Special Earth Day Event

4915 Greenspring Avenue,Baltimore MD 21209

27 April, 2023

Description

Schedule of events7:45-8:45 Registration, vendor shopping and refreshments 8:45-9:00 Welcome & Announcements 9:00-9:50 Biodiversity: why we need it; evidence that we are losing it; how to rebuild it; and the key role of gardeners in that process. Dr. Sara Via, University of Maryland, College Park 10:00-10:50 Beavers as a keystone species and the work being done to restore wetlands through the "beavers Working Group". Claudia Donegan, Maryland Dept of Natural Resources 11:00-11:50 "For the Love of Birds". Caroline Blizzard, retired ranger of Maryland State Park Service and Julie Turrentine of Snowbird Creations Studio at Deep Creek Lake 12:00-1:00 Lunch (included with registration) 1:00-1:50 The Importance of Old Growth Forests. Brian Kane, Outreach coordinator & Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager for the Old Growth Forest Network 2:00-2:50 An Update on the Clean Water Act "Five Decades of Clean Water". Jen Mihills, Regional Executive Director of Mid-Atlantic Regional Center of the National Wildlife Federation This Earth Day Event has been approved as "Continuing Educational Hours" for University of Maryland Master Naturalists and Master Gardeners.