afrobeats curated by multihyphenate creative, DJ, and visual alchemist, MUSE(O)FIRE. Bring your friends for hands-on art making with local designers, specialty cocktails…
Join Blue Water Baltimore for a morning full of informative and hands-on activities! Starting in Carroll Watkins park and ending in Gwynn Oak park, participants will learn about of the relationship between stormwater runoff, urban infrastructure, and our local, natural spaces. This event includes an informal “walk-&-talk”, a trash clean-up, and a hunt for benthic…
Join the weed warriors for our monthly stewardship event. Meeting place TBA. Bring tools and gloves or borrow some from us! Click here for more information.
Join us for a relaxing day of Blanket Birding at Rash Field Park. Whether you're a seasoned birdwatcher or a first-timer, this inclusive event welcomes participants of all mobility levels to enjoy the sights and sounds of both resident and migratory birds over the stunning Inner Harbor. We'll have blankets and chairs. Bring a pair…
Interested in a unique opportunity to envision how arts-based learning activities can be leveraged in classrooms, public spaces, and museums to facilitate constructive dialogue? Sign up now for a novel one-day convening on the Homewood campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Open to all JHU faculty. Click here for more information and to register.
Meet the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center leaders who are on the front lines of ecological change and how it impacts the Chesapeake Bay. The campus is a natural laboratory for long-term and cutting-edge ecological research, including water quality, fisheries, invasive species, and global climate change. With 2,650 acres of forests, marsh, and shoreline, our focus…
Here in the Mid-Atlantic, QF is advocating for and restoring populations of Northern Bobwhite (Colinus viriginanus) through habitat restoration and outreach. Populations of Northern Bobwhite in the Mid-Atlantic have declined by over 6% annually since the 1980’s, with similar declines seen in populations of songbirds and other organisms associated with early successional habitats. In this…