Meet the Pollinators

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

Join Bee City at the Howard County Conservancy to meet some of our most remarkable Maryland pollinators! See different pollinator habitats and learn about bees, butterflies, moths and more! Robinson Nature Center, The Beekeepers Association of Howard County, the Community Ecology Institute and the Howard County Bird and Butterfly Club will all have different learning […]

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. […]

The magical world of Pollination!

Virtual MD, United States

Join environmental educator Amanda Sullivan, to learn about the magical world of pollination! Pollination is key to creating the food that we eat and seeds that create more plants. Simply visit the Conservancy’s Facebook page at 11 am to join us! Photo by Richard Orr

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 […]

Cancelled: A World of Discovery with Nancy Lawson: Uncovering How Plants & Animals Communicate

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

Oct 19 / 7 p.m. / $ Unfortunately, this event had to be cancelled. We are working to reschedule for the winter of 2024. Our outdoor surroundings are vibrant realms, places where many languages are spoken, sometimes in sensory alphabets we humans have only just begun to decipher. Much has been written about gardening for […]

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.