Cecil County

All trees you select to plant or have inherited with your property purchase should be an asset.  What can cause the shift to hazard or liability?  Learn what can cause your beautiful tree to deteriorate.

Join to celebrate WALKTOBER and take an in-person stroll with us in Havre de Grace, MD.

DID YOU KNOW that Maryland's official state exercise is WALKING? It was designated as such by the state legislature on October 1, 2008, making Maryland the first state in the nation to have an official state exercise. 

Summer has turned the corner and autumn and winter are fast approaching. Join us to learn some strategies for Fall plantings, as well as proven techniques to prepare you garden for Winter.   Learn essential winter preparation techniques.  Learn how to prepare your garden for the cold months ahead.  Learn how to get your garden ready for winter and ensure a thriving Spring!

Wild bees play a critical role globally in pollination.  This presentation will examine wild bees generally, illustrating their characteristics, their importance in the food chain, and the challenges they currently face in this changing world.  As a group, we will discuss recommendations on how to support these key pollinators and how to make your landscapes more bee-friendly.

Join us on February 11, 2026 as we celebrate 25 years of empowering MidAtlantic Women in Agriculture!
It will be a milestone event you won’t want to miss. More details coming soon.

Women in Ag and Annie's Project enthusiasts come together to tour the Upper Eastern Shore area.

Cost: $25.00 per person for the tour to include lunch.

Tentative Schedule

8:05 Leave Millington Park & Ride - 31787 Howard Johnson Road, Millington, MD 21651

9:15 Arrive at Fair Hill Training Center - 719 Training Center Drive, Elkton, MD 21921

10:45 Leave Fair Hill training center

11:00 Arrive at Milburn - 1495 Appleton Rd, Elkton, MD 21921

11:15-12:30 Milburn Tour

12:30 Lunch at Milburn

1:45 Load Bus

2:00 Leave Milburn

2:45 Stop 3 - TBD

3:45 Load Bus

4:00 Leave Stop 3
4:30 Millington Park & Ride

Notice of Filming and Photography - When you attend this event, you enter an area where photography, audio, and video recording may occur. By attending this event, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction.

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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact Kate Welch at the Talbot County Extension Office at 410-822-1244 by September 18, 2025.

Please note this workshop is available in two separate locations from 9:00 am -1:30 pm:

August 21, 2025-- Harford County Extension Office in Street, MD
August 26, 2025- Charles County Soil Conservation Office in Waldorf, MD

Please indicate on the registration form which day you will be attending and if you have any dietary restrictions or special assistance is needed.

For more information, please contact Andy Kness at akness@umd.edu or Erika Crowl at ecrowl@umd.edu

Learn how to identify some common poisonous plants, avoid plant poisoning, react if someone eats a poisonous plant, and understand benefits to humans of some poisonous plants.

June 10: Health Insurance Management, build up your skills to better understand, manage, resolve, and avoid health cost conflicts.
June 17: MIND Diet, nutrition for better brain health
June 24: Emotional Grief, managing grief and loss through narrative
July 1: Kitchen Eye Spy, learn best practices to save food and maintain your health

Note: One Zoom link will cover all four sessions.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any event or activity, please contact the educator, Dr. Henley, on or before May 8th, 2025, at shenley@umd.edu