Native Plant Demonstration Gardens & Groves

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10. Restored Riparian Forest Buffer (Invasive Species Removal/Reforestation Area)

13. Berry Patch Rain Garden

14. Paw Paw andPersimmon Grove

17. Former Asphalt Swale Rain Garden

18. RainScapingEducation Station

19. Bertina Nick Rain Garden

20. Bay-Wise Rain Garden

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13. Berry Patch Rain Garden14. Paw Paw and Persimmon Grove15. Sweetbay Magnolia Rain Garden16. Sweetfern Xeriscape 17. Former Asphalt Swale Rain Garden18. RainScaping Education Station19. Bertina Nick Rain Garden20. Bay-Wise Rain Garden21. Master Gardener Shade Garden22. Shade Rain Garden23. Glenwood Street Rain Garden24. Catch-All Rain Garden

for personal and planetary well-being. Greening our homes, gardens, and communities benefits us locally and has an impact globally.

The Chesapeake Ecology Center (CEC) promotes community greening/sustainable living practices through a variety of

educational initiatives and through various media. We take action via habitat restoration projects. Our initial focus on installing restoration projects has expanded to include a range of green living topics.

The CEC has installed a variety of habitat restoration projects at many locations in the region and at the CEC. On-the-ground examples of our conservation landscaping initiatives—including 24 Native Plant Demonstration Gardens and Groves—can be seen on the grounds of J. Albert Adams Academy, 245 Clay Street, Annapolis, Maryland, where we are based. However, since we are located at a middle school, regular visiting hours during the school year are after 4:30 p.m. and anytime on the weekends and during the summer.

DIRECTIONS FROM ROUTE 50: Take Exit 24 Rowe Blvd. toward Annapolis; turn right on Taylor Ave. (just past the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium); turn left onto Glenwood St. (0.42 miles); Glenwood St. becomes Clay St.; turn left into the parking lot.

It is possible to “Live Well” and “Green,” that is, to live a materially comfortable, non-exploitative and peaceful life, while protecting and restoring the environment. Living a “green” lifestyle doesn’t mean living without the material comforts of life. It does, however, require environmental awareness and conscientious decision-making, limiting excessive consumption, and taking action to protect and restore our environment.

“What people don’t understand, they won’t value. And what they don’t value, they won’t protect; what they don’t protect they will lose.”

— Charles R. Jordan

JOIN US! THINK GLOBALLY...ACT AND GIVE LOCALLY!The Chesapeake Ecology Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit environmental organization. Your tax-deductible contribution helps support the CEC’s environmental education and habitat restoration initiatives.

Membership LevelsRegular/Family ................................................. $25Associations/Businesses ..................................... $50Patrons ............................................................ $250Benefactors ...................................................... $500

Please make checks payable to:Chesapeake Ecology Center

Include your name, email address, and street address, and mail to:

Chesapeake Ecology Centerc/o TreasurerJ. Albert Adams Academy 245 Clay StreetAnnapolis, MD 21401

For more information, visit us on the web at:

www.ChesapeakeEcologyCenter.org or at

www.LiveWellandGreen.org

Living well and green...

Live well and green!