FULL: Beginning Birder Watch and Walk – Birds and Beverages

FULL: Beginning Birder Watch and Walk – Birds and Beverages

Mar 4 / 9:30 a.m. / FREE Sorry this popular program is full. Check out our other upcoming events! Bring your binoculars and hot chocolate. Join Woody Merkle, Terri Berkheimer, and Val Swan as we observe and identify the birds at the feeders, then go on a short bird...
Wild Walk with your Valentine, Galentine or Palentine

Wild Walk with your Valentine, Galentine or Palentine

Bring your Valentine, Galentine or Palentine to a wild walk on Saturday, Feb. 10, 11 a.m. for quality time together in nature. Enjoy an expert-guided walk through our grounds and see what you can discover! Registration required.  $10 per person Register...
School board votes on nature education

School board votes on nature education

2/29 update: The Howard County Board of Education voted to send the County Executive a budget that would restore the Environmental Educator position. This would not have happened without the energy, advocacy and testimony of over 150 community members.  This is an...
Photo contest winners announced!

Photo contest winners announced!

The Conservancy’s 2024 photo contest drew more than 20 photographers who took pictures of everything from slugs to birds to trees to sunsets. There was stiff competition, but judges chose six winners. Click here to see the winning photographs, and more fantastic...
Nature for the little ones

Nature for the little ones

The preschool crowd can join us at our Belmont location in Elkridge for outdoor adventures and nature-based learning in April and May. In this weekly series, children and their caregivers are invited for hikes and thoughtfully curated and child-led activities while...
Spotted at the Conservancy: Skunk cabbage and honey bee

Spotted at the Conservancy: Skunk cabbage and honey bee

Maryland’s skunk cabbage flowers pop out of the damp forest floor in winter, offering busy honey bees a little pollen snack to get them through cold early spring days. Bonnie Ott took this shot of the strange-looking blossoms that are one of the first spring...
Volunteer spotlight: Howard Quinn

Volunteer spotlight: Howard Quinn

f you happen into the Conservancy’s offices when Howard Quinn is working the front desk, you’ll likely have musical accompaniment to your nature education. A musician and retired Howard County special education teacher, Howard has been volunteering with...