Bay to Bay Service Days

If you can't join one of our group projects, we encourage you to extend a helping hand to a neighbor in need, volunteer for a service organization or organize your own project to enhance your local community anytime in April.

Volunteers will help prepare the farm grounds for spring and summer, ensuring that the farm can continue to provide produce for the campus and local community. This project is suitable for youth volunteers ages 12 and up, with adult supervision.

• Area: St. Inigoes, MD
• Date: Saturday, March 28
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 12 and up
• Project Leader: Matthew Wilfong, mtwilfong@smcm.edu
• Partner Organization: The Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm (The Kate Farm), cared for by student and faculty volunteers, strives to provide great food and community through cultivating diverse, agro-ecological growing and learning opportunities. The Kate Farm nurtures place-based stewardship and skill building in sustainable agriculture.
• Location: Kate Chandler Campus Community Farm, 16599 Point Lookout Rd, St. Inigoes, MD 20684

Volunteers will be led by Greenwell Foundation staff on a trail with one simple mission: collect litter! This project is suitable for volunteers 5 years and up. Any volunteer under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult.

• Area: Hollywood, MD
• Date: Saturday, March 28
  
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 5 and up
• Project Leader: Ashlyn Conley '25, aconley@greenwellfoundation.org
• Partner Organization: Greenwell Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that operates in Greenwell State Park, a 600-acre property located along the lower Patuxent River in Hollywood, Maryland and is dedicated to providing accessible and inclusive programs, services and facilities for all community members, with and without disabilities, in Southern Maryland.
• Location: Greenwell State Park, 25410 Rosedale Manor Ln, Hollywood, MD 20636

Volunteers can participate in a variety of tasks, including planting, mulching, tending to plants, weeding, and more. This project is suitable for youth volunteers 5 years and up, with adult supervision.

• Area: Lexington Park, MD
• Date: Saturday, March 28
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 5 and up
• Project Leader: Carla Wilson '23, carla.wilson@stmaryscdc.org
• Partner Organization: St. Mary's County Development Corporation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that strives to uplift Lexington Park through a variety of initiatives, including infrastructural, economical, community development, beautification, and more.
• Location: Lexington Manor Passive Park Community Gardens, 21737 S. Coral Dr, Lexington Park, MD 20653

Volunteers will use tools to build wire mesh cages that will be used in a study of oyster reproduction in the St. Mary's River. This project is suitable for volunteers 8 years and up, with adult supervision.

• Area: St. Inigoes, MD
• Date: Saturday, March 28
  
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 8 and up
• Project Leader: Emma Green Ewing '18, emmasmrwa@gmail.com
• Partner Organization: St. Mary's River Watershed Association (SMRWA) works "to protect, improve, and promote the sustainability of the St. Mary's River Watershed through the collaborative efforts of economic, agricultural, environmental, social, cultural, political, and recreational stakeholders in the community."
• Location: St. Mary's River Watershed Association Project Site, 14929 Point Lookout Rd, St. Inigoes, MD 20684

Volunteers will make a variety of sandwiches and package them to be delivered to local food pantries, along with notes of encouragement. This project is suitable for youth volunteers 10 years and up, with adult supervision.

• Area: St. Mary's City, MD
• Date: Saturday, March 28
  
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 10 and up
• Project Leader: Emily Henderson-Adams '25, eehendersonadams@smcm.edu
• Partner Organization: As part of a grant received from the Maryland Higher Education Commission, the SMCM Hunger-Free Campus Task Force works to address hunger on campus, raise awareness of basic food needs, leverage sustainable solutions to meet those needs and build partnerships with community organizations relating to food insecurity.
• Location: Daugherty-Palmer Commons (DPC), 47720 College Dr, St. Mary's City, MD 20686

Volunteers will focus on general trail and landscape care across several natural areas on site, as well as helping with light maintenance, clearing overgrowth, refreshing pathways and improving the health of trees and surrounding spaces. The work may involve moving along uneven terrain and using basic hand tools for trimming, tidying and small repairs. This project is suitable for youth volunteers ages 13 and up, with adult supervision.

• Area: Historic St. Mary's City
• Date: Saturday, March 28
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 13 and up
• Project Leader: Brooke Moe, brooke.moe@maryland.gov
• Partner Organization: Historic St. Mary's City is an outdoor museum and active archeological site, promoting education and preservation of Maryland's first colonial capital, as well as studying and interpreting the lives of those who dwelled in the area that is currently known as St. Mary's City.
• Location: Historic St. Mary's City, 18751 Hogaboom Ln, St. Mary's City, MD 20686

Volunteers will support beautifying the church grounds by cleaning up trash and debris, as well as doing light garden work. This project is suitable for all ages.

• Area: St. Mary's City, MD
• Date: Saturday, March 28
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: All ages
• Project Leader: Charity Humm, trinityrectorsmc@gmail.com
• Partner Organization: At Trinity Episcopal Church you will find: A place to Belong; A place to Become; A place to Grow; A place to Simply Be; We invite all to experience the joy of God's abiding hospitality, love and presence which surrounds us in this place.
• Location: Trinity Episcopal Church Historic St. Mary's Parish, 47477 Trinity Church Rd, St. Mary's City, MD 20686

Volunteers will help clean up the waterway, fertilize plants, relocate and add planters, remove algae and more – all to ensure the successful growth of hundreds of lilies, lotus and bog plants that make this waterway such an incredible landmark of Frederick. This project is not suitable for youth volunteers.

