On Friday, October 20th, NeighborSpace staff and Board gathered with a group of intrepid volunteers and donors at the Carver Community Center in Towson. Though originally scheduled to be held at Ridgely Manor Park, we had to bow out and implement plan B once the forecast showed rainy, blustery conditions. Fortunately, we had a champion […]
NeighborSpace and Northeast Towson Improvement Association are excited to share that Adelaide Bentley Park has received a makeover! Thanks to the expertise and manpower of GWWOrks volunteers and the generous financial support of the Wiltondale Garden Club, Adelaide Bentley Park once again provides a place of respite in Historic East Towson. GWWOrks is a monthly […]
On sunny Saturday, September 16th, we joined our stewardship partners at Chestnut Park in Turner Station to host a Community Cookout. Hitting the weather sweet spot of sun, breeze, low humidity, and mid-seventies temperatures, it was an excellent day to spend time with neighbors in local open green space. We and our stewardship partners were […]
As autumn approaches and the temperature cools, NeighborSpace is gearing up for event season. Coming your way in September are two park events: a community cookout at Chestnut Park in Turner Station, and Fall Fest at Powhatan Park in Woodlawn. Both events will include music, games, food, and a chance to gather and celebrate with […]
NeighborSpace continues to study the history of Bear Creek and Patapsco Neck from 1650 to today, with the goal of interpreting the future Bear Creek Heritage Trail in Dundalk. This research is funded by a Battlefield Protection grant from the National Park Service, awarded to NeighborSpace in September 2021, and is led by Stevenson University […]
Meet NeighborSpace volunteer Wally Lippincott! Thanks to Wally, each and every one of the NeighborSpace sites will soon be marked with our signature blue sign. Wally also planted hundreds of plugs at Carroll Watkins Park last year, has removed non-native invasives at Adelaide Bentley Park, and on the side he provides helpful insight into planning […]
In early July, NeighborSpace partnered with the Graystone Community Association to host a movie night at Graystone Community Open Space. Working with Kerri Lastner, Graystone Community Association member and longtime NeighborSpace stewardship partner, NeighborSpace was able to assist in getting the word out and helping provide all the popcorn and snacks you could want on […]
The Rudbeckias are looking especially showy this year! They are in full bloom and spreading well in NeighborSpace parks, residential gardens, and along roadways across Baltimore County. Rudbeckia flowers feature a prominent, raised brown or black disc in their center, giving rise to their common names of Coneflowers or Black-Eyed Susans. The Black-Eyed Susan has […]
On a sunny morning in early June, NeighborSpace partnered with Blue Water Baltimore to host the Gwynn Oak Bug Blitz! Attendees, ranging from local neighborhood families to a fisherman all the way from Carroll County, joined Blue Water Baltimore’s John Marra to explore Gwynns Falls, searching for benthic macroinvertebrate species (also known as water bugs) […]