Category: News
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Native Plants and Pollinators: Brunswick Garden Tour
The garden tour was a great success with five local gardens featuring a myriad of native plants, shrubs, and trees. Many gardens had a thriving overstory and understory that benefits birds, butterflies and other insects. Attendees were able to learn about plant care, where to source local natives, and how to get their gardens certified.…
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Community Garden Potluck – Supporting the Brunswick Food Bank
Over 30 adults and children joined Brunswick Crossing Native Habitat Group and Bird City Brunswick, for the Overlook Garden potluck on June 29. Temps were high but there was plenty of shade and a nice breeze. The kids enjoyed a nature scavenger hunt and were able to sow seeds in the future pollinator garden. Thanks…
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Let’s Celebrate Pollinator Week – June 16-22, 2025
Pollinators are insects with a big impact. In fact, they are responsible for 30-40 % of what we eat! Most of the flowering plants on earth, including the ones we depend upon for food, rely on bees, birds, butterflies, bats, and other animals in order to reproduce. Unfortunately, many of these important species are threatened. In…
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Brunswick Native Tree Giveaway!
This tree giveaway is organized by Bird City Brunswick, Wild Potomac, and the Maryland Forest Service, and funded by the MDOT Urban Trees Grant in support of Maryland’s 5 Million Trees Initiative. If you have any questions, including questions about what tree would be best for your site, please email Neil Gormley, [email protected]. Please note:…
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Keep Your Bluebirds Happy and Safe
The Eastern Bluebird is a cherished inhabitant of Maryland. During the breeding season the male’s coloring is a vibrant blue and orange. Females have the same coloring but are usually “duller” in color. Bluebirds have incredible eyesight and can spot an insect on the ground from 60 feet away. Their diet consists of beetles, crickets,…