On Saturday, June 4th, NeighborSpace hosted a planting event at Ridgely Manor Park in Towson. Native species were selected to fill in barren spaces in the meadows. Thanks to the knowledge and help of Victor Bennett of Edible Earth Design, the park now has a new variety of native plants. Native plants are especially important […]
Hello Friends of NeighborSpace of Baltimore County, I am excited to join the NeighborSpace team as the new Office Administrator! As a nature lover, raised in the woods of southern Maryland, I understand how vital green space is to everyday well-being and am proud to join NeighborSpace’s mission of ensuring access for all. I started my career working in the […]
We are excited to announce that Baltimore County has awarded NeighborSpace a grant to repair the “gray” design elements of Powhatan Park. If you’ve been following us for a while, you’ll know that NeighborSpace is currently working on reconstructing this park in Lochearn after the original construction was washed out in 2018. The culprit of […]
NeighborSpace is excited to announce the newest development in the Portals for our Partners (POP) project: the brand new website for the Northeast Towson Improvement Association! Portals for our Partners began two years ago, in May 2020, as a way to foster community engagement and cohesion around NeighborSpace park sites. In October 2021, with grant […]
In early September 1814, a sizeable British fleet entered the mouth of the Patapsco River with Baltimore as its target. That fleet carried a small army intent upon punishing Baltimore for its participation in the War of 1812. After debarking at North Point, that army advanced up the Patapsco Neck peninsula en route to its […]
Spring has arrived in Baltimore County, and the NeighborSpace sites are coming back to life. I love seeing neighbors playing on the playground, walking the dog or just quietly taking in the sun when I visit one of our parks. Trees are budding, and grasses and wildflowers are quickly growing taller. That also means it’s […]
April 22, 2022 – We are happy to announce that Keep Maryland Beautiful awarded NeighborSpace a Janice Hollmann grant for the hiring of a seasonal paid intern. This temporary intern will be working in the execution of plans related to NeighborSpace of Baltimore County’s 20th anniversary. Working with our Executive Director, the intern will assist […]
NeighborSpace of Baltimore County is very happy to announce the hiring of our new Program Manager, Phyllis Joris. Below, please find a note from Phyllis and know how excited we are to welcome her to our team. Phyllis is taking this position that was previously filled by Patrick Filbert. Hello Friends of NeighborSpace of Baltimore […]
In his 2020 book, Nature’s Best Hope, ecologist Doug Tallamy argues that habitat has become so fragmented that a healthy ecosystem, one that can sustain the living systems on which all life depends, is no longer possible through conservation alone, a hard truth for a land trust like NeighborSpace. In Tallamy’s view, there simply isn’t […]
With the help of construction partner, Blue Water Baltimore, and the oversight of landscape architect, Ray Heil, our Flannery Lane site has been “depaved” and construction has begun. The gravel base of one of two rain gardens is shown in the image at right. This small 0.13-acre site in Gwynn Oak exists in an area […]