Events

In this special collaboration, Robin Wall Kimmerer, author, botanist, and founder of Plant Baby Plant, joins youth leader and Nurture Natives founder Esther Bonney for an intergenerational conversation about belonging, reciprocity, and native plant action. 

Together, they will explore questions such as:

How do we create opportunities for young people to have a voice and feel empowered, even when they are not homeowners or decision makers?What kinds of relationships and mentorships help people stay engaged in native plant work over decades?Why do stories, shared practices, and community invitations matter just as much as plant lists?

Robin and Esther will reflect on what invites people into this work, what keeps them here, and what elders and youth have to teach each other.

Join us for our Annual Meeting where we elect our Chapter Leaders,  plan events for the year, and discuss our financial status. 

We will follow the meeting with a Winter Sowing party. We will provide the materials, including seeds, and instructions. 

Members will receive priority registration. 

Our upcoming webinar with Basil Camu explores practical, evidence based ways to heal suburban and urban landscapes by working with trees, soil, and natural systems, drawing on real world practices from Leaf & Limb and community centered models for restoring life where we live, work, and play.!  

We'll be tabling at the county's premiere climate event. 

Come meet us and learn about our work to raise awareness and add native plants to our landscapes, as well as  other groups that are collectively working to make our local communities more resilient. 50 Exhibitors will be in the Beneficial-Hodson Library and the speakers will be in Rosenstock Hall in Frederick, Maryland.

See the lineup with more information being added each day: 

https://www.mobilizefrederick.org/2026-summit-overview

Tickets for the Summit can be purchased here:
https://givebutter.com/Summit_Admission

Do you want to go on an adventure? Discover exotic insects? Make a unique scientific discovery? We’ll show you how to do this right here in Frederick County, even in your own yard or neighborhood park. Join two Master Naturalists who were instrumental in bringing the City Nature Challenge to Frederick County last year. Learn how to use simple tools like your smart phone and the iNaturalist app to document what you see in the natural world. Plus, hear how scientists use the data of community scientists (that’s you!) worldwide and right here in Frederick. After participating, you will be ready to join Team Frederick in this year’s international City Nature Challenge (April 24-27)! 

Presented by our Vice-President Carey Murphy and Master Naturalist Jenny Woodall. 

To purchase tickets for the Mobilize Frederick Climate Summit, visit:

https://www.mobilizefrederick.org/2026-summit-overview

Workshop to be held in Rosenstock Hall (though subject to change)

Join Joey Santore, creator of Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t, for a candid Wild Ones National Webinar examining how inherited garden aesthetics shape native plant landscapes. Drawing on field experience and real ecology, Joey challenges tidy design norms and explores why dense, irregular plant communities are often the most resilient and ecologically sound.

Help us share native plants!

Bring your bare root or potted plant in commercially bought soil and go home with new plants. 

You do not need to contribute in order to participate. 

Please see this form to register and for more details on safely sharing plants!

https://forms.gle/1HL2m4Q7Sd8KzVmQA

Email us with any questions at [email protected]

Greater Frederick Maryland Wild Ones is part of Team Frederick and will be planning for and participating in the annual City Nature Challenge over this four day period. 

Learn how to use iNaturalist and document the wildlife in our county. 

Check back to find out details about our specific events. 

Information and resources can be found at the Mobilize Frederick website at:

https://www.mobilizefrederick.org/city-nature-challenge

Join hosts Stella and Kevin as they share how they transformed an empty lot in the heart of downtown Frederick into an oasis for wildlife. 

More details coming soon. 

Join us at Frederick County Master Gardener's annual family-friendly festival to learn how you can support pollinators and protect the environment. There will be children's activities and garden tours too!

The Greater Frederick Maryland Wild Ones is sponsoring a Native Plant Garden Tour on Saturday June 6 from 11am -3pm in Frederick City. 

Come tour gardens - big and small, old and new - that contain native plants, trees, and shrubs. 

Learn what plants grow best in various conditions, which pair well together, and how to get started or continue planting with natives. 

All are welcome! This event is free. 

Registration will be available in April/May.

Email us at [email protected] with any questions or to refer a garden to participate in the tour!

Come chat in the garden and learn about MANAGING A MEADOW. 

This is a members only event; registration information will be shared via email. 

Join Ronni in her Sweet Spire Gardens as she shares information about the edible and native herbal plants in her garden. 

Invitations will be sent to members via email. 

Space will be limited to the first 20 Wild Ones Members who sign up. Members are welcome to bring a guest. 

Email us with any questions at [email protected]

Details coming soon! 

Help us share native plants!

Bring your bare root or potted plant in commercially bought soil and go home with new plants. You do not need to contribute in order to participate. 

Please see this form to register and for more details on safely sharing plants!

More information and registration coming in September. 

Email us with any questions at [email protected]

Details coming soon! 

The Pearl Street Garden will host a members Happy Hour to reflect on the year and to share ideas for events for 2027! Come celebrate our accomplishments and get to know other native plant supporters. 

Details coming soon!