Oakland Mills Interfaith Green Team

09/05/2026

Want to help convert Columbia Association open spaces from w**dy to wonderful - and get a free lunch? Check it out! CA W**d Warrior & Howard County Tree Savers Course

Saturday, October 3 from 10 AM - 3 PM at Robinson Nature Center.

This free one-day course is offered by Columbia Association and Howard County jointly to residents interested in the health of our Open Spaces. Certified volunteer leaders, who complete CA’s training program, may supervise and “lead” groups of volunteers onto the open space to perform designated invasive w**d removal tasks. There will be both a classroom and a field portion, so participants should bring water and wear long pants, long sleeves, close-toed shoes, and a hat. Lunch will be provided. Interested? Shoot an email to: [email protected].

09/05/2026

Interested in native bees? Not sure what they are? Want to know how you can help them survive and even thrive? Come learn from the master himself, Dr. Sam Droege, native bee expert and Director of the Bee Lab at Patuxent Wildlife Refuge. September 15, 2026:

Maryland has about 450 species of bees. Like birds, some are common and some are rare and may need help from people to flourish. It turns out that many of the rare bees are highly specialized, meaning they gather pollen from only one genus of plant, or sometimes from just one species of plant. If th...

09/01/2026

08/23/2026

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Events Calendar of Howard County Library System

08/15/2026

HoCo folks- interested in supporting sustainability in the County? Check it out!

Help turn HoCo's climate goals into action: attend the August meeting of the Sustainability Partners Action Network (SPAN).

08/15/2026

https://www.interfaithchesapeake.org/green_team_webinar_sept_2026?utm_campaign=september_2026_ll_promo&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ipc

08/01/2026

Great video of HoCo installing a Miyawaki (tiny) forest. Last year OMI Green Team led the creation of a similar forest behind the Stevens Forest swimming pool. Go check it out!

07/28/2026

In order to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, we need to harness more clean electricity with batteries. Please sign the petition to have Maryland's Public Service Commission do just that.
https://www.marylandconservation.org/2026/07/28/battery-storage-action?fbclid=IwdGRjcATV5htjbGNrBNXmFnBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEemA-mEpqXa6leCYoTKHhhC8RVs9YXP-jlPUkPcbgqLkfIKzTpbNXPMKDWwfY_aem_zpR68AlNqe2bFVaxlHkQHw

04/10/2026

Woohoo! Come get some free native (and possibly food) plants! These will be provided by your friendly Yards Alive! volunteers and Columbia Association
Location: Oakland Mills Village Center
Day: April 25, 2026
Time: 10am - 12pm