Events

Free registration now open!

Join this free education event…and bring your family, friends and neighbors! This is your opportunity to learn how to harvest and take home native plant seeds with Environmental Concern, a co-founder of Wild Ones Delmarva Chapter. Enjoy hands-on seed collection demonstrations, plant themed give-aways, and eat “seed” themed munchies. Mingle with fellow native plant lovers!

Enjoy hands-on seed collection demonstrations, plant themed giveaways, and eat “seed” themed munchies. Mingle with fellow native plant lovers! 

Planting native species is an important step toward creating habitat, but how can you tell what’s working, what’s missing, and where to focus your efforts next?

Join Wild Ones and Wildr Places for The Habitat Check-up, a free webinar exploring a practical, science-informed approach to evaluating your home landscape. Presenter Zoe Evans will introduce five key areas to consider when assessing habitat and share how thoughtful observations can help guide your next steps.

Whether you’re just getting started with native plants or have been gardening for years, this webinar will help you look at your landscape through a new lens.

Celebrate the end of the year with Wild Ones Delmarva by wearing your favorite or ugliest holiday sweater.  And bring a friend!

You'll even have time to stay after if you want to participate in the Cambridge Dorchester County Holiday Parade.

RAR is a family-friendly brewery with full food menu, handcrafted cedar bar top, red oak tables, and art by local artists. Free parking on the street and in parking lots within 1-3 blocks.

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Join Chapter President Concetta Gibson to discuss choosing and using beneficial native plants that look attractive at your home and neighborhood. Topics will include what to consider when designing plant bed layouts, methods for designing, and container and small space gardening. 

No yard required. Learn how native plants can turn patios, balconies, containers, and other small spaces into meaningful habitat for pollinators and other wildlife. This practical panel will cover plant selection, container design, seasonal care, and realistic ways to support biodiversity in limited spaces.

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Birds depend on healthy, connected habitats for food, shelter, nesting, and migration support. Join experts from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to explore how native plants and thoughtful landscape choices can support birdlife at home. Learn how gardens, yards, and community spaces can provide the insects, seeds, berries, cover, and habitat structure birds need throughout the year.

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Monarch butterflies depend on a network of habitats stretching across North America, and home landscapes can play an important role in their survival. Join experts from Monarch Joint Venture to explore the science behind monarch conservation, including the importance of milkweed, nectar resources, and regionally appropriate habitat. Learn practical ways to support monarchs through native landscaping and help sustain one of the world's most remarkable migrations.
 

Registration link coming soon.