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Environmental Community Service / May 2017 Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by esingletary on April 03, 2017, 01:45:44 PM »
Good afternoon everyone, here are the opportunities that I have uncovered so far for May. If anyone finds out anything else in the area for the month of May, please post it here as well. We have talked a good deal about doing more volunteer work as a grove, and I have this section provided as a resource, so please look at these opportunities and if anyone is planning on going to any of them, post that you are and we can possibly meet up.


MAY 2017
May 6 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Fort McHenry Field Day.  Give a day to help the Bay at Fort McHenry. https://aqua.org/care/conservation-events

May 6, 2017 (11:00 am - 1:00 pm)
Invasive Plant Removal at Greenbelt Park.  Help remove invasive plants from the park each first Saturday of the month.  Overview:  Help remove invasive plants from the park each first Saturday of the month. This partnership with the University of Maryland involves identifying and removing different invasive plants in the park. This hands-on volunteer project is going strong thanks to Volunteer Leader Tom Crone. Thanks to the efforts of volunteers and the University of Maryland students, Greenbelt Park is preserving the park for future generations. It is not a difficult or dangerous task. Please bring insect and/or tick repellant. Meet at the Sweetgum picnic area. 301-344-3944. location:  Greenbelt National Park  6565 Greenbelt Rd  Greenbelt, MD 20770  
https://www.findyourchesapeake.com/events/detail/invasive-plant-removal-at-greenbelt-park/

May 7, 2017 (1:00 pm - 3:30 pm)
Oxon Cove Sunday Shoreline Sweep-up.  Every first Sunday of the month, join Ranger Steph and your fellow park-lovers to help clean up the trash that finds its way onto the banks of Oxon Cove. Overview:   Every first Sunday of the month, join Ranger Steph and your fellow park-lovers to help clean up the trash that finds its way onto the banks of Oxon Cove.  Spend your afternoon in the fresh air, getting some exercise and making a visible difference.  Earn service hours needed for your organization.  Wear old clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting wet and muddy.  Work gloves provided.  Come alone or bring a group.  Meet in the parking lot.  This event is canceled if weather is inclement.  Location:  Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm, 6411 Oxon Hill Rd. Oxon Hill, MD 20745.  (301) 839-0503.
https://www.findyourchesapeake.com/events/detail/oxon-cove-sunday-shoreline-sweep-up/

Saturday, May 20, 2017 9:00AM-12PM
Project Clean Stream Cleanup.  
Saturday Service Day. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. We will remove trash from wet woodlands across Sharp Rd as part of statewide activities for Project Clean Stream.  Call 410-822-4903 for additional project details and registration.  For all volunteer events please call Samantha at 410-822-4903 to let her know you are planning on helping out.
http://pickeringcreek.audubon.org/get-involved/upcoming-volunteer-opportunities

May 20, 2017 (9:00 am - 2:00 pm)  
Help Clean Up Stansbury Park.  Help clean up Stansbury Park and Pond in Dundalk.   Overview:  In support of National Kids to Parks Day, help us clean up Stansbury Park and Pond. Volunteers of all ages and ability are needed. Service Learning and Community Service Hours are available. Snacks, water, gloves, lunch, and trash bags will be provided. Please wear old comfortable clothes you don't mind getting dirty. For more information, please email Info@BreadandCheeseCreek.org or call (410) 285-1202.  Location:  7800 Stansbury Rd.  Dundalk, MD 21222.  https://www.findyourchesapeake.com/events/detail/help-clean-up-stansbury-park/
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Environmental Community Service / Re: April 2017 Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by esingletary on April 03, 2017, 01:41:47 PM »
Ah, ok that's why. It looks like some of these are for May. I'll go ahead and create my May page today, I was planning on doing that later this week.
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Environmental Community Service / Re: April 2017 Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by esingletary on April 03, 2017, 01:38:18 PM »
Thanks! Not sure how I missed those.
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Environmental Community Service / Re: April 2017 Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by Keq on April 02, 2017, 02:36:37 PM »
Hey, if anyone is interested there are continuing cleanups at the Fort McHenry Watershed.  Here is the link:
http://aqua.org/care/conservation-events

Some of you may remember, this is a bird sanctuary created by throwing soil on top of the Ft. McHenry tunnel (895) and planting grass and eventually trees. 

