NeighborSpace of Baltimore County

Bear Creek Beautification Event
2021-09-25 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | 39.27624890447932, -76.48550828098486
Join NeighborSpace, Clean Bread and Cheese Creek & Maryland Waterways Foundation in beautifying the Charlesmont area of Bear Creek. We will be removing trash and debris from the water as well as removing problematic invasive species, and replacing them with natives. This will be an effort to beautify and restore the site, connect with the community and build a foundation for further successes in the area.
More details to come!
This event has a video call.
Join: https://meet.google.com/fbz-pebt-rfh
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Bamboo Removal Event at Greengate Easements
2021-09-19 10:00 - 13:00 | 2222 Sugarcone Rd, Baltimore, MD 21209, USA
Join us on Sunday outside 2222 Sugarcone Rd., in the Greengate neighborhood of Pikesville. We will be working in the NeighborSpace easement behind this property to remove a rapidly growing patch of bamboo. Register to volunteer here.

Turner Station Wood Chipping Event
2021-09-18 09:00 - 12:00 | 473 Chestnut Ct, Dundalk, MD 21222, USA (behind the house)
Help NeighborSpace and Turner Station Conservation Teams at the site of our future community park off of Dundalk Avenue! Help us smother a ground layer of invasive vines using X-Board construction paper and woodchips. This will prepare the site for the amazing park we are going to build there!Please register to volunteer here.

Forever Maryland Free Webinar: Urban Conservation & Urban Agriculture
2021-09-15 12:00 - 13:00
Wednesday, September 15th | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Hannah Sholder, Founder and Deputy Director, Charles Koiner Conservancy Urban Conservation & Urban Agriculture
An agricultural renaissance is happening in unexpected places and unexpected ways. Urban pocket parks and urban farms are helping a new generation of individuals feed, inspire, and provide jobs to their communities. Join us to learn how urban agriculture and urban conservation is helping transform communities in new and positive ways.

Ms. Sholder is a housing, community and economic development specialist. She has over ten years of experience working with individuals and organizations both internationally and domestically to support the creation of equitable, sustainable and inclusive communities. Hannah creates conservation land trusts and community land trusts to remove land from the speculative market and preserve it for affordable housing, community-driven economic development, and urban agriculture. Hannah is a Fulbright Scholar, holds a BA from Wellesley College and has master’s degrees from UC Berkeley. In 2016, Hannah started volunteering with Charles Koiner, and over the course of three years tried to absorb as much of his farming wisdom as possible. In 2018, she co-founded the Charles Koiner Center for Urban Farming (CKC Farming) to share Charlie’s knowledge with the next generation and preserve his farm. Hannah now serves as CKC’s Deputy Director, Interim Farm Manager and Program Director for Land Stewardship.
Register here.

Parks as Community Infrastructure During and Beyond the Pandemic: Building Trust to Advance Equity: Presented by Maryland Department of Planning
2021-09-09 13:00 - 14:30
Parks and open space have become a vital element of community infrastructure – particularly during the pandemic as people have turned to parks and green spaces for physical and mental health benefits.
Join the Maryland Department of Planning and the Smart Growth Network at 1 pm, Thursday September 9, as panelists from the National Park and Recreation Association, Urban Land Institute, and community-based organizations explore the role that parks can play in COVID relief and recovery.
The panelists will discuss what communities can do to improve access to parks; how community-based organizations can advocate successfully for parks and work with agencies to do so; and the opportunities cross-sector partnerships can provide to break down barriers through parks and transform communities.This will be the eighth offering of Planning With Purpose: A Smart Growth Network Webinar Series on Community Revitalization, hosted by the Maryland Department of Planning in coordination with the Smart Growth Network.
Information & Registration can be found here.

BCGA Meeting
2021-06-29 18:30 - 19:30 | TBD
Agenda link
This event has a video call.
Join: https://meet.google.com/rvj-jyam-fvo
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N/S Executive Committee Meeting
2021-06-15 18:00 - 19:45, 2021-04-20 18:00 - 19:45
Please note that this is an executive committee meeting and it is also utilizing googlemeet
This event has a video call.

Adelaide Bentley Park Habitat Restoration Event
2021-06-05 10:00 - 13:00 | 436 E Pennsylvania Ave, Towson, MD 21286, USA
Join NeighborSpace and the East Towson community in helping the native plants outcompete their invasive competitors.
Save time (& trees), register and complete your waivers online here!

