Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy

06/12/2026

We're hiring! WSA is searching for a skilled professional to become part of the team as our Director of Restoration.

✨This role will manage a team to lead innovative restoration programs and is responsible for setting annual budgets and work plans for WSA's restoration programs, such as RePlant, Tree Ambassadors, One Water Partnership, Stormwater Success, and RePollinate.

Position is open until filled, but candidates are strongly encouraged to submit applications by July 8, 2026.

💼 Why join WSA?
We're committed to ensuring the communities of Anne Arundel County are actively engaged in creating a healthier environment for all. Your work will help support this vision!

📄 Apply now: https://aawsa.org/hiring

👋 Know someone who may be interested? Share this position with them!

06/08/2026

🌸 Check out the latest ReBloom Podcast!

This episode, host Vanessa Bright (MDRRC Executive Director and Watershed Steward Candidate) sits down with Suzanne Etgen (WSA Executive Director), Annie Hillary (WSA Board Member and Watershed Steward), and Alison Milligan (WSA Watershed Steward and Tree Trooper) to learn about...

🌱 Why planting native species is not a gardening trend, it's an act of LOVE for future generations
🌍 What it truly means to hold land in trust for those who come after us
💚 How everyday women, not just experts, can become environmental stewards
😍 And more!

Watch the full episode now:

What does it mean to truly care for the land beneath your feet? In this episode, I sit down with three women doing exactly that. They represent Master Garde...

06/08/2026

🌡 THIS WEDNESDAY! Don't miss our webinar, 12pm - 1pm!

Tune in for another Summer Learning Series with WSA! 😍

Hear from Anne Arundel Community College researchers about the urban heat island effect and why it matters for design and environmental health.

Webinar Details
🗓Wed, June 10th
🕛12pm - 1pm
*Must register to be sent a virtual meeting link

Register today: aawsa.org/event-calendar/urbanheatisland

06/05/2026

Did you know WSA's Save Our Trees program has saved 4,216 trees so far this year?! Will you help us reach our goal of 5,000?

Join WSA's Save Our Trees program as they tackle more invasive vines from our county, this Saturday!

📍 Gateway Park, Annapolis (park along Rowe Blvd)
🗓 Saturday, June 6
🕘 9:45am - 12pm

No experience necessary, we'll teach you! And the more the merrier, so bring your friends!

Register: https://aawsa.org/event-calendar/2026/6/6/gateway-park-invasive-ivy-removal-with-wsas-save-our-trees

06/05/2026

🎉 WOW!!!! 😍 This was our best GreenGive yet! 🎉

Thanks to your generosity and commitment to our mission, we didn't just meet our match challenges, we raised an incredible $60,875 in total!! 💚🌱

A special thank you to our match challengers: an Anonymous Foundation that provided a 2:1 match on May 20, along with our current and former Board Members and local businesses who matched gifts 1:1 from June 2 -3.

Thank you Trimdata, CovingtonAlsina, K&B Ace Hardware, Center for Ecosystem Recovery, Hyatt Commercial, Maryland Mold & Waterproofing, and Deale & Associates Insurance Agency!

🌳🌊 This support helps is continue educating residents, restoring ecosystems, planting trees and native plants, removing invasive species, and training community leaders to drive lasting environmental change.

From all of us at WSA, thank you for believing in this work and making it possible. 💙💚💚💙

Missed GreenGive? You can still make a gift! -- aawsa.org/donat

06/03/2026

💚 By gifting to WSA by midnight tonight, you're directly supporting a healthier, more environmentally sustainable future for everyone in Anne Arundel County.

Your gift helps train environmental leaders like Annapolis Baygrass Music Festival co-founder/CEO and WSA Watershed Steward Ron Peremel, who inspire and connect thousands of community members to environmental education, stewardship, and actions every year. 🌊🌳

From tree plantings and stream restorations to some of the region's most beloved music festivals 🎶, these efforts create change across our county.

Thanks to our generous current and former Board Members, as well as local businesses, any $1 gifted to WSA will be matched up to $20,000!!

