Upcoming Events & News
The RainScaping Campaign is making news & getting the word out!
Check back often to learn about upcoming tours, presentations, workshops, exhibits, and special programs. These events are great opportunities to learn and meet others who are working to create "Beautiful Solutions to Water Pollution!"
Additional Information
- See Annapolis Green's Calendar for an up-to-date, comprehensive listing of environmental happenings
- in Anne Arundel County.
You are invited to the following free events at locations throughout Anne Arundel County:
▪Saturday, March 6, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., RainScaping Exhibit, 14th Annual MD Tributary Teams Meeting 2010, From Voluntary to Regulatory; Using The Bay TMDL To Make A Difference, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), Montgomery Park Building, Baltimore, MD (registration required)
▪Saturday, March 20, 1-4 p.m., RainScaping Exhibit, Eco Expo, Davidsonville Elementary School, 962 W. Central Avenue, Davidsonville, MD 21035
▪Saturday, March 27, Noon-1 p.m., RainScaping Presentation, South County Library, 5940 Deale-Churchton Road, Deale, MD 20751
▪Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., RainScaping Exhibit, City of Annapolis "Rain Barrel and Compost Bin Truckload Sale," Truxton Park Pool, Annapolis, MD 21401
▪Sunday, April 18, 11 a.m.-Noon, RainScaping Presentation, St. Anne's Environmental Ministry, 199 Duke of Gloucester Street, Annapolis, MD 21401
▪Thursday, April 22, 4-8 p.m., RainScaping Exhibit, St. Philip's Episcopal Church Interfaith Earth Day Celebration, 730 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
▪Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., RainScaping Exhibit, Earth Day Celebration, Quiet Waters Park,600 Quiet Waters Park Road, Annapolis, MD 21403
▪Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., RainScaping Exhibit, Greater Severna Park Earth Day Exposition,St. Martin's-In-The-Field Church and Day School, 375 Benfield Road, Severna Park, MD 21146
RainScaping Tours, Mini-Workshops, and Volunteer Saturdays with assistance from Master Gardeners, AACC Students, and others at the Chesapeake Ecology Center, 245 Clay Street, Annapolis, MD 21401:
▪Saturday, April 3, 9 a.m.-noon; 9-10:30 a.m., Volunteer Orientation and Tour of all 30 Gardens and Sites; 10:30 a.m-noon, Garden Care
▪Saturday, April 10, 9 a.m.-noon; Rain Garden Design Overview and Installation; install a new Rain Garden swale that connects runoff from the parking lot (near main kiosk) to the Berry Patch Rain Garden (near Outdoor Classroom)
▪Saturday, April 17, 9 a.m.-noon; 9-10 a.m., Red Buds in Bloom—A Walk Along the Woodland Garden; 10 a.m.-noon, Garden Care
▪Saturday, Thursday, April 22, 1 p.m.-3p.m., Earth Day Tour of all 30 Gardens and Sites for Home and Garden staff; alternate Volunteer Orientation Day
▪Saturday, May 15, 9 a.m.-noon; 9-10 a.m., Rain Barrels 101 and Unpaving Paradise with Permeable Pavers; 10 a.m.-noon, Seedling Potting and Garden Care; transplant plugs into larger pots to grow out for Sept. 18 Garden Open House
▪Saturday, June 19, 9 a.m.-noon; 9-10 a.m., Perennials in Bloom Garden Tour; 10 a.m.-noon, Garden Care
▪Saturday, July 17, 9 a.m.-noon; 9-10 a.m., Woodies in the Landscape Garden Tour; focus on the tremendous value of shrubs and trees to soak up and filter runoff; 10 a.m.-noon, Garden Care
▪Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., CEC Garden Open House and Native Plant Sale; three to four Garden Tours will be led by Master Gardeners (Rain date: Sunday, Sept. 19)
Highlights from your local RainScaping Campaign:
The RainScaping Campaign--an Environmental Partnership for Stormwater Runoff Solutions--currently has 38 partners, all with a common purpose of improving the health of our tributaries and the Chesapeake Bay by motivating a critical mass of residents to make RainScaping the norm in Anne Arundel County. The number of partners continues to grow; and we encourage non-partners to become partners. Collectively, we can make RainScaping happen!
PSAs/Ads and educational programs target urban and suburban landowners that understand the importance of rainscaping, but may need help to start rainscaping on their own. Through the efforts of the RainScaping Campaign, they will be enabled to actively participate in rainscaping activities which will result in reduced pesticide and fertilizer use, better management of pet waste and trash, and the installation of rain gardens, rain barrels, native trees and shrubs, and other "Beautiful Solutions to Water Pollution."
"Reduce Runoff—Slow It Down, Spread It Out, Soak It In," is the name of a new 9-minute video, produced by U.S. EPA's, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW) . And we've borrowed the slogan for the RainScaping Campaign. We are very grateful for EPA's assistance, including their help with graphics for the campaign. See OWOW's new 9-minute video about reducing runoff online at: www.epa.gov/nps/lid.
***Check out the RainScaping Campaign's new 30-second video PSAs, which are now airing on Anne Arundel County's Public Access Station and on YouTube: