Pulling together for a great cause

The food was tempting, the wine was chilled, the beer was zesty, the garden was glowing and the weather mostly cooperated on Sept. 17 for Wine in the Garden, Beer in the Barn. More than 500 people gathered to support the Conservancy's environmental education...

Spotting bluebirds with bling?

Lately, visitors have spotted birds wearing jewelry on Conservancy grounds. Not to worry, bluebirds with colorful bangles on their ankles and long trains on their tails aren’t investing in bling. A University of Maryland Baltimore County graduate student, Alan Reich,...

Spotted at the Conservancy: Ebony jewelwing

This tiny damselfly, only about an inch and half long, caught Lisa Mayo's eye this summer. "The damselflies were very active and skittish, but this one kept fluttering around in the same area, seemingly not bothered by my presence," Mayo said, so she quickly made this...

Volunteer Spotlight: Mina Hagan

When Mina Hagan was in college in Pittsburgh studying biology, the only animals she saw were pigeons, she said. Without animals or green spaces, she felt deprived, so once she graduated, she decided to tend the Conservancy's creatures. First introduced to Ranger the...

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More than 40,000 people connect to nature each year through our environmental education programs for schools, families, children and adults. Our Mt. Pleasant Farmstead features 232-acres and 5 miles of trails for FREE, open sunrise to sunset daily.

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