On today's episode, Community Blooms host Akil Cole sits down with Lori Lilly and Peter Iwuh from Howard Ecoworks. Lori is the Founder and Executive Director of Howard Ecoworks, while Peter is a marketing intern at Ecoworks and a student at Morgan State University. Topics in this conversation range from environmental justice and the organizational model of Howard Ecoworks to pandemic-time adjustments and personal connections to nature.

Based in Columbia, Maryland, Howard Ecoworks "is a non profit organization specializing in stormwater management and workforce development" that "strives to develop environmental stewardship through education and action performing best management practices throughout Howard County." You learn more about Howard Ecoworks here: https://www.howardecoworks.org/

You can also connect with with Ecoworks with the following links:

• Volunteer link: https://www.howardecoworks.org/volunteer
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hcecoworks/ 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKLxaA0gJxn1UXfdnNe2R5Q
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowardEcoWorks/ 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/hecoworks 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11357921/admin/

Additional Notes

• Inner Arbor Trust: innerarbortrust.org
• (Unsponsored app suggestion) iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/ 
• “A social network for naturalists”
• Includes plant and animal species identification, messaging with fellow naturalists, and more