• Area: Frederick, MD
• Date: Saturday, April 11
• Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 18 and up
• Project Leader: Alex Hutt '05, awhutt@gmail.com
• Partner Organization: Color on the Creek is an all volunteer inspired and managed water garden located in the Carroll Creek Linear Park which runs through the heart of downtown Frederick.
• Location: Carroll Creek Linear Park - Parking Garage, 44 E Patrick St, Frederick, MD 21701
• Post-Service Project Social: After the project, volunteers are invited to Beans & Bagels for breakfast and coffee.

Volunteers will assist in removing invasive plants from Rock Creek Park. Volunteers under the age of 18 must be supervised by a parent or guardian.

• Area: Washington, D.C.
• Date: Saturday, April 11
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: All youth ages (with adult supervision)
• Project Leader: Catherine Skinner '11, csskinner@smcm.edu
• Partner Organization: Rock Creek Conservancy is a watershed organization whose mission is to restore Rock Creek Park and its parklands as a natural oasis for all people to appreciate and protect.
• Location: Reservation 630 East in Rock Creek Park, 2801 Quebec St NW
• Post-Service Project Social: Following the project, volunteers are invited to join us at Cleveland Park Bar & Grill for lunch and refreshments.

Volunteers will participate in a trail and roadside cleanup as part of the city's spring cleanup initiative. All ages welcomed. Volunteer participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

• Area: Philadelphia, PA
• Date: Saturday, April 11
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: All youth ages (with adult supervision)
• Project Leader: Colin Woods '05, woods82@gmail.com
• Partner Organization: Philadelphia Office of Clean and Green - Under Mayor Cherelle Parker’s leadership, our city is rallying together to confront the challenges of litter, illegal dumping, and graffiti head-on with a comprehensive strategy that combines the strengths of our city for a cleaner, sustainable future.
• Location: Pennypack Environmental Center, 8600A Verree Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19115, USA

In addition to registering for this Bay to Bay project, the organization leaders are asking that SMCM participants and their guests also need to sign up through this Philly Spring Cleanup Event link.

Volunteers will remove invasive plants from the park by pulling up the plants by hand and occasionally using tools such as loppers and weed wrenches (provided by the organizers). This project is suitable for youth volunteers 9 years and up, with adult supervision.

• Area: Annapolis, MD
• Date: Saturday, April 18
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 9 and up
• Project Leader: Sara Morgan Watters '10, saramorgan.watters@gmail.com
• Partner Organization: This event is organized by Friends of Quiet Waters Park and Capital SUP/Live Water Foundation with support from Save Our Trees. Save our Trees aims to protect and preserve the area's mature canopy trees by removing invasive vines, educating the community and advocating for legislative changes.
• Location: Quiet Waters Park - Holly Pavilion, 600 Quiet Waters Park Rd, Annapolis, MD 21403
• Post-Service Project Social: Following the project, volunteers are invited to join us at Forward Brewing for some appetizers and refreshments.

Volunteers will participate in a shoreline clean up in Middle Branch Park, collecting trash along the waterfront. Children under 18 must be supervised by a parent or guardian during the event.

• Area: Baltimore, MD
• Date: Saturday, April 25
• Time: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: All youth ages (with adult supervision)
• Project Leader: Karyn Shackelford '99, karyn@baltimorerowing.org
• Partner Organization: Baltimore Community Rowing (BCR) promotes the sport of rowing for fitness, competition, and recreation by offering programs for middle school, high school, and adult athletes in Baltimore City and throughout Maryland.
• Location: Baltimore Rowing & Water Resource Center, 3301 Waterview Ave, Baltimore, MD 21230
• Post-Service Project Social: Following the project, SMCM Bay to Bay Service Day volunteers are invited to join us for appetizers and refreshments at a nearby restaurant in the Baltimore Peninsula.

Volunteers will help remove invasive shrubs and vines from Greenwood Park in the northern Middlesex Fells, helping to reclaim habitat for native species and curtail the spread of invasive plants. This project is suitable for youth volunteers, 10 years and older, with adult supervision.

• Area: Stoneham, MA
• Date: Saturday, April 25
• Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 10 and up
• Project Leader: Kyle McGrath '11, kpmcgrath@smcm.edu
• Partner Organization: Friends of the Middlesex Fells Reservation is a non-profit whose mission is to promote the conservation, appreciation, and sustainable enjoyment of the Middlesex Fells Reservation.
• Location: Greenwood Park parking lot at 176 Pond Street, 176 Pond St, Stoneham, MA 02180
• Post-Service Project Social: Following the project, volunteers are invited to gather at Grimsby's Pub in Stoneham for lunch.

Volunteers will be building raised garden beds and filling them with donated dirt. This project is suitable for youth volunteers 12 years and up, with adult supervision.

• Area: Seattle, WA
• Date: Saturday, April 25
• Time: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
• Participant Minimum Age: 12 and up
• Project Leaders: Danielle Norwood '14, Danielle.n.norwood@gmail.com and Rachel Braunstein '14
• Partner Organization: Sustainable Ballard, a non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington, focuses on "educating, inspiring, and engaging neighbors to take action to live more sustainably both individually and collectively."
• Location: 6515 23rd Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98117, USA