Saturday was a beautiful morning to be out in Carroll Watkins Park. Thank you to all the volunteers who came out for the garden work day and Bug Blitz! Volunteers arrived early Saturday morning to weed, transplant, and collect seeds at Carroll Watkins Park in Gwynn Oak. They weeded around the garden sign and transplanted […]
We are excited to announce the launch of Neighbors for Native Plants, a pilot course starting in October. This course will introduce participants to the importance of native plants, methods for identifying and removing invasive species, and hands-on environmental restoration practices. Funded in part by a Baltimore County grant, this new program is developed in […]
Please join NeighborSpace in welcoming Chloe Bean, Elias Darraj, and Michael McCann to the Board! Read on for a brief introduction, and we invite you to join us at a future event to meet them all in person. Chloe works on electrification and decarbonization initiatives at Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). She enjoys knitting, hiking, […]
We are grateful to the many volunteers who have helped to transform Tollgate Wyndham Preserve over the past several months. Tollgate Wyndham, located in Owings Mills, was overrun with litter and graffiti. Thanks to efforts from dedicated stewardship partners, neighbors, the St. Thomas Church Green Team, Owings Mills High School students and faculty, and Maryvale […]
Tucked away in a small corner off of Pulaski Highway, NeighborSpace’s Volz Park is an oasis of biodiversity. The 14 acres are home to mature trees, fields of ferns, stands of spicebush and pepperbush, rushes, cattails, and a variety of spring wildflowers. At NeighborSpace, we monitor the health of all our parks, considering factors like […]
When Arkia Wade moved to Dundalk 12 years ago, she was eager to become involved in her local community. Arkia was drawn to the people and community spirit of Turner Station, a historically Black community nestled along Bear Creek, where her grandfather, Dr. William C. Wade, was a physician for over 40 years. Turner Station […]
On a sweltering June afternoon, one day after the Summer Solstice, over 20 community members walked along the streets of East Towson. Led by Nancy Goldring, President of the Northeast Towson Improvement Association (NeTIA) and NeighborSpace Board Member, the group toured Baltimore County’s oldest African American community and visited several historic sites. Tour highlights included […]
Invasive species continue to be an ecological concern because of their ability to outcompete native species for resources. At NeighborSpace, we dedicate significant time and resources to managing invasive terrestrial plants as one aspect of supporting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems in our parks. Within the last decade, scientists, land managers, government agencies, gardeners, horticultural nurseries, […]
If you’ve been following NeighborSpace for a while, you’ll know that the Bear Creek Heritage Trail in Dundalk has been years in the making. We are proud to report that not only have the first two phases of the trail been constructed, research into the area’s history in the War of 1812 has also been […]
Keep an eye out this March and April for spring ephemeral wildflowers beginning to bloom in Maryland forests. As their name suggests, these flowers bloom for only a short period of time each spring, tucking into the narrow window between the winter forest floor thaw and the summer canopy. Once the forest leafs out, the […]