Where in the URDL is our Executive Director?

If you are a child of the 80s, you might remember playing the computer game Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? In elementary school, I looked forward each week to computer lab, where we were paired up and assigned to one of the giant PCs to play Where in the World or The Oregon […]

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Earth Week at NeighborSpace!

This past week saw NeighborSpace hosting a flurry of fun, environmentally-minded events for communities all over Baltimore County in celebration of Earth Week! This included a pair of bioblitzes, a community clean up, and several tree planting days, all of which involved different groups from within and outside of the respective communities. Our bioblitzes, led […]

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Welcome Will, Community Conservation Manager!

Hello everyone, my name is Will Kaselow and I am so excited to be joining NeighborSpace of Baltimore County as the new Community Conservation Manager! I know I have big shoes to fill, so I’m eager to start getting to know everyone and hit the ground running this spring.  Originally from the beautiful Garden State […]

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Bear Creek Heritage Trail: Nearing Construction of Phase 3

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. Since 2012, NeighborSpace has been working with the Dundalk community to design and construct the Bear Creek Heritage Trail. This 1.25-mile trail will serve the dual goal of connecting community members […]

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Clean Up and Planting at Cherry Heights

This past Saturday, NeighborSpace staff joined our stewardship partner Muriel Cruickshank at Cherry Heights Woodland Garden to remove trash and invasive plants, and replace them with native trees and shrubs. With the advent of spring (finally!), NeighborSpace is keen to begin planting in order to ensure the long-term health of its parks. Cherry Heights is […]

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Winter Forest Walk at Volz Park

Guest article by Adreon Hubbard In late February, with the long streak of subfreezing, snowy days finally over, I had the honor of leading a forest nature walk on a beautiful day at Volz Park for members of the Green Towson Alliance (GTA). Volz Park, one of NeighborSpace’s three wooded riparian buffer sites, is a […]

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2026 Stewardship Luncheon

At the end of January, NeighborSpace had the pleasure of hosting our fourth annual Stewardship Luncheon at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in Dundalk. Initially created to thank our stewardship partners for their hard work, the luncheon has also provided a way to foster communication and cooperation between park stewards from all around urban Baltimore County. Our […]

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Winter Tree Identification – Part II

We’re back again this month with more trees to identify during the winter using your newfound bark ID skills! This month, we’ll be looking at four more common native trees in Maryland: Black Cherry, American Beech, Tulip Poplar, and Northern Red Oak.  As with before, start by identifying one tree in this list, and wait […]

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Fond Farewell to Amanda

Dear Friend of NeighborSpace,  I am very sorry to share that Amanda Glassco is leaving the organization. I am grateful for the two years that we worked together and for the progress that NeighborSpace was able to make thanks to her contributions. Amanda joined NeighborSpace part-time in November 2023 to support implementation of the Community […]

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Winter Tree Identification

Have you ever walked by a tree in winter and wondered what species it might be? Without its leaves, one of the typical defining characteristics of tree identification, it can be hard! But here is a way to ID a few of our more common tree species during the cold months – by looking at […]

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