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Sacred Grounds Pledge 2025

Pledge to Plant Native Plants to Care for Creation

Please join Oseh congregation members in Caring for Creation by planting native plants at home. Native plants provide food for birds and butterflies as well as other wildlife, and they flourish easily with minimal care because they are suited to the soil and climate of the Maryland/DC region. Native plants also store and filter the water from our yards that flows into nearby streams and rivers, thus helping to protect these waterways from pollution and flooding. These waterways are places for children to play and for us all to enjoy the beauty of nature. In addition, they sustain hundreds of species of fish, frogs, birds, butterflies, and ultimately ourselves. All life depends on water.

By planting native plants we plant with a purpose and put the teachings of our faith into practice. By working together with people of all faiths we can care for the Earth that we all share. Our actions will preserve the beauty of life that surrounds us and protect people from pollution and flooding.

Make a pledge today to plant native plants in your yard, and we'll provide you with a free starter kit of native plants as well as the information you need to make sure the plants thrive.

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! Fill out this form to reserve your plants.

We're aiming to recruit 50+ homes—will you be one of them?

L’Shalom,

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

Visit our web page at Oseh Shalom Sacred Grounds Project


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

NWF 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 4th, 2025 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.
You do not need to be a member of Oseh Shalom to receive plants. This information is for our records to know how many people, beyond Oseh Shalom members, we have reached.

We are looking for volunteers that are able to help with planting, maintaining and watering plants and trees at Oseh Shalom.
Does not impact your ability to receive additional plants
Please provide comments regarding the plants you received.
Do you have comments about the plants you received in past give-aways?

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

 

Check all that apply.
Enter the source where you heard about the Native Plant Pledge
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 them.


Sacred Grounds Organizations working together: NWF, Oseh Shalom, PG County, IPL, CB, Dept of Env, Friends of Sligo Creek. Trust,
Tue, January 14 2025 14 Tevet 5785