“Even though the need for parks is very important, and even though it is vital for people to be able to nourish themselves by going to walk, and run, and play on open greens, this need is very delicate.  The only people who make full, daily use of parks are those who live less than 3 minutes from them ... This problem can only be solved if hundreds of  small parks  ... are scattered  so widely ....  that every house and every workplace  ... is within 3 minutes walk of the nearest one. .. “ Message from  the Executive Director

December 2009:  NeighborSpace submits comments in response to the draft Federal Strategy for Protecting and Restoring the Bay, urging the federal government to allow government and nonprofit organizations to purchase interests in land with federal funds, among other things.

 

January 2010: Students from the Morgan State University Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture work with the Powhatan Farms Improvement Association on site owned by NeighborSpace in Gwynn Oak.  More info

Our vision is that Baltimore County’s established neighborhoods will preserve their green open space, creating more attractive and sustainable communities, and providing for cleaner air, water and natural areas. Toward these ends, we work with local partners to promote more livable communities by acquiring land to serve as small parks, gardens and natural areas in established neighborhoods located within the URDL, shown in green in the map above.

Message from the Board President