Activities
🍂Join Howard EcoWorks for the Holly Hills Fall Festival, a family-friendly open house celebrating two years of stewardship at our 16-acre headquarters in Glenwood.
🌱 Come explore Holly Hills, learn more about the work happening across the property, and see how this special place is growing into a hub for native plants, conservation, environmental education, and green workforce development.
🌱 Throughout the day, visitors can explore the property through self-guided tours, check out our plans for the future, connect with local conservation partners, and shop the Seeds of Change Native Plant Nursery, featuring Mid-Atlantic ecotype native perennials, shrubs, and trees.
🌱 The festival will also feature volunteer activities and demonstrations, including a biochar burn demonstration, and a tree maintenance workshop. Enjoy snacks and birthday cake as we celebrate two years at Holly Hills!
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Native Plant Sale 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Shop Seeds of Change Native Plant Nursery’s selection of native perennials, shrubs, and trees, including plants grown from Mid-Atlantic local ecotypes.
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Open House & Self-Guided Tours 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Explore Holly Hills and learn about completed projects, work currently underway, and plans for the future. A site map and informational materials will help visitors explore at their own pace.
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Partner Information Tables 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Chat with partners helping to restore and conserve the Chesapeake Bay watershed, including the Howard County Master Gardeners and Watershed Stewards Academy, along with the Wild Ones Greater Baltimore Chapter.
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Snacks & Birthday Cake 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Enjoy refreshments and help us celebrate two years at Holly Hills!
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Volunteer | Native Tree Nut & Seed Collection 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
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Help collect acorns and other nuts from native trees, in support of Gather & Grow, while learning about growing trees from seed. Activity includes air-pruning tables and best practices for producing healthy trees.
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Biochar Burn Demonstration 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
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Participate in a biochar demonstration and learn how biochar can be produced and used in landscapes.
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Tree Maintenance Workshop 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Learn the basics of tree and forest maintenance and how proper care can support healthy, thriving trees and ecosystems.
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Volunteer | Forest & Tree Maintenance 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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Put the workshop into practice with hands-on forest and tree care at Holly Hills.
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