Summer’s coming!

Summer’s coming!

Howard County Conservancy’s Nature Preschool is excited to announce summer camp sessions for children ages 3 to 5. Held at the nature preschool in Belmont Historic Park, camp sessions run full- or half-day in July and August. Summer registration is open and is...
No school? Help is in sight

No school? Help is in sight

The Conservancy’s School’s Out program offers your child the chance to discover nature, from watching birds to playing educational games. With a full school day of nature and science instruction when Howard County schools are closed, School’s Out...
Animals in Search of Food:  with photographer Frank Marsden

Animals in Search of Food: with photographer Frank Marsden

April 20 / 7pm / FREE Frank Marsden’s photographs of wildlife are startlingly intimate! Join us for an evening of discovering wildlife’s non-stop foraging for daily food, as Marsden shares the stories behind his photographs. By knowing the traits, habits, and...
School’s Out registration opens

School’s Out registration opens

Give them the thrill of discovery on days off from school. Registration is now open for the Conservancy’s School’s Out programs, which offer your child the chance to discover nature, including what’s inside an owl pellet! With a full day of nature...
5,000 students, 8 streams, 1 eel

5,000 students, 8 streams, 1 eel

In this year’s Watershed Report Card investigation, 5,000 county high school students waded in eight streams to count hundreds of macroinvertebrates and grade our waterways’ health. Conservancy staff and volunteers worked more than 400 hours to support...