Winter Hibernation Challenge

Dec 19, 2022

January 18th- February 11th Join the Howard County Conservancy for our annual Winter Challenge: Hibernation! It’s time for our Winter challenge, when we encourage you to spend time outdoors at a park or in your neighborhood while helping to raise $12,000  to keep the...

Butterfly ID Walk

Jul 1, 2021

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...

Building Woodland Fairy Houses

Jun 2, 2021

In the spirit of “Build It and They Will Come,” bring your children and join other families to build beautiful dwellings for the fairies in the woodland and stream edges at Belmont with Conservancy naturalists.  We will have bark, twigs, cones and nuts as “natural...

We Love Cicadas!

May 5, 2021 | Announcements, Events

After a long, 17- year wait, the Brood X Cicadas are returning! Cicadas are one of nature’s miracles and this special event only happens in this part of the world. Make memories that will last until the next brood X arrives in 2038! Join in the fun with...

Wild Walk: Cicadas!

Apr 16, 2021

Join a small group, naturalist led walk of our Mt. Pleasant farmstead to learn about the billions of noisy Brood X cicadas that are emerging this spring! Wild Walks are fun for the whole family and can be adapted to engage all ages! $10 per person. Advance...