Open volunteer hours are every Tuesday in April & May from 4pm-6-ish pm.

Help pot seedlings and care for trees/shrubs awaiting their forever homes.
Located at 20464 Beaver Creek Road. Work days are cancelled if it is raining. 

Interested in alternate work dates? Contact Us!

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees, clean the stream, and help paint storm drains during the City of Hagerstown’s Earth Day/Arbor Day Celebration

Park at City Park and meet at the Hagers House for the work day kick off with the Hagerstown City Youth Council. Gloves and tools are provided. Please dress to get dirty and bring your own water bottle.

Learn more at: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=947991734177368&set=a.550457230597489

New Event Date is Saturday April 26 at 9 am

Help collect trash at Riverbottom Park, Williamsport, MD (the boat ramp to the Potomac River)

Gloves and bags are provided. Please wear sturdy shoes that may get dirty.

The MD Forest Service is installing a native wetland shrub buffer along a creek at a farm and needs some extra hands!

Hosted by Bob Schwartz, Maryland Forest Service

Free and open to the public. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required; see link below.

Walking Distance: Less than 1 mile

Pace: Light to moderate exertion. This workday will include pounding rebar into soft ground and putting live stakes into that hole

Exposure: Sun

Terrain: Generally flat, with some steep edges of the creek you can choose to go on. Expect mud as we will be working streamside.

Restroom: No

Parking/Where to Meet: 20230 Dogstreet Rd, Keedysville, MD Volunteers should meet in the driveway of the farmhouse

What to Bring: Work gloves and a hammer if you want to bring your favorite one. Please dress for the weather and for outdoor work. Closed-toed shoes are required and layers are recommended. Please bring plenty of water!

If work is not completed we will resume installing the live stakes on Saturday 4/26 8-10am

Register on the Potomac Valley Audubon Society Website at: https://www.potomacaudubon.org/event/planting-live-stakes/

The MD Forest Service is installing a native wetland shrub buffer along a creek at a farm and needs some extra hands!

Hosted by Bob Schwartz, Maryland Forest Service

Free and open to the public. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Registration is required; see link below.

Walking Distance: Less than 1 mile

Pace: Light to moderate exertion. This workday will include pounding rebar into soft ground and putting live stakes into that hole

Exposure: Sun

Terrain: Generally flat, with some steep edges of the creek you can choose to go on. Expect mud as we will be working streamside.

Restroom: No

Parking/Where to Meet: 20230 Dogstreet Rd, Keedysville, MD Volunteers should meet in the driveway of the farmhouse

What to Bring: Work gloves and a hammer if you want to bring your favorite one. Please dress for the weather and for outdoor work. Closed-toed shoes are required and layers are recommended. Please bring plenty of water!

If work is not completed we will resume installing the live stakes on Saturday 4/26 8-10am

Register on the Potomac Valley Audubon Society Website at: https://www.potomacaudubon.org/event/planting-live-stakes/

Help add native plants to the Hagerstown Community College Bioswales

This event and plants are funded by a Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Towns, and Green Jobs grant.

Meet at Parking Lot O

RSVP if you are interested in helping on this work day

Don’t forget HCC has an exciting lineup of events for Earth Month

Weeding is needed in the newly planted Hagerstown Community College Bioswales prior to upcoming planting day on 4/25.

This event and plants are funded by a Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Towns, and Green Jobs grant.

Meet at Parking Lot O

Gloves and tools will be on hand, but feel free to bring your own favorite weeding tool.

Please wear sturdy shoes and bring your own drinking water.
Sign up to help on this form https://forms.gle/L5hSzTbUe6jZz68j9

Don’t forget HCC has an exciting lineup of events for Earth Month

Open volunteer hours are every Tuesday in April & May from 4pm-6-ish pm.

Help pot seedlings and care for trees/shrubs awaiting their forever homes.
Located at 20464 Beaver Creek Road. Work days are cancelled if it is raining. 

Interested in alternate work dates? Contact Us!

Weeding is needed in the newly planted Hagerstown Community College Bioswales prior to upcoming planting day on 4/25.

This event and plants are funded by a Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Towns, and Green Jobs grant.

Meet at Parking Lot O

Gloves and tools will be on hand, but feel free to bring your own favorite weeding tool.

Please wear sturdy shoes and bring your own drinking water.
Sign up to help on this form https://forms.gle/L5hSzTbUe6jZz68j9

Don’t forget HCC has an exciting lineup of events for Earth Month

Weeding is needed in the newly planted Hagerstown Community College Bioswales prior to upcoming planting day on 4/25.

This event and plants are funded by a Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Towns, and Green Jobs grant.