Baltimore County Districts 5, 6 & 7 Master Plan 2030 Kick Off Meeting
2021-05-19 18:30 - 19:30
Your voice matters and we want to hear from you!
We invite you to be a Master Plan visionary at one of our upcoming public forums. At the heart of the Baltimore County Master Plan 2030 is the ideal that local government should invest more —and more thoughtfully — in its people and infrastructure. Your input will guide the vision and strategies for the County over the next 10 years as we build a sustainable future.
The meetings will be virtual. Information for accessing the live meetings will be posted on the website at baltimorecountymd.gov/masterplan2030. We will be holding three meetings—focused on communities located in western, northern, and eastern parts of Baltimore County.
Also, we invite you to also visit the Master Plan website to stay informed about events and ways you can bring your ideas to the table about growth, development, conservation and the County’s future throughout this process.
baltimorecountymd.gov/masterplan2030
If you “Join” the website, this will allow you to receive updates and notices via email.
While you’re there, please take a few minutes to take our new four-question survey that is posted on the website. We can’t wait to hear your ideas and will discuss some of the input gathered through this survey at the kick-off meetings in May.
We look forward to working with you.
Steve Lafferty, Director of Planning
Amy Trexler Mantay, Deputy Director and Master Plan Coordinator

Forever Maryland Webinar: Climate Change & Agriculture: What to Expect & What We Should Be Thinking About
2021-05-19 12:00 - 13:00
Elizabeth Marks, United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) and Dr. Dennis J. Timlin, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (USDA ARS)Climate Change & Agriculture: What to Expect & What We Should Be Thinking About

Elizabeth Marks

Elizabeth Marks serves as a biologist for the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) in the Hudson Valley (New York). A certified Holistic Management educator, she works with landowners to improve soil health and biological diversity on their farm and forest. In 2020 she spent a year on a special assignment as the NRCS liaison to the USDA Northeast Climate Hub. Elizabeth received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Mount Holyoke College and attended King’s College London. She lives in Chatham, NY in a net-zero, energy efficient home she designed herself.

Dr. Dennis J. Timlin

Dr. Dennis J. Timlin is a Research Soil Scientist with the USDA-ARS Adaptive Cropping Systems Laboratory at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Beltsville, MD. He grew up on Long Island, in NY and has lived and worked in Maryland since 1991. He earned his B.A. Degree in Biology from the State University of NY at Buffalo, NY in 1974 and his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Soil Physics from Cornell University in 1987. He is a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America. His program is directed toward quantifying the effects of environmental variables on crop growth and soil processes. Current research involves development of plant and soil simulation models for use in climate change and agricultural management assessment, and in research. His interests are in how plants and their environment (soil, temperature, and carbon dioxide) interact and how to quantify that interaction in simulation models. His experimental research utilizes sunlit growth chambers to study carbon assimilation, growth and development of plants. He has developed and worked on computer simulation models for corn, soybean, potato, cotton, and rye (as a cover crop).
Free registration here.

Baltimore County Districts 2 & 3 Master Plan 2030 Kick Off Meeting
2021-05-18 18:30 - 19:30

N/S Board Meeting
2021-05-18 18:00 - 19:45, 2021-03-16 18:00 - 19:45
Please note this is the NS Board Meeting and will be utilizing Google Meet

Baltimore County Districts 1 & 4 Master Plan 2030 Kick Off Meeting
2021-05-17 18:30 - 19:30

Greengate Easements Habitat Restoration Event
2021-05-16 10:00 - 13:00
Help NeighborSpace and the Greengate Community Association remove invasive pachysandra and plant native plants in their place. Register to volunteer here.

Ridgely Manor Collaboration Event
2021-05-15 09:00 - 12:00
Join NeighborSpace as we work to clear the conservation strip and we have a planned tree giveaway courtesy of Blue Water Baltimore. This is a collaborative event with Ridgely Manor Community Association, Green Towson Alliance and Blue Water Baltimore.
Register to volunteer here.

Neighborhood Walkthrough with Julian Jones
2021-05-15 09:00 - 10:00

Adelaide Bentley Park Habitat Restoration Event
2021-05-08 10:00 - 13:00 | 436 E Pennsylvania Ave, Towson, MD 21286, USA
Help NeighborSpace and the East Towson community remove invasive porcelainberry and mugwort and replace them with native perennials and groundcovers.
Save time (& a tree), register online here!

A Day of Community Collaboration: May Day Flower Planting at Stillmeadow Peace Park
2021-05-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Stillmeadow Community Fellowship, 5110 Frederick Ave, Baltimore, MD 21229, USA
Join NeighborSpace and The Mount Washington Preservation Trust at Stillmeadow Peace Park for the first event in our “A Day of Community Collaboration” series. This series is a joint effort to involve our organizations in greening efforts throughout the Greater Baltimore Community.
This event pairs us with Stillmeadow Community Fellowship in west Baltimore. The Peace Park is an extensive effort to restore 10-acres of deteriorated forest on adjacent church-owned land.
The effort has already been a major collaborative effort led by Stillmeadow Community Fellowship and the US Forest Service.
Please join us in this incredible restoration project which is a model for future projects throughout the region. And bring any NATIVE plants you would like to plant. The more the merrier!
This event has a video call.
Join: https://meet.google.com/nhx-vrkh-emj
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City Nature Challenge 2021
2021-04-30 - 2021-05-09
http://citynaturechallenge.org/
http://www.aqua.org/baltimore-cnc

Get Nerdy with Nature
City Nature Challenge is an annual community science competition for cities across the globe to find and document the plants and wildlife found in urban areas. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 challenge is all about collaboration, not competition. It is an opportunity for participants to connect with other cities across the nation—and the globe—while exploring the nature found in and around their homes.
The 2021 challenge will take place in two parts: from April 30 to May 3, 2021, community scientists will observe wildlife and take photos of all the plants and animals they can find. From April 30 to May 9, 2021, the species documented will be identified. On May 10, 2021, the results will be announced!

