This page will be regularly updated with educator training opportunities and events throughout the state. A list of professional development opportunities and resources can be found on our educator resource page. Some workshops offer MSDE credit if combined with other workshops.

Would you like to request a Project WILD Terrestrial/Aquatic, Flying WILD, or Growing Up WILD workshop for your group or at your location? Email Sarah Witcher at sarah.witcher1@maryland.gov!

Upcoming In-Person Workshops:​

• Green Eggs and Sand
  June 8-9, 2024 at the DE National Estuarine Research Reserve in Dover, DE
  Cost: $50 per person (meals are included)
  This experience includes two full days of presentations from horseshoe crab and shorebird experts, hands-on activities and a trip to a horseshoe crab spawning beach. For registration, see the flyer​!​
  


• Growing Up WILD
  Wednesday, Aug 7, 2024 at Croyden Creek Nature Center in Rockville
  Time: 9 am - 12 pm
  Cost: $15
  Visit https://secure.rec1.com/MD/city-of-rockville-md/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTI5NzUwMzM= for more information and to register!

Archived Online Workshops:

• ​ 5 Million Trees, Please: Maryland's New 5 Million Trees Program Featuring Acting State Forester Anne Hairston-Strang
  
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• How to Build a Nature-lover Featuring the Maryland Master Naturalist Program and DNR's R3 efforts
  
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• Growing New Stewards Featuring Emily Beck, director of the Chesapeake Watershed Semester and the Gunston School’s Dean of Instruction and Innovation
  
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