Nature Center closed for repairs, grounds & trails open
After our flood on Christmas Eve, damage to our nature center was extensive....
Nature Center closed for repairs, grounds & trails open
After our flood on Christmas Eve, damage to our nature center was extensive....

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 filled...

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 still has openings...

A Turtle Love Fest

Tell someone special "I turtley love you" this Valentine's day! Show them AND our terrapins (Torope and Katrina) some love with our Valentine's fundraiser. Enjoy a spe-shell card, a custom sponsorship certificate and a large dark chocolate caramel turtle from Sweet...

Spotted at the Conservancy: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

The yellow-bellied sapsucker, which spends summers in Canada, visits Maryland in winter. Sapsuckers have been drilling telltale rows of holes in trees around Conservancy property. Bonnie Ott spotted a few of the robin-sized woodpeckers, which drink sugary sap from the...

Education. Preservation. Stewardship

More than 35,000 people connect to nature each year through our environmental education programs for schools, families, children and adults. Our Mt. Pleasant Farmstead features 232-acres and 5 miles of trails for FREE, open dawn to dusk daily.

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