Hosted by Division of Energy and Environment and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources

Volunteers Needed for Native Seed Collection

Monday, October 26, 2026

An all-ages volunteer opportunity! Join us for a day outdoors collecting native seed to support the Maryland State Nursery's work to plant 5 million trees.

Join staff from the Division of Energy and Environment and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources for a lovely afternoon in the park! Help collect seed from native plants such as Winterberry Holly (Ilex verticillata) that will be grown at the Maryland State Nursery. The DNR staff will lead a short plant identification and training session. Frederick County Public Schools are closed on this date, so this is a great opportunity for students to earn service learning hours.

Wear comfortable outdoors clothes and bring work gloves and a water bottle.

Questions? Send email to: Anna.Twigg@Maryland.gov or call 240-910-6740

(This is a fair-weather event! The rain date is the next school closure day: Tuesday, November 3, from 2-4pm.)

More info at frederickcountymd.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=19277

Save the Date to help plant trees with MD-DNR and Eagle Scout James Best

Help plant ~120 trees along the Little Tonoloway Creek at a Kirkwood Farm Park in the Town of Hancock

• The planting starts at 10 am with a welcome & instructions from MD DNR.

• Kirk Farm Park, Kirk Farm Rd, Hancock. Coordinates for map app are: 39.7081694,-78.1991453

• Meet at The pavilion near the park entrance.

• Look for the white & green striped DNR truck

• Gloves & planting tools will be provided .

• Please wear sturdy shoes & bring your own drinking water.

Contact MD DNR Community Forester Anna Twigg with questions at : anna.twigg@maryland.gov

Visit ACWA at Pollinator Palooza this Saturday, June 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Washington County Agricultural Education Center (7303 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro). This free event is hosted by the Washington County MD Master Gardeners with several visiting vendors. Guest will find a dozen tents at four teaching gardens & will learn why pollinators such as bees and butterflies are important and how to protect them. Enjoy garden tours and talks, a native plant sale, educational displays, live music and food trucks, plus crafts, facepainting, storytelling and a scavenger hunt for kids.

Learn more at UMD Ag Extension Page

Hagerstown Community College has a full month of activities and speakers to Celebrate Earth Day & "Protect our Planet"

This flyer offers details on Vietnam Vet turned Permaculture Farmer, Kenny Braitman, the Guest Speaker on Tuesday, April 7 • 3:30 - 4:30 PM

Visit with ACWA at the HCC Fair on 4/22 11:30am-12:45pm

Hosted by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, this tree planting will occur in Clear Spring.

Register to receive exact work day address

Thursday, 3/19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Here is the CBF link for event registration: https://events.cbf.org/calendar/event/1187

March 14 & 15th HCC Alumni Flower & Garden Show: Visit ACWA at Booth #140
30th Annual HCC Alumni Flower & Garden Show

March 14 & 15, 2026 • HCC ARCC Arena • Theme: Red, White, and Bloom!

• Native Tree & Shrubs for sale: Black Chokeberries, Highbush Blueberries, Flowering Dogwoods, Red Twig Dogwoods, Pussy Willows, Serviceberries, and more!

• Purple Bergamot and Wild Senna Seed giveaways

• ACWA Merch sales

Show Vendor List, Seminar & Demonstration schedule HERE

March 14 & 15th HCC Alumni Flower & Garden Show: Visit ACWA at Booth #140
30th Annual HCC Alumni Flower & Garden Show

March 14 & 15, 2026 • HCC ARCC Arena • Theme: Red, White, and Bloom!

• Native Tree & Shrubs for sale: Black Chokeberries, Highbush Blueberries, Flowering Dogwoods, Red Twig Dogwoods, Pussy Willows, Serviceberries, and more!

• Purple Bergamot and Wild Senna Seed giveaways

• ACWA Merch sales

Show Vendor List, Seminar & Demonstration schedule HERE

Potomac Riverkeeper Network is hosting a community meeting to discuss Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals" in the Antietam Watershed.  

Thursday, November 20, 2025, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Zullinger Community Center, 4569 Buchanan Trail E, Waynesboro, PA 17268

• The meeting will provide information on PFAS sources, such as pesticides, biosolids, wastewater, and firefighting foam.

