Nature for the little ones

Jan 4, 2024 | Announcements

The preschool crowd can join us at our Belmont location in Elkridge for outdoor adventures and nature-based learning in May. In this weekly series, children and their caregivers are invited for hikes and thoughtfully curated and child-led activities while exploring...

Spotted at the Conservancy: Skunk cabbage and honey bee

Jan 4, 2024 | Announcements

Maryland’s skunk cabbage flowers pop out of the damp forest floor in winter, offering busy honey bees a little pollen snack to get them through cold early spring days. Bonnie Ott took this shot of the strange-looking blossoms that are one of the first spring...

Double your donation!

Dec 15, 2023 | Announcements

Thirty years ago the Conservancy was a young organization focused on land conservation when Mt. Pleasant farm became our home base. Thanks to your support, we have grown tremendously since then, reaching over 40,000 people this year alone at our two nature centers,...

Canceled: Happy New Year Trees – A Tu BiShvat Celebration

Dec 7, 2023

Jan. 21 / 1 p.m. / FREE This event has been canceled.  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 tree-themed...

The Biology of Bears

Dec 7, 2023

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...