Rachel Carson Landmark Alliance 
Rachel Carson House Open House
Saturday, May 9  |  12:30 am – 2 pm
11701 Berwick Rd., Silver Spring, MD

The Rachel Carson Open House will take place on Saturday, May 9th, 2026 at the National Historic Landmark Site where Carson wrote Silent Spring. 

12:45 p.m. Welcome & Announcements
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Mike Weilbacher: “Microplastics: An Invisible Pollutant”
1:50 – 2:30 p.m. Ben McGraw: “What Rachel Carson Might Think of the Modern American Lawn: Pesticides, Pollinators, and the Path Forward”

RSVP REQUIRED FOR INDOOR SEATING

Reservations are required to be seated inside. Outdoor seating will be available without reservations, with live audio from the indoor presentations.

FOR MORE INFO AND TO RSVP