• Free PFAS test kits will be available for the first 50 attendees. 

• Learn more about PRKN’s efforts on PFAS

Meeting Flyer available here (PDF)

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.

Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.

Williamsport Byron Memorial Park. 12 Springfield Lane Park at the Historic Barn Parking Lot.

Starts at 9am until we finish (hopefully 2pm)

Come when you can, leave when you must!

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Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.

Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.

This is a small planting at Doub Park on W Sunset Ave in Williamsport. (where the water tower is located).

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Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.

Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.

10/25 9am-12pm Smithsburg Town Lot at the Corner of Geiser Way and N Main Street:  Rain date Sunday 10/26. 40 trees, pre-dug No formal address. Use this pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/8vH2c2nRhiGY39At9
Park at Smithsburg Elementary School (67 N Main St, Smithsburg, MD 21783), then walk down N Main Street to the planting area. Special notes: Sign in and get tools by the parked Maryland Forest Service truck at the planting location. Wear long sleeves and long pants, as we will be planting a lot of eastern red cedar which can sometimes irritate the skin.

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees. You need not bring anything unless you have favorite work gloves and shovel.

Please remember to wear clothes and shoes that may get dirty and to bring your own drinking water.

10/15 4pm-6pm Leitersburg Ruritan Park: 12 trees, pre-dug holes Meet at 21427 Leiter St, Hagerstown, MD 21742. Sign in and get tools under the park pavilion. 

Help collect American Plums for the MD State Tree Nursery to raise seedlings for future plantings.

Supplies provided

Come when you can, leave when you must.

The American Plum grove is behind the New Market Elementary School,

93 West Main Street, New Market, MD

Contact Delaney Curran, DNR Tree Planting Specialist with questions

PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION
Spread the word, especially to North End Hagerstown Residents.

July 14th 5-6:30pm

Public Input Needed for Hamilton Run Restoration Efforts
Catoctin Land Trust will be joined by State of Maryland officials as well as representatives from the City of Hagerstown to review and comment on the plans for mitigating flooding on Hamilton Run and Northern Avenue in Hagerstown.
RSVP for the Meeting HERE

Celebrate the release of the first Antietam Watershed Report Card and an opportunity for community members to meet various organizations and environmental stewardship practitioners.

The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.

Watershed report cards are powerful tools used around the world to describe ecosystem status, increase public awareness, and inform decision makers. The Antietam Watershed Report Card assesses ecosystem health of the Antietam and the land (in Maryland) that drains into the Creek using nine indicators in three categories. The report card was developed by ACWA, BCWA, and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES).

Attend the event to receive your copy of the report card, learn how the watershed’s grade was determined, and hear about projects planned to help improve our report card grade. We will also announce new State Whole Watershed Act Funding to assist with Antietam Watershed restoration projects.

After the presentations, community members can visit with environmental stewardship practitioners who will offer suggestions to improve your land use practices and explain funding sources available to complete stewardship projects. For example:  property owners can learn how to create sustainable landscaping in their own yards, discuss funding for large- and small-scale tree plantings, and consider healthier agricultural practices to protect soil and water quality.

Stewardship Practitioners will include:

·       Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Maryland Grazers Network Representative

·       Heart of Maryland/Catoctin Land Trust Representatives

·       MD DNR Forest Service Tree Planting Specialists

·      Potomac Riverkeeper Network - Upper Potomac Riverkeeper

·       Washington County Master Gardener Bay-Wise Coordinators

·       Washington County Stormwater & Watershed Services Department

·       Washington Couty Soil Conservation District Representatives

Schedule:

3 pm Doors Open of the Beaver Creek School Event Center

3:30 pm Report Card Presentation & Whole Watershed Funding Announcement

4-6:30 pm Community Reception and Open Stewardship Practitioner Tables

Come when you can, leave when you must.

Hosted by the Antietam-Conococeheague Watershed Alliance (ACWA) &
the Beaver Creek Watershed Association (BCWA)

RSVP not required, but helps us plan. Thank you!