A Turtle Love Fest

Jan 16, 2023 | Announcements

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...

Spotted at the Conservancy: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

Jan 13, 2023 | Announcements

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...

Book Discussion: Teaching the Trees

Nov 28, 2022

February 16, 2023  Join us on zoom for a book discussion of Teaching the Trees by Joan Maloof. Together we will delve into her collection of natural-history essays to explore the forests of the eastern United States. This discussion will be led by none other than the...

Spotted at the Conservancy: Beavers

Nov 18, 2022 | Announcements

Nature enthusiasts need to rise early to catch a glimpse of one of our resident beavers. They’ve been busy! Beaver families have built multiple lodges in the pond they created when they dammed the stream. Beaver dams create wetland habitat for native plants,...

Meet the new kid

Nov 13, 2022 | Announcements

Welcome Pumpkin, our new goat. Holly, our Nigerian dwarf goat, charmed visitors during her long happy life here. We were saddened when she died in October. Buddy missed his companion, so we found a new pasture-mate for him, Pumpkin. She’s settling in nicely. To...