Meagan Downey

Meagan Downey added a new Event

Posted March 29, 2021

Sunday, May 2, 2021: Native Plant Palooza (Annual Native Plant sale) – Columbia, MD (Columbia, MD)

Native Plant Palooza Sunday, May 2, 2021 Noon-4pm Robinson Nature Center, 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044 Come shop our 8th annual native plant sale! By planting native and properly caring for your plants, you can save on the cost of water, fertilizer and pesticides while providing a habitat for butterflies, insects and other local wildlife. Please…

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Meagan Downey added a new Announcement

Posted March 5, 2021

Limited amount of Additional spots for Native Plant Vendors at Native Plant Palooza – May 2nd, Columbia, MD

We have a limited amount of additional spots for native plant vendors for Robinson Nature Center’s annual Native Plant Palooza that will be held this year on Sunday, May 2nd between 11am and 4pm. Preorder pick-up will occur between 11am and Noon. General sale will open between Noon and 4pm with timed entry tickets for…

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Meagan Downey added a new Announcement

Posted February 22, 2021

Accepting Native Plant Vendors for Native Plant Palooza – May 2nd, Columbia, MD

Photo credit: Kathi Isserman We are currently accepting native plant vendors for Robinson Nature Center’s annual Native Plant Palooza that will be held this year on Sunday, May 2nd between 11am and 4pm. Preorder pick-up will occur between 11am and Noon. General sale will open between Noon and 4pm. Please see our vendor invitation for…

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Meagan Downey added a new Event

Posted September 30, 2020

Halloween Tricks, Treats and Trees Event

This year, Robinson Nature Center is offering a modified version of its nature-inspired Halloween event. Join a guided adventure where nature’s “tricks” are revealed at delightful stations throughout the nature center and grounds. Make a potion with a witch, go on a visual scavenger hunt through the exhibits, delight in Halloween-inspired outdoor puppet show and…

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Meagan Downey added a new Event

Posted September 30, 2020

October 25, 2020: Halloween Tricks, Treats and Trees Event (Columbia)

This year, Robinson Nature Center is offering a modified version of its nature-inspired Halloween event. Join a guided adventure where nature’s “tricks” are revealed at delightful stations throughout the nature center and grounds. Make a potion with a witch, go on a visual scavenger hunt through the exhibits, delight in Halloween-inspired outdoor puppet show and…

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Meagan Downey added a new Event

Posted June 17, 2020

June 20, 2020: June 20, 2020: Beekeepers Q&A and Pollinator Walk (online event hosted by the Robinson Nature Center) (online event hosted by the Robinson Nature Center)

Join us Saturday, June 20th at 10:30am for a Beekeeper Q&A and Pollinator Walk! Join us to celebrate Pollinator Week. We’ll start our event with a Beekeeper Q&A. Join Jeff Crooks, a Howard County Beekeeper with over a decade of beekeeping experience, as well as Mark Dykes, who leads UMD’s Beesquad Program. Learn how they…

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Meagan Downey added a new Event

Posted June 12, 2020

June 13, 2020: The Art in eARTh – Online Nature Prints, Painting and Processes Workshop (online event hosted by the Robinson Nature Center)

Join us Saturday, June 13th at 2pm for a special, family-friendly online workshop! During the 30-minute workshop, Beth Yashnyk, Port Discovery’s Visual Art Specialist, demonstrates print-making using natural materials to create art.  Prior to the program, take a stroll with your family in the great outdoors and collect leaves, flowers bark and rocks for use in…

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Meagan Downey added a new Event

Posted February 25, 2020

May 3, 2020: Native Plant Palooza at Robinson Nature Center (Columbia, MD)

Photo credit: Rob Gelner Save the Date: Sunday, May 3, 2020 between Noon and 4PM Shop our annual native plant sale a the Robinson Nature Center in Columbia, MD! Select from a large variety of shrubs, wildflowers, ground covers, trees, and edible native plants. Master Gardeners are available to answer questions. Vendors support the Robinson…

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Meagan Downey added a new Event

Posted January 18, 2018

Native Plant Palooza

  Save the Date for the Native Plant Palooza! Sunday, May 6, 2018 Robinson Nature Center, 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044 Robinson Nature Center will hold its 5th annual plant sale on Sunday, May 6, 2018 between noon and 4:30 PM. Come by and check out the selection of native perennials, shrubs, ground covers,…

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