UME Baywise Program with Master Gardeners

at Gaithersburg Library

Learn how to protect the Chesapeake Bay with UME's Baywise Program.

Join Linda Barett from the Master Gardeners of Montgomery County Cooperative Extension Service as she teaches us about UME's Baywise Program. Most Maryland residents live within a half-mile of a storm drain, stream or river. Most of those waterways eventually drain into the Chesapeake Bay. What we do to maintain our own landscapes can affect the health of our local waterways and environment. A few important landscape practices, and sustainable gardening practices, improves water quality, and conserves natural resources for future generations.

During this presentation we will learn about the UME BayWise Program Certification Program, discuss the need for Chesapeake Bay-friendly methods such as stormwater management, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), use of native plants, planning to encourage wildlife, design and maintenance techniques, and avoiding invasive plants.

About Linda Barrett

Linda Barrett became a Master Gardener in 2018, after 34 years as a Montgomery County Public Schools middle school teacher.  She completed 12 additional hours of Bay-Wise Advanced training related to Sustainable Landscaping best practices. Linda co-chairs the Montgomery County Master Gardeners’ Bay-Wise committee and works with other committee members to perform certifications and consultations for Montgomery County residents’ landscapes. The mission of Bay-Wise is to encourage residents to control stormwater runoff and reduce pesticide and fertilizer use, as well as increase the use of native plants to encourage wildlife. 

Questions about this program? Contact the Gaithersburg Library at 240-773-9490.

By joining this MCPL program, you agree to abide by our rules of conduct. Library staff has the authority to remove you from this program if we deem your behavior to be inappropriate, to ensure the safety of staff and customers.

Library Program Attendance (both virtual and in the branch) is limited to participants within the suggested age range of the program. Adults attending a program intended for children must have an accompanying child.

Accommodation Requests

People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing should request English-language captioning or sign-language interpretation at least five days before the library-sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities and Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodation requests.

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