Building Woodland Fairy Houses

10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, MD, United States

July 15 / 9-11am / FREE 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 Conservancy's Belmont pine tree lined meadow. The magic of this row of pines will surely bring the fairies to appreciate your constructions! Before […]

Sold Out: August Weekend Butterfly Walk

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

August 26 / 10:30am / FREE It’s our favorite time of the year because the butterflies are here! Join butterfly guides from the Howard County Bird Club and the Conservancy for a walk around our Mt. Pleasant trails and gardens to learn butterfly identification tips and tricks and see what butterflies you can spot! Details:  The […]

Good Endeavour by Ned Tillman – A Maryland Family’s Turbulent History, 1695-2002

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

Nov 16 / 7 p.m. / $ Discover engaging stories of the past and how our ancestors might have dealt with the moral issues of their time. Join Ned Tillman, author of the new book Good Endeavour and former president of the Howard County Conservancy board, to learn about documenting the past for future generations. […]

The Biology of Bears

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

Feb. 22 / 7 p.m. / $ Maryland's Black Bear Population and Management ~ Maryland is home to a wide array of wildlife species, including the American black bear. For many, bears are a novel species with little known about them. For others, bears are a part of everyday life. Nearly every spring, juvenile black bears […]

FULL: Beginning Birder Watch and Walk – Birds and Beverages

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

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 walk. Participants will meet at the […]

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.