Garden workshops and events at Bear Branch Nature Center
The Bear Branch Nature Center in Westminster offers several workshops next month. Events include a wildflower design session on Aug 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, a canoeing seminar on the same day from 9:30 to 11 a.m., a moon night hike on Aug 28 from 8 to 10 p.m., and an herb growing session on Sept 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Registration required. fees vary by member status. Additional programs cover tree planting, forest festival planning, and beekeeping basics with multiple contact numbers and deadlines.
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New Bear Branch
Westminster
John Owings Road
MD. 97
Big Pipe Creek
Bear Branch Nature Center
Peat Moss Boosts Soil Health in Loams and Gardens
The article explains soil types, highlighting loam as ideal when mixed with organic matter and peat moss. It details peat moss benefits for moisture retention, aeration, reduced leaching, and erosion protection, plus a recommended potting mix and environmental notes. It ends with a brochure offer from The Winter Garden and contact for Fred Archibald.
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News Bureau
Winter Garden
Fred Archibald
The
Frederick
Protect children from pesticides
Amy Brown of the Cooperative Extension Service outlines EPA and NAS guidance on safeguarding children from pesticide exposure. The report cites 79000 US children involved in household pesticide incidents in 1990 and urges strict storage, labeling, and immediate action steps, including locked cabinets, reading labels, removing kids during application, and having poison control numbers ready.
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Amy Brown
Cooperative Extension Service
National Academy of Sciences
American Association of Poison Control Centers
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Greenhouse calendar of nature events in Aug
A series of August nature programs listed in the Greenhouse calendar includes an Aug 13 nature hike at Morgan Run Environmental Area in Sykesville from 7 to 9 pm, Aug 15 Watchers of the Woods at Piney Run Nature Center, Aug 14 hummingbird seminar by American Backyard Bird Society in Rockville, Aug 18 attracting backyard birds clinic by Wild Bird Co. in Frederick, Aug 19 Frederick County Beekeepers Association at the Frederick County Extension Office, Aug 20 Watchers of the Woods campover at Piney Run, Aug 21 Wildflower Design Workshop at Bear Branch Nature Center in Westminster, and Introduction to Canoeing at Bear Branch in Westminster.
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Morgan Run
Sykesville
Watchers of the Woods
Piney Run
American Backyard Bird Society
Rockville
Wild Bird Co
Frederick
Frederick County Beekeepers Association
Frederick County
Piney Run Nature Center
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Bulding E-1
Annapolis
Forest Festival
Anne Arundel County Fairgrounds
Jack Perdue
Ed Yates
Virginia
Great Meadow
the Plains
Hunt Country
Thomas Jefferson
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Frederick County Cooperative Extension Service
Montevue Lane
Gordon Allen-Wardel
Ron Bell
Andrew Hamilton
Urbana
Ani
Bushnell
Balsch & Lowe
Wild Bird
Waverley Dr
Frederck Towne Mall
Gladiolus
Patrick F. O'Keefe
T Moss News Bureau
Lilypons Road
Buckeystown
Montgomery County
Frederick Take
Lilypons Rd
Poison Control Center
Maryland Poison Center
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