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From Backyard to Bay: The Impact of Planting Native Plants - 7/1/14

The colorful Black-Eyed Susan and the sweet-smelling magnolia are just two of the many stunning flowers and trees native to the Chesapeake Bay region.

As if their beauty wasn’t enough of a reason to add them to your backyard, these iconic plants also offer plenty of perks—both for you and the Bay. Here today to share their many benefits with us is Suzanne Etgen, coordinator at the Anne Arundel Watershed Stewards Academy.
 

As chief executive officer, John Racanelli leads a team of 600 full and part-time employees and 1,000 volunteers in pursuing the National Aquarium’s mission to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures. More than 1.5 million people annually visit the Aquarium’s venue in Baltimore, Maryland, while millions more are touched by the Aquarium’s education programs, outreach activities, social media campaigns and conservation initiatives.