Night Out With Nature
May 15, 2026
6:00pm – Ages 18+
Speaker: Jenifer Mallinoff
$10 Per Person
CVPC presents:
“Controlled Fire Burning” with Jennifer Mallinoff from The Nature Conservancy
Dessert and refreshments served.
Jen will discuss the history of humans and fire in the eastern United States and the importance of fire in maintaining healthy ecosystem function and to complete plant life cycles. She will explain the process of conducting a controlled burn from the planning phase to implementation as well as the importance of controlled fire burns in the Southern Blue Ridge region which has many of the same forest types found in Maryland and how forests like those in the Cromwell Valley Park could benefit from having fire reintroduced to them
All programs will be held at the Sherwood House at Cromwell Valley Park.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
For more information regarding our Night Out with Nature Series, please contact info@cromwellvalleypark.org
Night Out With Nature
September 18, 2026
6:00pm – Ages 18+
Speaker: Dr. Wayne Bell
$10 Per Person
CVPC presents:
“The Chesapeake Working Landscape:
Past, Present, and a Hopeful Future”
Dessert and refreshments served.
A history of land use on the Chesapeake Bay watershed, from pre-colonial times to the present, and insights that land use changes provide for bird conservation.
Background – Dr. Bell is Senior Associate and former Director of the Washington College Center for Environment and Society. A native of Silver Spring, MD, he graduated from the University of Miami, Florida, and earned his Ph.D. from Harvard University where E.O. Wilson infected him with a lasting love of all things ecological. Retired since 2008, Dr. Bell continues his passion for birds and teaching through the Maryland Ornithological Society Youth program (YMOS), Talbot County Bird Club, and the Chesapeake Forum continuing education program.
All programs will be held at the Sherwood House at Cromwell Valley Park.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
For more information regarding our Night Out with Nature Series, please contact info@cromwellvalleypark.org
Night Out With Nature
October 16, 2026
6:00pm – Ages 18+
Speaker: Carrie Engel
$10 Per Person
CVPC presents: Native Plants for Fall
Dessert and refreshments served.
A history of land use on the Chesapeake Bay watershed, from pre-colonial times to the present, and insights that land use changes provide for bird conservation.
Why is fall a great time to plant natives? Which natives have fall color and/or flowers? Which native plants are migrating pollinators attracted to? Let’s dive into fall natives and learn about these and other subjects. Samples and a slide show will be included.
Background – Carrie Engel is a long-time garden center employee and gardener. Valley View Farms has been her work home for about 50 years. Carrie appears on the Sunday Gardner weekly with WBAL TV’s Ava Marie. Carrie loves plants and the people who nurture them.
All programs will be held at the Sherwood House at Cromwell Valley Park.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
For more information regarding our Night Out with Nature Series, please contact info@cromwellvalleypark.org
Night Out With Nature
November 20, 2026
6:00pm – Ages 18+
Speaker: Kerry Wixted
$10 Per Person
CVPC presents: Bats: Your Yard’s Best Friends
Dessert and refreshments served.
All programs will be held at the Sherwood House at Cromwell Valley Park.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED!
For more information regarding our Night Out with Nature Series, please contact info@cromwellvalleypark.org
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