This space is now monitored by a local orinthologist who records which species of migratory birds are resting their each month and reports to the Department of Natural Resources.  This is open to the public on the first Wednesday of every month and is free.  Here is the link:
https://www.nps.gov/fomc/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?event=345FD3FD-155D-4519-3EBD7418ABA2662A

The other opportunity I mentioned during the Ostara Omen/early Beltaine planning session was the Masonville Cove grass planting.  Unfortunately, the only information I found on their website was from 2013.  It is possible that they don't have this posted yet for 2017.  Here is the link for Masonville Cove with contact info:  http://www.masonvillecove.org/pages/community_programs/community_programs.html

And here is the link to Masonville Cove from the Baltimore Aquarium website:  http://aqua.org/care/conservation-initiatives/masonville-cove
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Environmental Community Service / Re: April 2017 Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by esingletary on March 31, 2017, 11:38:52 AM »
April is starting tomorrow, and if anyone has free time, there are two events open, only one of them actually requires pre-registration, the other you can simply show up for. Everything else for April is in the second half of the month. I'm already putting together a list of volunteer opportunities for May, which I will likely be putting up next weekend.
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Environmental Community Service / Biodiversity - info
« Last post by Francesca on March 21, 2017, 02:52:50 PM »
Half-Earth Inspires at 2017 Biodiversity Days Forum

there are some interesting videos on this page


https://eowilsonfoundation.org/half-earth-inspires-at-2017-biodiversity-days-forum/?utm_source=Biodiversity+Days+2017+Newsletter_PJE&utm_campaign=Biodiversity+Days+Announcement&utm_medium=email
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Environmental Community Service / April 2017 Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by esingletary on March 05, 2017, 11:04:21 AM »
APRIL 2017

April 01 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Atlantic White Cedar Planting Nassawango Creek Preserve.  Join the Nature Conservancy and the National Aquarium Conservation Team (ACT!) in partnership with the Chesapeake Bay Trust to restore Atlantic white cedar habitat in the Nassawango Creek Preserve. Volunteers needed to help plant Atlantic White Cedar seedlings in this restored wetland. All participants must pre-register. This planting is part of an ongoing restoration effort through the Aquarium’s Wetland Nursery Program.  This event is rain or shine. Please contact Stephanie Mathias at conserve@aqua.org or 410-576-1014 for registration information and event details.
https://aqua.org/care/conservation-events

Apr 1 8:00 AM
Spring Bread and Cheese Creek Cleanup.  Clean Bread and Cheese Creek.  2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD.  Cleanups are a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate.  All ability levels can contribute and assist.
https://www.meetup.com/Bread-and-Cheese-Creek/

April 17 8:00-10:00 AM
Bird Monitoring at Pickering Creek.  Volunteers of all abilities welcome. Two ongoing volunteer Bird monitoring programs at Pickering Creek, third Monday each month.  Join an experienced birder on the 3rd Monday of each month from 8-10am for e-Bird monitoring along the Center’s trails. http://pickeringcreek.audubon.org/get-involved/upcoming-volunteer-opportunities


April 21- April 22 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Red Spruce Planting.  Cranesville Swamp Preserve.  Red Spruce (Picea rubens) once covered thousands of acres in western Maryland before logging and wildfires at the turn of the last century drastically reduced its range. 
This planting will accelerate restoration of forest cover and regeneration of red spruce.  It will improve habitat quality for rare plants and animals by restoring natural vegetation and ecological processes, and improve hydrology and local climate, reducing erosion and increasing percolation of water into the underlying bedrock. Bring lunch and water, work gloves, sturdy boots, rain gear, and dress in layers, as it may start off cool, but warm up throughout the day. Cranesville Swamp Preserve is 3.5 hours from DC/Baltimore.  RSVP or for more information, contact Deborah Landau at dlandau@tnc.org. http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/maryland_dc/events/index.htm

