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Please join us to welcome Dean Powers to UMD and AGNR. There are several location and dates for you to join us at, check the calendar to see dates and location. Please register with link provided.

Wild bees play a critical role globally in pollination.  This presentation will examine wild bees generally, illustrating their characteristics, their importance in the food chain, and the challenges they currently face in this changing world.  As a group, we will discuss recommendations on how to support these key pollinators and how to make your landscapes more bee-friendly.

Join us as we celebrate the incredible diversity of insects through fun, hands-on learning for all ages. Whether you are fascinated by bugs or just a little curious, this event is designed to be welcoming and inclusive for everyone. We recognize that people have a wide range of experiences and comfort levels with insects—and that is okay! Our goal is to help you explore your personal connection with these animals and leave with a new appreciation for the vital role they play in our world.

This free, family-friendly event will take place indoors and outdoors at the Harriet Tubman Cultural Center in Columbia, MD. The event will feature the University of Maryland Insect Zoo, insect crafts and hands-on activities, educational displays, and local environmental education groups including the University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Program, the Community Ecology Institute, and more!

A twilight tour at Wye Research and Education Center. Featuring an insecticide study on tomatoes, weed management on watermelon test plots, ginger production, and drone work in a sweet corn field. The event is free to attend.

Have you considered looking for an internship that is outside of the DC/MD/VA area but aren't exactly sure how to do it?

Hear from recent AGNR alumni about their experiences finding, applying to, and participating in internships outside of the DMV. You will gain insight on how to make all of the “things” work and help remove some barriers to your participation in competitive and interesting experiences!

Panelists Include:

Grace Tisone, Graduate Student at North Carolina State University

Internship: BASF, in Raleigh North Carolina
Alexa Giacche, Associate Product Development Scientist, Ocean Spray Cranberries

Internship: Food Safety and Quality Assurance Internship with 88 Acres in Boston, MA
Mary Parent, Flock Supervisor, Perdue Farms

Internship: Live Operations Intern with Perdue Farms in Salisbury, MD
Logan Kline, Operations Support Analyst, NOAA

The Environmental Career & Internship Fair connects students with employers looking to hire for full-time and part-time jobs and internships in the fields of environmental policy, communication, and research, GIS, conservation, and sustainability.

This event is open to all UMD students and alumni! Let us know you’re coming by registering on Handshake to receive event updates and review the employers who are participating.

We are still processing employer registrations, so please continue to check the list on Handshake as we get closer to the event.

Panelist information will be posted in Handshake: https://umd.joinhandshake.com/events/1755997/share_preview

Check out more information on the 2025 Agriculture Futures of America Leaders Conference, including viewing the application, here: https://www.agfuture.org/experiences/leaders-conference/overview

Leaders Conference is a transformative experience for students interested in agriculture, food, environment, and animal industries. Student delegates at the conference have the opportunity to learn from and network with leaders in each of these industries.

Malique will be hosting virtual Q&A sessions for the week leading up to the application closing: Tues - Fri, September 2-5, from 2-3 PM. You can obtain the Zoom link on Handshake in the AFA Leaders Conference Application Night event page.

Please note this workshop is available in two separate locations from 9:00 am -1:30 pm:

August 21, 2025-- Harford County Extension Office in Street, MD
August 26, 2025- Charles County Soil Conservation Office in Waldorf, MD

Please indicate on the registration form which day you will be attending and if you have any dietary restrictions or special assistance is needed.

For more information, please contact Andy Kness at akness@umd.edu or Erika Crowl at ecrowl@umd.edu

Learn how to identify some common poisonous plants, avoid plant poisoning, react if someone eats a poisonous plant, and understand benefits to humans of some poisonous plants.