We here at NeighborSpace have been hard at work bringing the spring spirit to our parks! March is the beginning of event season, dodging rain and getting outside to prepare our parks for plant growth primetime. On March 4th, over 20 friends and neighbors joined us at Levickas Woods in Catonsville for a forest walk […]
As shared in September 2021, NeighborSpace was awarded a Battlefield Protection grant from the National Park Service. This grant funds research into the military and societal history of Bear Creek in Dundalk, with the goal of interpreting the 1.25-mile Bear Creek Heritage Trail that is being designed and constructed by NeighborSpace in partnership with the […]
On January 29th, NeighborSpace hosted our first annual Stewardship Luncheon at Bluestone Restaurant in Timonium. Initially conceived as a way to thank our stewardship partners for all of their hard work, the luncheon also fostered communication and cooperation between various park stewards. As Rosa, our stewardship partner at Carroll Watkins park, said, “We had a […]
Hello NeighborSpace community members and affiliates! I am pleased to be the new Program Manager. Thank you to all of the wonderfulstaff and volunteers that have already welcomed me with open arms! I have always had a passion for the outdoors and enjoying all of the wonderfulnatural spaces in Maryland. I have previous experience as […]
In 2019, NeighborSpace acquired a half-acre parcel of land in the historic Dundalk neighborhood of Turner Station. This parcel became the subject of the NeighborSpace 2020 Giving Tuesday campaign. Throughout that campaign, former NeighborSpace Executive Director Barbara Hopkins detailed in three articles (article #1, article #2, and article #3) the complex history of Turner Station […]
All the way back in 2007, the Powhatan Farms Improvement Association (PFIA) reached out to NeighborSpace about a 1.6 acre parcel of land to transform into a park. Funds were acquired, designs were created, and in the autumn of 2017, construction was finally completed on Powhatan Park. Within a year, however, the rains of summer […]
Established in 2002, NeighborSpace is a non-profit land trust that works with a variety of partners to enhance the livability of communities inside Baltimore County’s Urban Rural Demarcation Line (URDL). Using state-of-the-art GIS technology and direct input from residents, NeighborSpace has since conserved 21 sites across the County, totaling 100 acres. Working directly with local […]
In early August, Councilwoman Cathy Bevins introduced Bill No. 57-22, “for the purpose of exempting certain facilities and restaurants from certain water buffer regulations”, which would exempt waterfront businesses from Critical Area Protection Law requirements. Local environmental organizations sounded the alarm and NeighborSpace signed onto an opposition letter drafted by the Maryland League of Conservation […]
NeighborSpace recently uploaded a new resource from the Advocacy and Policy Committee, a position paper for 2022 candidates about the state of open space in Baltimore County. Found under the Open Space Legislation, Laws, Policies & Related Materials section of the NeighborSpace website, this position paper outlines the livability challenges that Baltimore County residents face, […]
Throughout August, work will be continuing on the Powhatan Resilience Project, with the construction of new storm-safe rain gardens and trails. Over the next few weeks, concrete and pathways will be installed, as will swales and drainage ponds. Work is already being undertaken by Natural Concerns Landscape Contractors, and NeighborSpace is looking forward to the […]