I started out writing this article from the perspective of wanting to share with you a summary of items from the recently-released Baltimore County Government Transition Report (2019) that impact the NeighborSpace mission of improving livability in the inner suburbs. Maybe I would have stuck to that more limited scope had another document, the Report […]
In January, I was elated to receive an email from Shari Wilson, a former Secretary of the Maryland Dept. of the Environment and a former President of the NeighborSpace Board. The email announced the creation of a new website, Nuts for Natives, providing tools to help people buy, plant, and nurture native plants to make […]
“Environmentalist and philanthropist Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin has teamed up with state legislators, interfaith leaders and environmental advocates to spearhead an effort to change Maryland’s constitution.” So reads a January 25, 2019 article in the Baltimore Jewish Times. Rabbi Cardin, who has been a real friend to me and to NeighborSpace, put me on notice […]
In December, NeighborSpace and the Maryland Environmental Trust (MET) acquired an easement on 6.67 acres of the English property off of Brightside Road and adjacent to Lake Roland. This acquisition brings our property count to 20, including 10 properties owned in fee and 10 easements, and total acres protected to just over 97. The acquisition […]
NeighborSpace is honored to be a member of the Steering Committee for a new coalition of groups working on environmental issues in the county known as the Baltimore County Green Alliance (BCGA). The BCGA formed in response to the promise of the new administration for change, especially its interest in receiving policy ideas from those […]
Annual Report Provides Highlights of Activities for FY 2018 We are pleased to share our Annual Report highlighting activities that so many of you supported in FY 2018, including outreach efforts related to food insecurity and opportunity youth, shown in the graphic below.
A final step in rolling out our new mapping tool was to have the model validated by independent experts. With $4,000 in funding from Keep Maryland Beautiful and the Maryland Environmental Trust, we asked the Chesapeake Conservancy, local GIS experts, to evaluate the model. In their September 2018 report to us, they concluded that “[t]he insights […]
Let’s face it. A walk around the edge of our postage-stamp backyards isn’t going to max out our daily step counts. We need destinations – parks where we can walk the dog, stores where we can pick up a few groceries, and other amenities like restaurants, coffee shops, and even the occasional pub. But the […]
On September 30, over 60 people were on hand at Adelaide Bentley Park in Towson to witness the opening of the Joanna Hastings-Kiessling Memorial Garden. Joanna’s family and friends donated plant material and made monetary donations toward the garden’s creation last spring. NeighborSpace volunteers harvested the plant material over the spring and summer and transplanted […]
Through the generosity of our supporters, Patrick Filbert has joined the staff as Program Manager. Patrick is a Baltimore native and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Delaware. After graduation, Patrick moved to Oregon, where he volunteered with 1,000 Friends of Oregon and organized events with neighborhood associations to promote […]