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Photos from the Earth Day POWER (protect our wilderness experience and resources) walk, April 23., 2017.
2017
2016
Photos from the Arbor Day Walk in the Woods with Joan Maloof on April 30, 2016.
2015
Greenbelt Annual Pumpkin Walk coverage in the Greenbelt News Review
October 29, 2015
By Brandon Cole
October 29, 2015
The 27th Annual Pumpkin Carving Party Free Event Tied to a Bigger Purpose (page 7)
By Glen Charlton
Zero Waste Is Successful After Pumpkin Party (page 7)
By Lore Rosenthal
By Melissa Ehrenreich (page 2)
October 22,2015
Annual Pumpkin Festival to be this Weekend (page 1)
By Melissa Ehrenreich
Butterfy Brigade and Friends Win Best Novelty in the 2015 Greenbelt Labor Day Parade!
Thanks to all who helped raise awareness for pollinators!
More Parade Photos
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2014 Greenbelt Pumpkin Festival In the Greenbelt News Review
By Lore Rosenthal
Pumpkin Festival Composts!.pdf
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By Melissa Ann Ehrenreich
Great Pumpkin Walk.pdf
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Pumpkin Walk Co-Sponsors Hike.pdf
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By Melissa Ehrenreich, October 16
Pumpkin Walk Carvers Wanted.pdf
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By Allene Abrahamian
Pumpkin Carving and Walk to Focus on Fun[...]
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Butterfly Brigade Wins First Place in the Greenbelt Labor Day Parade!
Congratulations to the Butterfly Brigade Greenbelt Labor Day parade marching contingent and their fantastic float created by Paul Downs! We won FIRST PLACE for MOST HUMOROUS!
Large Turnout Shows Up At Sunday’s Artful Afternoon With Butterfly Brigade
On Sunday, September 7, the Butterfly Brigade was excited to host Greenbelt's monthly Artful Afternoon arts and crafts activity, a garden-themed workshop where participants made pollinator finger puppets, tissue paper flowers for them to "pollinate", and decorated "flowerpots" made from recycled cardboard coffee containers. Whether choosing a bird, bee, butterfly, or bat, children, parents and grandparents had a great time channeling their inner pollinator!
Read the article in the Greenbelt News Review below.
Greenbelt News Review, September 18, 2014
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Learning the A-Bee-Cs On Walk around the Lake
On Satruday, June 14, the Butterfly Brigade hosted the second event in its Pollinator Series with Greenbelt scientist Jason Martin, a walk and talk around Greenbelt Lake in Buddy Attick park. Pollinator enthusiasts of all ages enjoyed identifying native bees and learning about the importance of protecting habitat for pollinators.
Read the story in the Greenbelt News Review below.
Greenbelt News Review, September 11, 2014
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The Butterflies are Coming to Greenbelt
Friends of the Greenbelt Forest Preserve have launched the Butterfly Brigade to raise awareness of the importance of protecting pollinators while encouraging the planting of pollinator-friendly gardens, including milkweed, the sole food source for the declining Monarch butterflies. The group also intends to host community educational events and will have a booth, complete with milkweed seeds to plant, at this year's Greenbelt Greenman Festival, May 10-11.
Read the article in the Greenbelt News Review below.
Greenbelt News Review, May 8, 2014
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