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: Camp interns

Volunteer spotlight: Camp interns

With great good cheer this summer, our camp interns handled hungry kids, bee stings and even pushy black rat snakes. Thanks to our whole crew of environmentally minded, thoroughly tolerant camp helpers. “Our summer environmental education interns have been hard...
Spotted at the Conservancy: Plume moth

Spotted at the Conservancy: Plume moth

Plume moths, with their signature T-shape, roll their wings tightly when they’ve landed on perches or their lunch flowers. But when they unfurl their wings, look for feathery plumes that give the moths their name. More than 150 species of plume moth live in...