Happy New Year Trees – A Tu BiShvat Celebration

Happy New Year Trees – A Tu BiShvat Celebration

Jan. 21 / 9 a.m. / FREE Tu BiShvat, the Jewish New Year celebration of trees that begins Jan. 24, encourages connection with nature and  ecological awareness. The Conservancy is hosting a pre-Tu BiShvat celebration with a free indoor tree-themed activity, followed by...
Getting the most magic out of the Merlin Bird ID App

Getting the most magic out of the Merlin Bird ID App

April 13 / 10 a.m. / FREE Learn to use the Merlin Bird ID app to improve your identification of birds, by sight or sound! Join instructors from the Howard County Bird Club in an hour-long class on how to use the Merlin app. The class will be indoors and hands-on,...

The biology of bears

Feb. 22 / 7 p.m. / $ Nearly every spring, juvenile black bears wander near Howard County. Come learn about a bear’s life from Maryland’s black bear biologist, Jonathan Trudeau. He’ll talk about the history of the species in Maryland, population...
Pollinator Fest

Pollinator Fest

June 30 / 10 a.m.-1 p.m. / FREE Join us to celebrate and meet your favorite pollinators! Learn about bees, butterflies, moths, birds and more at informative stations. Enjoy fun, hands-on pollinator-themed activities and games, seed giveaways, a book swap and more!...
World of Discovery: Animal and Plant Communication

World of Discovery: Animal and Plant Communication

Join author Nancy Lawson, the Humane Gardener, to explore the secret, sensory lives of nature. This talk, rescheduled from November, covers topics from Lawson’s new book, Wildscape, which will be on sale. Admission is $5 per person or $12 for a group of three....
Giving Tuesday goal reached

Giving Tuesday goal reached

The Howard County Conservancy thanks all who contributed this #GivingTuesday to support and expand our Youth Climate Institute. We exceeded our fundraising goal, and those funds were matched by our generous sponsor, Howard Hughes. All donations will help high school...
Volunteer Spotlight: Carolyn Keaton Culp

Volunteer Spotlight: Carolyn Keaton Culp

Carolyn Keaton Culp, who started volunteering with the Conservancy after finishing her Master Naturalist training in 2022, has worked as a volunteer leading hikes and field trips and aiding with our public programs. “I love taking nature walks and exploring the...
Spotted at the Conservancy: Spun glass slug caterpillar

Spotted at the Conservancy: Spun glass slug caterpillar

The moth that matures from this caterpillar is fairly pedestrian-looking, a silvery beige with some brown spots. But the caterpillar, which Bonnie Ott photographed last month, is spectacular, nearly transparent and covered in spiny hairs. The caterpillars feed on the...
Mural Reveal: Meet the artist

Mural Reveal: Meet the artist

Join us for the big reveal of our new art installation! The Conservancy commissioned a mural for the back wall of the farmstead’s carriage house that depicts “Land Over Time,” the natural and cultural history of the land that became Mt. Pleasant....
Sold out: Historic Farmhouse Tours

Sold out: Historic Farmhouse Tours

Nov 18 / 10 & 11 a.m. / FREE The Brown family farmhouse is a time capsule of architecture and family history. Join members of the Howard County Conservancy’s History Committee for a tour of our 1800s farmhouse and learn about the history of Mt. Pleasant!...