Hike to the Patapsco River

Hike to the Patapsco River

Apr 27 / 9 a.m. / FREE Join Howard County Conservancy Naturalists and members of the Mountain Club of Maryland on a 2.5-hour, approximately 4-mile round trip hike across meadows, tree lines and paths through the woods from the Howard County Conservancy to the Patapsco...
Hike to the Patapsco River

Sold out: Hike to the Patapsco River

April 29, 9:00am-11:30pm / FREE Unfortunately this popular program has already sold out. We hope you can join us for another program.  Join Conservancy Naturalist Woody Merkle and members of the Mountain Club of Maryland on a 2.5-hour, approximately 4-mile round trip...
Spotted at the Conservancy: Beavers

Spotted at the Conservancy: Beavers

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,...
5,000 students, 8 streams, 1 eel

5,000 students, 8 streams, 1 eel

In this year’s Watershed Report Card investigation, 5,000 county high school students waded in eight streams to count hundreds of macroinvertebrates and grade our waterways’ health. Conservancy staff and volunteers worked more than 400 hours to support...