Do you love little children and being outdoors? This may be the right opportunity for you! We are seeking a Lead Teacher for Notchcliff Nature Preschool, responsible for weekly implementation of outdoor learning and play. This includes program facilitation with children ages 3-5 years old and intergenerational programming with senior residents at Glen Meadows Retirement…

The Eastern Region Association of Forest and Nature Schools (ERAFANS) is seeking a self-motivated intern to help market programs and build our brand. Our non-profit association offers support, services and inspiration to nature-based early childhood programs up and down the East coast. We are based in the Towson/Glen Arm, MD area. The marketing intern will…

Do you need funding for a community gardening project that uses native plants to address issues like habitat loss, erosion, or stormwater runoff? Unity Gardens can help. Unity Gardens is accepting proposals until March 1, 2020 for native gardening projects in Anne Arundel County, MD. We award grants up to $1000 to homeowners’ associations, places…

Creating a greener yard and garden does not have to involve making life-altering changes. In this talk, Barbara Ellis will discuss a range of options—from simple steps to ambitious projects—that gardeners and homeowners can take to create beautiful, more sustainable gardens and landscapes that are attractive and healthy for humans, wildlife, pets, and the environment…

Unity Grants is accepting proposals from January 15 – March 1, 2020 for native gardening projects in Anne Arundel County, MD. Unity Gardens awards grants up to $1000 for the purchase of native plants to homeowners’ associations, places of worship, schools, scout troops, and local nonprofits. These projects include but are not limited to rain…

Unity Grants is accepting proposals from January 15 – March 1, 2020 for native gardening projects in Anne Arundel County, MD. Unity Gardens awards grants of up to $1000 for the purchase of native plant materials to homeowners’ associations, places of worship, schools, scout troops, and local nonprofits. These projects include but are not limited…

Fall 2019 Unity Gardens Grantees Announced This fall, Unity Gardens awarded almost $10,000 in small grants to organizations in Anne Arundel County. Grants of up to $1,000 were awarded to nonprofit groups who will use funds to purchase native plants to complete their community’s rain garden and conservation landscaping projects. These are efforts that use…

Unity Gardens has extended their Fall Grant Deadline until midnight on Thursday, August 22. Grants of up to $1,000 are available to community groups, religious organizations, scout troops, homeowners associations, and others planting native gardens in Anne Arundel County. Visit www.unitygardens.org to learn more or see examples of some of our past grants. If you…

Unity Gardens is delighted to announce that the multi-talented Dan Benarcik will be the speaker for our spring fundraising lecture.  His presentation, “Design Principles of the Pros,” will allow home gardeners–beginning or advanced–to benefit from all he has learned in his extensive and varied career. Whether your interests focus on native plants, tender perennials, groundcovers,…

The Chesapeake Bay Trust, with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, seeks services for technical assistance to support key Chesapeake Bay Program Goals and Outcomes through thirteen (13) separate scopes of work: Proposal 1: Quantification of the Value of Green Infrastructure Hazard Mitigation Related to Inland and Coastal Flooding Proposal 2: Behavior Change Training…