Thank you Trimdata, CovingtonAlsina, K&B Ace Hardware, Center for Ecosystem Recovery, Hyatt Commercial, Maryland Mold & Waterproofing, and Deale & Associates Insurance Agency!

No matter the amount, every contribution helps create a healthier environment for all. 💙

Make a gift by midnight tonight: aawsa.org/donate

06/03/2026

💚 It's the last day of GreenGive! Through the end of June 3, your support will help sustain the work needed to protect a healthy environment for all.

Thanks to our generous current and former Board Members, as well a local businesses, any $1 gifted to WSA will be matched up to $20,000!! 💚💙

Thank you Trimdata, CovingtonAlsina, K&B Ace Hardware, Center for Ecosystem Recovery, Hyatt Commercial, Maryland Mold & Waterproofing, and Deale & Associates Insurance Agency!

🌊🌳 Your gift helps support the work of leaders like WSA Watershed Stewards and Tree Troopers. From tree plantings to stream restorations, they install hundreds of new projects and reach thousands of neighbors with assistance and local action each year.

No matter the amount, every contribution helps create a healthier environment for all.

🌱 Make a gift that's meaningful to you today: aawsa.org/donate

06/03/2026

WOW!!! What a great kickoff for our 10th Anniversary of GreenGive!!

WSA has raised a little over $40,000 so far. We still have $7,450 of our match left to earn! Please help us reach our full match by donating before midnight tomorrow (June 3rd). aawsa.org/donate

Every dollar makes a difference.
$30 purchases plants for pollinator gardens
$50 plants a native canopy tree to cool an urban environment
$150 Supports environmental educational programs for the community
$300 provides a scholarship for 1 Watershed Steward
$500 helps sustain our programs like Wildflowers in a Weekend and RePlant
$1,000 supports a living shoreline prevent stop erosion

🎉What an incredible start to the 10th Anniversary GreenGive!

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we've already raised $136,125 toward our collective goal of more than $213,500 across all 9 participating environmental organizations.

We're energized by this momentum and grateful to everyone who has already stepped up to support a healthier, more sustainable future for our region. Every gift makes a difference and brings us one step closer to our goal.

We're excited to see what we can accomplish together and look forward to celebrating as we work toward reaching our goal tomorrow. If you haven't made your gift yet, there's still time to be part of this milestone year!

Let's make the 10th Anniversary GreenGive our biggest and most impactful one yet! 🌎💚

06/02/2026

💚 For the greener good, GreenGive! Now through June 3, your support will help sustain the work needed to protect a healthy environment for all.

Thanks to our generous current and former Board Members, as well as local businesses, any $1 gifted to WSA will be matched up to $20,000!! 😍

Thank you Trimdata, CovingtonAlsina, K&B Ace Hardware, Center for Ecosystem Recovery, Hyatt Commercial, Maryland Mold & Waterproofing, and Deale & Associates Insurance Agency!

Look how far your donation can go...
🌼 $50 becomes $100 to install native plants for community projects
🎓 $150 becomes $300 to provide a scholarship for 1 new Watershed Steward
🌳 $500 becomes $1,000 to sustain community programs like Wildflowers in a Weekend and RePlant

Whether it's $10 or $1,000, every donation matters.

Please consider make a gift that's meaningful to you: aawsa.org/donate

06/02/2026

📣 GREENGIVE IS HERE! 📣 Clean waterways, thriving forests, and vibrant parks depend on people like you! 💚

Your support in the next 48 hours will help sustain the work needed to protect a healthy environment for all. 🐟💙🐦

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT --- JUNE 2 & 3!
Thanks to the generous support from our current and former Board Members as well as local businesses, your donation will be matched up to $20,000!!
Trimdata, CovingtonAlsina, K&B Ace Hardware, Center for Ecosystem Recovery, Hyatt Commercial, Maryland Mold & Waterproofing, and Deale & Associates Insurance Agency.

Whether it's $10 or $1,000 - every donation matters.

Please make a gift that's meaningful to you now through June 3rd: www.aawsa.org/donate