Maryland Nature Trivia

Virtual MD, United States

Question: What’s a great way to spend an hour? Answer: Trivia Night at the Conservancy! Assemble your fiercest team and test you knowledge of Maryland's natural world with Walsh Trivia! Put your thinking caps on and join us virtually for an hour of thrilling questions for the whole family! Form teams with members of your […]

Butterfly ID Walk

Mt Pleasant 10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, MD, United States

It's summertime -- the butterflies are flying! Join a naturalists with the Howard County Bird Club for a walk around our gardens to learn how to identify some common beautiful butterflies. This is a beginning level walk appropriate for adults and children 10+ accompanied by an adult. $10 per person. Space limited, advance registration required. […]

Building Woodland Fairy Houses

Belmont 6553 Belmont Woods Road, Elkridge, MD, United States

In the spirit of “Build It and They Will Come,” bring your children and join other families to build beautiful dwellings for the fairies in the woodland and stream edges at Belmont with Conservancy naturalists.  We will have bark, twigs, cones and nuts as “natural construction materials.”  Before you come, feel free to grab a basket and take […]

Winter Hibernation Challenge

Virtual MD, United States

January 18th- February 11th Join the Howard County Conservancy for our annual Winter Challenge: Hibernation! It’s time for our Winter challenge, when we encourage you to spend time outdoors at a park or in your neighborhood while helping to raise $12,000  to keep the Conservancy’s 232 acres green, FREE and open to all! Participants will […]

Earth Day 2023 Service Projects

Mt Pleasant 10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, MD, United States

Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10am-1pm Join us for a day of service to celebrate Earth Day by lending a hand in our wild areas. There will be several volunteer projects happening, including non-native invasive plant removal, garden cleanup and tree planting (trees to be planted are limited). Volunteers will check in at the welcome table […]

Online registration ends 24 hours prior to the event. If a program is canceled by the Conservancy, participants will be notified and offered a refund. All other program fees are non-refundable and support educational programs at the Conservancy. Organized groups may not be able to be accommodated at our free programs. Please contact the Conservancy about scheduling a separate program for your group.