Sacred Grounds Pledge 2024 - Form

Planting Hope: Native Plant Pickup Day is Sunday, May 19, from 9:30AM to 11:30 AM, so be sure to PLEDGE to plant native plants. Just in time for the spring planting season, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is giving us plants to give away,at least three native plants to each home that pledges to plant them! Join us, and neighbors at churches, mosques, and synagogues participating in NWF Sacred Grounds, by planting native plants at your home. These native plants will help provide food for birds, butterflies, and pollinating bees, reduce storm water runoff, and thus improve the quality and quantity of water heading from our homes to local streams. Let’s help our families continue to safely enjoy the Pateuxent River. Fill out this form to reserve your plants.

We're aiming to recruit 55+ homes—will you be one of them?

Thank you for participating in a grassroots effort to protect the waterways, wildlife and environment that we love and enjoy! Come and visit the new native plant garden at Oseh Shalom, too!

B’shalom,

Linda Solomon and Sue Burger
sacred.grounds@oseh-shalom.org

Visit our web page at Oseh Shalom Sacred Grounds Project

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* First Name

* Last Name

* Email Address

* Address

Your address allows us to know where native plants are being planted.

* City

* State

* Zip

* I pledge (by June 2024):

Please Select OneTo plant native plants in my yardTo plant native plants in a container

* I would like to pick up native plants from Oseh Shalom as part of Planting Hope: Native Plant Pick Up Day

Please Select OneYesNoNWF provides a starter kit of free plants for those that pledge to plant native.
The Oseh Shalom Sacred Grounds team will give away native plants on May 19, 2024 from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
If you are unable to pick up your plants, please ask another family member or friend to pick them up for you. We cannot hold plants.

Do you need plants for ...

Either Sun or ShadeShadeSunNo plants

Can you help with caring for native plants at Oseh Shalom?

NoYesWe are looking for volunteers that are able to help with planting, maintaining and watering plants and trees at Oseh Shalom.

Have you received plants from any of Oseh's 2022 or 2023 plant giveaways?

NoYesDoes not impact your ability to receive additional plants

If you have received and planted plants from other giveaways, are they still viable/growing?

NoYesPlease provide comments regarding the plants you received.

Comments

Do you have comments about the plants you received in past give-aways?

* Are you interested in getting financial help from your local government to create a native plant garden?

Please Select OneYes, I am interested in finding out moreNo, no additional information at this time

The National Wildlife Federation can provide additional information on raingardens or conservation landscaping.

See more information about National Wildlife Federation goals and Sacred Grounds program
Montgomery County has a Rainscapes program for creating a raingarden.
Howard County has a Cleanscapes program and a tree giveaway program

How did you hear about the Native Plants Pledge?

Presentation at Oseh ShalomEmail, flyer or other information from Oseh ShalomTechnical workshop by National Wildlife Federation and partnersFriends of Sligo CreekInterfaith Power and LightInterfaith Partners for the ChesapeakeOtherCheck all that apply.

Other

Enter the source where you heard about the Native Plant Pledge

Comments

Do you have any comments, questions, or ideas for how to make this program a success?

We provide the form information to the National Wildlife Federation. They will email their newsletter and wildlife updates to you. You may unsubscribe from the emails if you don't want to receive it.
Sacred Grounds Organizations working together: NWF, Oseh Shalom, PG County, IPL, CB, Dept of Env, Friends of Sligo Creek. Trust,

Sacred Grounds Organizations working together: NWF, Oseh Shalom, PG County, IPL, CB, Dept of Env, Friends of Sligo Creek. Trust,