Meet at Parking Lot O

Gloves and tools will be on hand, but feel free to bring your own favorite weeding tool.

Please wear sturdy shoes and bring your own drinking water.
Sign up to help on this form https://forms.gle/L5hSzTbUe6jZz68j9

Don’t forget HCC has an exciting lineup of events for Earth Month

Open volunteer hours are every Tuesday in April & May from 4pm-6-ish pm.

Help pot seedlings and care for trees/shrubs awaiting their forever homes.
Located at 20464 Beaver Creek Road. Work days are cancelled if it is raining. 

Interested in alternate work dates? Contact Us!

Weeding is needed in the newly planted Hagerstown Community College Bioswales prior to upcoming planting day on 4/25.

This event and plants are funded by a Chesapeake Bay Trust Green Streets, Green Towns, and Green Jobs grant.

Meet at Parking Lot O

Gloves and tools will be on hand, but feel free to bring your own favorite weeding tool.

Please wear sturdy shoes and bring your own drinking water.
Sign up to help on this form https://forms.gle/L5hSzTbUe6jZz68j9

Don’t forget HCC has an exciting lineup of events for Earth Month

Help plant native trees and shrubs, spread mulch, and install protective caging.

We will be working along Evergreen Trail off Cave Hill Road.

Volunteers simply need to show up, ready to work. Please bring your own water bottle. Tools and gloves provided. All events are eligible for Student Service Learning (SSL) hours. Remember to bring your card for signature.
Email us with any questions!

Visit ACWA in Keedysville's Taylor Park on April 12 and receive a free packet of seeds to benefit pollinators!

Learn more at: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Xtc41e8iA/

FREE TREE & SHRUB SEEDLINGS

with the MD DNR Backyard Buffer Program

This year's theme is: Buffers for Birds: Creating a Landscape That Will Make a Difference

Register for your free bag of native seedlings by April 7, 2025; Bag pickup will be at the:

“Buffers for Birds” Workshop

April 12, 2025

Presentations 9am-12:30pm (Seedling Pickup: 8am-1pm)

Washington County Ag Education Center, 7313 Sharpsburg Pike, Keedysville

Tree Giveaway Pickup: 8am-1pm

- 30 total trees/shrubs

- 5 of each of: White Oak, Loblolly-Pitch Pine Hybrid, Chickasaw Plum, Serviceberry, Red Osier Dogwood, Northern Bayberry

Buffers for Birds: 9am-12:30pm

- Managing Forest Bird Habitat (TBD, National Conservation Training Center)

- Shrubland Bird Habitat: Using Woody Natives for Wildlife (David Smith, Audubon Society of Central Maryland)

- Grassland Birds and Certifying Your Property (KC Walters, Potomac Valley Audubon Society)

- Managing Bird Habitat in Your Yard: Using Wildflowers and Grasses (Annette Cormany, UMD Extension)

Sign up today or contact Bob Schwartz (robertr.schwartz@maryland.gov) for more information.

Help plant native trees and shrubs, spread mulch, and install protective caging.

Volunteers simply need to show up, ready to work. Please bring your own water bottle. Tools and gloves provided. All events are eligible for Student Service Learning (SSL) hours. Remember to bring your card for signature.
Email us with any questions!

Update! Trees are planted; help is needed to spread topsoil and mulch.

Help plant native trees and shrubs, spread mulch, and install protective caging. 3/30 will be rain date

Volunteers simply need to show up, ready to work. Please bring your own water bottle. Tools and gloves provided. All events are eligible for Student Service Learning (SSL) hours. Remember to bring your card for signature.
Email us with any questions!

ACWA will be hosting a booth at the 29th Annual HCC Alumni Flower & Garden Show

March 15 & 16, 2025

We will be selling native trees and shrubs at the event. A list of tree and shrub descriptions available in this article.

Mark your calendars and hope to see you there!

ACWA will be hosting a booth at the 29th Annual HCC Alumni Flower & Garden Show

March 15 & 16, 2025

We will be selling native trees and shrubs at the event. A list of tree and shrub descriptions available in this article.

Mark your calendars and hope to see you there!

Important maintenance tasks such as resetting plant plugs and weeding are needed before April planting days.

Tools and gloves will be provided. Please bring your own water bottle.
Saturday March 8th 10am-1pm. 
Meet at Hagerstown Community College, Parking Lot O

Please RSVP to help out on this work day
Mark your calendars for our first planting day: April 25th 10am-1pm Additional dates to be scheduled.

Mark your Calendars for the ACWA ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING!

