Nurture Natives

05/09/2026

Our biggest plant giveaway yet! 🌱 Featuring some of our favorite faces from Maryland Day 2026! We gave away 500 free native plants, including swamp milkweed, cardinal flower, and more to support local biodiversity and pollinators. Huge thank you to everyone who stopped by, took home plants, and helped make this such an incredible event! Special thanks to Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter for partnering with us and helping make this giveaway possible.

04/20/2026

04/20/2026

Youth leaders inspire new leaders. 🌱 We’re grateful to have partnered with Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter on another incredible event!

04/16/2026

We had an amazing time at the Mt. Rainier Seed Swap giving away thousands of native seeds, playing Plant Pong, and reaching over 400 attendees! Huge thank you to Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter for inviting us to partner with them on this event!

04/08/2026

We're excited to partner with Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter on several events this April. Check them out and consider volunteering!

Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay needs your help! We are a 100% volunteer run organization based in Southern Maryland. There are several ways for volunteers to get involved in our vision of native plants and natural landscapes thriving in every community.

Our chapter event calendar is full of exciting events for April (National Native Plant Month) and May (Maryland Native Plant Month). We are seeking volunteers for our outreach events and our garden workdays. Or perhaps you'd like to assist in other ways.

Sign up is open. Check back often, as opportunities are being added as they become available.

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04/04/2026

We’re so excited to welcome Andrew Heffner to the team as our Outreach Coordinator! 🎉

Andrew is a native plant advocate and emerging leader in community-based restoration with a passion for reimaging American landscapes. As a student at the University of Maryland, Andrew’s work focuses on educating and engaging students with native plants to not only promote sustainability on campus, but to rekindle people’s connection to and respect for nature. Andrew has led projects ranging from garden installations to native plant research, always with an emphasis on community engagement and stewardship. He envisions a future where people view their landscape not as sterile decoration, but as a living extension of themselves and their ecosystem. Andrew’s ultimate goal is to foster communities where ecological stewardship is accessible, sustainable, and joyful.

04/04/2026

Kicking off Earth Month with our incredible youth and their favorite native plants! 🌻

04/03/2026

03/12/2026

A huge thank you to youth across Maryland for their passion and support of SB229/HB217 to officially designate May as MD Native Plant Month! 💚