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Youth-led nonprofit empowering 15,000+ young people through native biodiversity restoration.

10/26/2026

We need your vote today! 👏 Our founder and director, Esther Bonney, has been named a finalist for the 6th Annual Anthem Awards in Young Leader in Sustainability, Environment & Climate!

Vote here: https://bit.ly/480VNEV

Vote for Esther to win the Anthem Community Voice Award and help us celebrate our work being done to empower youth through native biodiversity restoration. Voting closes October 29 at 11:59 PM PT!

Every vote means so much. 💚🌎 Thank you for taking a moment to support our youth-led movement!

10/22/2026

What an incredible day with Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter at our fall giveaway! 🌳 We gave away 100+ native trees and shrubs, helping families across Southern Maryland bring native biodiversity home!

A huge thank-you to all the families who came out to see us and to the College of Southern Maryland for hosting us at the Hughesville campus.

Come see us this Saturday in Severna Park for another giveaway of FREE native trees and shrubs! 💚

10/14/2026

Thank you so much for the support! We couldn’t ask for a better partner than Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter💚

✍️ 🌱New blog post🌿 🎉 We are excited and proud to announce that Esther Bonney, Founder and Executive Director of Nurture Natives, lifetime member of Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, and Honorary Director of Wild Ones (2026-2029), has been recognized nationally as one of six 2026 Brower Youth Award winners for promoting mental health through native landscapes. And internationally, Esther is featured as a changemaker in BBC Earth’s recently launched “Fixing the Planet” digital series, demonstrating how local grassroots action can support a global movement.

To read the full blog, click the link in the first comment below 👇, or visit our website (link in bio), then click Read Our News Blog.

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10/10/2026

Come get your free tree today!! 🌳 We’ll be here at CSM’s Regional Hughesville Campus (6105 Foster Lane, Hughesville, 20637) until 12:00 pm!

10/08/2026

Congratulations to our founder and director, Esther Bonney! We’re grateful for the recognition and support of the Brower Youth Awards! 🌎

3 Million Seeds, 420 Acres And National Honor For La Plata Teen Esther Bonney

READ THE STORY: https://thebaynet.com/3-million-seeds-420-acres-and-national-honor-for-la-plata-teen-esther-bonney/

10/07/2026

THIS SATURDAY! 💚 Sign up today to claim your free tree!

Looking for free trees? 🌳 We're excited to partner with Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter for our 2026 Fall Native Tree and Shrub Giveaway! Sign up today to claim your very own native sapling!

RSVP Today: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44AFA92FA3FCC70-66100667-fall

Date: Saturday, October 10
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Location: College of Southern Maryland, Regional Hughesville Campus (6105 Foster Ln, Hughesville, MD 20637)

10/06/2026

An incredible day at the Pollinator Festival! 🐝 We had an amazing time with Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter at the Patuxent Research and Refuge Center! Together, we gave away 150 native hummingbird nectar plants, including Columbine, Foxglove Beardtongue, and Blazing Star. Thank you to everyone who came out and took a plant home!

Looking for free trees? 🌳 We're excited to partner with Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter for our 2026 Fall Native Tree a...

09/24/2026

Over 5,000 native seedlings given away! 🥳 Shining Aster, Grass-leaf Blazing Star, White Goldenrod, and more! We’re so excited to have partnered with the Maryland Native Plant Society Conference at the University of Maryland, College Park, alongside dozens of local native nurseries.

A huge thank you to Bona Terra LLC for sponsoring our seedling giveaway, to all of our incredible student volunteers and leaders from across campus, and to everyone who took a native plant home! 💚

07/22/2026

Over 150 milkweed plants given away at Insectival! 🥳 We had so much fun at the beautiful Annmarie Sculpture Gardens alongside Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter, Southern Maryland Audubon Society (SMAS), and The Xerces Society. Through origami, coloring sheets, water whistles, and more, we taught youth about the vital role insects play in supporting pollinators, birds, and native plants. A huge thank you to all the families who braved the heat and came out!

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La Plata, MD

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+13013097160

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http://nurturenatives.org/

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