• Held at Meinelschmidt Distillery, 54 S Potomac St, Hagerstown,

• Presentation “Insect Mimicry: Why insects look the way they do” by Entomologist Michael Turell, PhD

• Check in can start at 5:30pm; Presentations will start ~6:30pm

• Board of Director Elections

• Annual Report to Members (Join/Renew your membership for 2025)

• Appetizers and nibbles will be available

• Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase at the bar.

• Meet & greet other members while supporting a local business

• Minors may attend, but cannot sit at the bar.

• Very limited street parking and the A&E parking garage is available immediately behind the venue off Renaissance Way, Hagerstown.

Free for members and guests. Each member may bring one guest. Please sign up to help us plan accordingly. Space is limited at the distillery venue.

About the Speaker: Michael J. Turell, PhD

Michael Turell recently retired as a principal investigator at USAMRIID (United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases) where he had served for more than 30 years. He has more than 200 referred publications and has given more than 175 presentations at national and international meetings, including invited presentations at >30 international meetings. In addition, Mike serves as an editor for PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and serves as a reviewer for numerous journals.

His principal interest has been the study of factors affecting the ability of mosquitoes to transmit various arboviruses. He has evaluated the potential of selected arthropods to transmit pathogens such as Rift Valley fever, eastern equine encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis, Japanese encephalitis, and West Nile viruses. These involve both field studies (Peru, Ecuador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Senegal, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Uzbekistan, etc.) and laboratory studies.  In addition, he has conducted research on the development of vaccines for several mosquito-borne viruses and the development and evaluation of antigen and RNA detection assays. 

Dr. Turell will be providing an educational and entertaining presentation “Insect Mimicry: Why insects look the way they do” during our meeting.

UPDATE: C&O NPS has cancelled this event until further notice.

Tree Planting with the C&O Canal National Historic Park. Park Staff are requesting volunteer assistance to plant the first small grouping of 20 trees along the towpath. Volunteers will need to walk to the planting location and dig holes for the small seedlings. The group is limited to 8 volunteers, so please email to reserve your spot to help and to be notified of schedule changes.

 Thursday, 1/16 at 2pm (updated!)
Meet at Ferry Hill Parking Area
(map will be provided at sign up)

There are many ways to support ACWA during this season of giving. We understand you have many choices of charitable organizations and causes. We appreciate you choosing to support ACWA and our environmental stewardship programs.

This year our donation page lists:

• our Amazon wish list, to order online and ship to us

• various local retailers to purchase gift cards to support our volunteers and work days

• link to donate funds directly to ACWA to direct to programs of most needs.

No matter how you choose to give, Thank You for your generosity and considering ACWA!

ACWA is a 501(c)3 charitable organization

Volunteers are needed to help remove weeds from the newly planted bioswales at Hagerstown Community College. Thousands of native plants were installed in September and October. Weeds need to be removed to give the native plants a chance to grow and thrive.

Meet at Parking Lot O.

Gloves will be provided. Please bring your own drinking water bottle.

Our watershed partners, Beaver Creek Watershed Association (BCWA) is hosting a tree care and cage removal day. Trees that were previously planted on lands around the Jackson fly fishing area have outgrown their protective cages.

Join BCWA in providing this needed tree maintenance supporting the riparian buffer along the creek. Volunteers will be walking through uneven pasture, tall grasses, and brush. It is recommended to wear sturdy shoes and dress in layers.

Tools, gloves, and any supplies will be provided. Please bring your own drinking water bottle.

No prior experience is necessary; training will be provided. Minors of high school age may attend with adults.

Parking is at the Flyfishing parking lot. Overflow parking will be uphill at the church.

BCWA information can be found at: www.beavercreekwatershedassociation-md.org/

Open to members to attend

To be held after the Second Chance Tree Sale (4-6pm)

at Crickhollow Farm, 20464 Beaver Creek Road, Hagerstown, MD

Social with refreshments at 6:30pm; Meeting begins at 7pm

Email us to receive agenda and event updates: info@acwamaryland.org

Many trees & shrubs remain in our seedling nursery (updated list below). We are offering another opportunity to purchase trees before our Board Meeting:

Thursday, 10/24 from 4-6pm
The white barn at Crickhollow Farm, 20464 Beaver Creek Road, Hagerstown, MD

• During this time, volunteers can also help plant seeds and prepare the nursery for winter.

• ACWA shirts, hats, and can koozies will also be available for purchase.
  ACWA members are welcome to stay for the meeting which starts at 7pm. Board meeting details here.

• Cash and Credit Card accepted, Checks accepted from members

• Trees are $10/piece ($7 for members) plus tax

• UPDATED AVAILABILITY LIST as of 10/22/24

Please contact us with questions or to coordinate tree\shrub pick up.

Fall Membership Campaign is still in effect! Learn more here…