Hands-on train-the-trainer workshop for Maryland Master Gardeners to teach, engage & inspire pollinator-friendly conservation action.About this Event
Summary: Join us for an in person, interactive, hands-on workshop designed for Maryland Master Gardeners! This train-the-trainer program will provide practical tools, ready-to-use resources, and teaching strategies to confidently engage and empower the public in creating pollinator and beneficial insect-friendly habitats. Participants will build knowledge, practice skills, and leave prepared to inspire meaningful conservation action in our communities.
Key Information:
- Registration/space is limited
- $20.00 per person (online fees included)
- Lunch is provided
- In person event at the Washington County Extension Office in Boonsboro, MD
- Registration deadline: Friday, October 10th, 2025
If you need a reasonable accomodation to participate in this training day, please contact Madeline Potter by email ([email protected]) or phone (301-226-7615) by Friday, Oct. 3rd, 2025.
University programs, activities, and facilities are available to all without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, age, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, religion, protected veteran status, genetic information, personal appearance, or any other legally protected class.
Agenda
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:40 AM
Check-in and Welcome
Info: Check in and fill out a pre-training survey and an optional self identification survey.
🕑: 10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
Inspiring Beneficial Insect Conservation: Telling Science-Based Insect Stories
Host: Madeline E. Potter
Info: An introduction to the what, why, where, and how of beneficial insect outreach. Ready-to-go tools, activities, tips, and tricks for inspiring conservation action through insect stories.
🕑: 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Creating a Pollinator Event and Learning Activities
Host: Annette E. Cormany
Info: Learn how to create an engaging, successful pollinator event. Explore different ways to teach including talks, garden tours, kids' activities, scavenger hunts and educational displays with partners. Make a bee bundle and get kits and instructions for other hands-on learning activities.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch Break
Info: Catered lunch with time to view educational displays and example tabling activities.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:40 PM
Native Seed Stewards: Collect, Save, Restore
Host: Sarah D. Llewellyn
Info: Learn how to collect, save, and store a variety of native plant seeds to support biodiversity to use in future plantings.
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:20 PM
Habitat Haven: More than Milkweed and Monarchs
Host: Ashley D. Bachtel-Bodkins
Info: Six steps for creating a thriving habitat for attracting beneficial insects to your landscape with a focus on easy plants that anyone can add to their home landscape.
🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:30 PM
Final Q&A and Exit Survey
Info: Ask any remaining questions and fill out a post-training survey.
Event Venue
7303 Sharpsburg Pike, 7303 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, United States
USD 20.00