April 22 9:00AM-12PM
Gardening Day at Pickering.  Saturday Service Day. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Volunteers will be weeding and cleaning out garden beds at the Center. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch and stay for Canoe cleaning and volunteer paddle afterwards. http://pickeringcreek.audubon.org/get-involved/upcoming-volunteer-opportunities

April 22 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Celebration - 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Earth Day Cleanup - Anacostia Watershed Society.  Sites around the Anacostia Watershed in Washington DC, and Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland.  Join the Anacostia Watershed Society and over 2,000 volunteers on Earth Day to clean up our neighborhoods, parks, streams, and the Anacostia River!   All tools and supplies needed will be provided - no need to bring your own gloves unless you have a favorite pair.  Advance registration is required. 
Learn more about our conservation work in DC and our efforts to reduce stormwater runoff in the Anacostia and Potomac Rivers. http://www.anacostiaws.org/earthday2017/

April 29 9:00AM - 12PM
Gardening Day at Pickering Saturday Service Day.Volunteers of all ages are welcome. Volunteers will be weeding and cleaning out garden beds at the center. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch and stay for Canoe cleaning and volunteer paddle afterwards. http://pickeringcreek.audubon.org/get-involved/upcoming-volunteer-opportunities
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Environmental Community Service / Re: March Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by esingletary on March 05, 2017, 10:53:58 AM »
MARCH 2017

March 18 9:00AM-12PM
Pickering Trail Day.  Saturday Service Day. Volunteers of all ages are invited to assist with mulching and other trail maintenance. 410-822-4903. Please let Samantha know you are coming. http://pickeringcreek.audubon.org/get-involved/upcoming-volunteer-opportunities

March 20 8:00-9:00 AM
Bird Monitoring at Pickering Creek.  Volunteers of all abilities welcome. Two ongoing volunteer Bird monitoring programs at Pickering Creek, third Monday each month.  Join an experienced birder on the 3rd Monday of each month from 8-10am for e-Bird monitoring along the Center’s trails. http://pickeringcreek.audubon.org/get-involved/upcoming-volunteer-opportunities

March 25 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Project Clean Stream Cleanup at Masonville Cove.  Join your neighbors and community partners to clean up the stream and living shoreline that connect Brooklyn and Curtis Bay to Masonville Cove. Get outside and make a difference in your community while learning about the causes and effects of marine debris and how you can help. Data collected during this event will contribute to Project Clean Stream.  https://aqua.org/care/conservation-events.

March 25 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Spring Peninsula Expressway Cleanup.  Hard Yacht Cafe.  8500 Cove Road, Dundalk, MD. This Cleanup of the Peninsula Expressway is being run in conjunction with the Friends of the Hard Yacht Café and American Rivers. Help remove trash before it flows into Bear Creek, the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.meetup.com/Bread-and-Cheese-Creek/
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Environmental Community Service / March Community Service Opportunities
« Last post by esingletary on March 05, 2017, 10:53:45 AM »
Below are the available service opportunities I have found in the area for the month of March. I am not aware of all available opportunities in the area, so please if anyone knows about anything feel free to post here. If anyone wants to go as a group and meet up to carpool for any of these, put that information here as well. If anyone wants me to track the calendars for any other organizations they know about please tell me that as well. It's a slow start, but I definitely plan to make this a monthly fixture, (along with reminder posts on the week of events that are happening.) Hopefully this part of the forum can continue to evolve and become a fixed and active part of the Cedarlight community forum over time.
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CedarLight Announcements and CedarLight Events / Re: Bardic Friday
« Last post by carynml on February 11, 2017, 11:50:26 AM »
Unsticking
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