BCGA Meeting
2021-04-29 18:30 - 20:00 | TBD
Agenda link
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Cherry Heights Woodland Garden Community Planting Event
2021-04-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Cherry Heights Woodland Garden, 107 E Elm Ave, Baltimore, MD 21206, USA
Join NeighborSpace, Scout Troop 16, and the Overlea Community in removing invasive vines and planting native groundcovers.

iNaturalist Training w/National Park Ranger Bill Curtis
2021-04-21 19:00 - 20:00
Ahead of the 2021 City Nature Challenge, locally headed by the National Aquarium, beginning April 30-May 3rd, there will be another iNaturalist app training.
The Natural History Society of Maryland would like to make sure you are ready for the City Nature Challenge! You don’t need to be a wildlife expert—all skill levels are welcome to participate. After registering, download iNaturalist and join us for an evening presentation on how to use the app with National Park Ranger, Bill Curtis.Register here: https://www.marylandnature.org/get-involved/events/event/inaturalist-primer-connect-with-nature/

Pollinators, Backyard Habitat & Why It Matters: Forever Maryland Webinar Series
2021-04-21 12:00 - 13:00
Wednesday, April 21st | 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Heather Holm, National Honorary Director of Wild OnesPollinators, Backyard Habitat, and Why It Matters
Your backyard and neighborhood shared space can be a place of positive change. It’s time we start to fully realize the ecosystem services that can come from these often neglected or overlooked spaces.
Join us as Heather Holm, a biologist, pollinator conservationist, and award-winning author, helps you evolve your understanding of native pollinators, beneficial insects, and the native plant communities that can thrive in your own back yard.

Heather Holm is a biologist, pollinator conservationist, and award-winning author. In addition to assisting with native bee research projects, she informs and educates audiences nationwide, through her writing and many presentations, about the fascinating world of native pollinators and beneficial insects, and the native plant communities that support them.

Her first book, Pollinators of Native Plants, was published in 2014, and her second book, Bees, published in 2017, has won six book awards including the 2018 American Horticultural Society Book Award. Her forthcoming book, Wasps, will be available in January 2021.
Heather is a National Honorary Director of Wild Ones. She also serves on the board of the Friends of Cullen Nature Preserve and Bird Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 non-profit. In her spare time, Heather is an active community supporter, writing grants and coordinating neighborhood volunteer landscape restoration projects.
https://forevermaryland.org/2021-webinar-seriesUse code "Spons-Web" for your free registration

Levickas Woods at Dunmore Habitat Restoration Event
2021-04-17 10:00 - 13:00 | Dunmore Road & Kilmarnoch Drive, Dunmore Rd & Kilmarnoch Dr, Catonsville, MD 21228, USA
Join NeighborSpace and the Dunmore community in smothering invasive growth at the forest’s edge by adding construction paper and woodchips to suppress regrowth. This will set up for the addition of native trees and plants later in the year. Additionally, join us in digging out invasive Amur Honeysuckle in the forest’s interior. This is all part of a long-term project to restore this 7-acre urban forest and community park.
Register to volunteer here.

iNaturalist Training: Learn How to Document Wildlife with iNaturalist
2021-04-16 13:00 - 14:30
The National Aquarium is hosting an online iNaturalist training in advance of the City Nature Challenge. iNaturalist, one of the world’s most popular nature apps, helps you identify the plants and animals around you. Get connected with a community of over a million scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature!

This one-hour training (plus 30 optional minutes for extra one-on-one help) is designed for beginner and intermediate iNaturalist users. We will demonstrate how to use the app and website to make wildlife observations and identify the species that you saw during the City Nature Challenge and beyond.

Join on Zoom (Meeting ID: 927 4728 4846 Password: [REDACTED] https://nwf-org.zoom.us/j/92747284846?pwd=[REDACTED]

Powhatan Park Community Beautification Event
2021-04-10 10:00 - 14:00
Join NeighborSpace and the Powhatan Farms Improvement Association in repairing the park path and restoring the forest edge.Register to volunteer here!

Baltimore County Virtual Town Hall Meeting: FY22-3RD DISTRICT TOWN HALL WITH COUNCILMAN WADE KACH
2021-03-18 18:30 - 19:30
Call-in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 180 202 5808
https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/executive/townhallmeetings.html
