Shrink Your Lawn Footprint: Fall Edition
Event Details
Date:
September 30, 2025
Time:
6:30pm — 7:30pm
Venue:
Howard County Library System, Miller Branch
9421 Frederick Road
Ellicott City, MD
Do you want to reduce the area of your lawn that needs cutting? Increase the biodiversity plants and pollinators visiting your yard?
Find out about the many ways to enjoy a lawn while reducing its overall environmental impact in this “Think of the Planet” session hosted by Howard County Sierra Club and the Howard County Library System. Join Dr. Stacy Small-Lorenz from University of Maryland Extension for an informative discussion covering ecological practices for lawn management and lawn alternatives that support water conservation, biodiversity, climate resilience, and improved water quality, with a focus on fall lawn practices that can be implemented right away to give biodiversity a fighting chance in your corner of the world.
Speaker:
Stacy Small-Lorenz, Ph.D.
University of Maryland Extension
Residential Landscape Ecology Specialist
Bay-Wise 2.0 Living Landscapes Program Lead
Registration Information:
This event will be offered both in person (registration link below) at the Howard County Library Miller Branch in Ellicott City and online (register for online session).
Do you want to reduce the area of your lawn that needs cutting? Increase the biodiversity plants and pollinators visiting your yard?
Find out about the many ways to enjoy a lawn while reducing its overall environmental impact in this “Think of the Planet” session hosted by Howard County Sierra Club and the Howard County Library System. Join Dr. Stacy Small-Lorenz from University of Maryland Extension for an informative discussion covering ecological practices for lawn management and lawn alternatives that support water conservation, biodiversity, climate resilience, and improved water quality, with a focus on fall lawn practices that can be implemented right away to give biodiversity a fighting chance in your corner of the world.
Speaker:
Stacy Small-Lorenz, Ph.D.
University of Maryland Extension
Residential Landscape Ecology Specialist
Bay-Wise 2.0 Living Landscapes Program Lead
Registration Information:
This event will be offered both in person (registration link below) at the Howard County Library Miller Branch in Ellicott City and online (register for online session).