NeighborSpace of Baltimore County is very happy to announce the hiring of our new Program Manager, Phyllis Joris. Below, please find a note from Phyllis and know how excited we are to welcome her to our team. Phyllis is taking this position that was previously filled by Patrick Filbert. Hello Friends of NeighborSpace of Baltimore […]
In his 2020 book, Nature’s Best Hope, ecologist Doug Tallamy argues that habitat has become so fragmented that a healthy ecosystem, one that can sustain the living systems on which all life depends, is no longer possible through conservation alone, a hard truth for a land trust like NeighborSpace. In Tallamy’s view, there simply isn’t […]
With the help of construction partner, Blue Water Baltimore, and the oversight of landscape architect, Ray Heil, our Flannery Lane site has been “depaved” and construction has begun. The gravel base of one of two rain gardens is shown in the image at right. This small 0.13-acre site in Gwynn Oak exists in an area […]
Collaborating effectively is a key success factor for land trusts and conservancies aiming to achieve ambitious goals …. In Baltimore, the diverse regional partnerships that NeighborSpace forged with Morgan State University, local landscaping businesses, and local nonprofits through the Baltimore County Green Alliance served to mobilize volunteers, generate funding through open space fees, and build […]
Last year, we wrote a series of articles telling the history of the Turner Station community in Dundalk. We had recently acquired a half-acre site there and were raising money to pay a Morgan Landscape Architecture student to develop a design for a park. The articles described a place “born in an out-of-the-way spot, before […]
Current and former leaders from our State are drawing attention to a bill before the General Assembly this session to create a State constitutional amendment to protect the right to a healthful environment in Maryland. Delegate Wanika Fisher, a sponsor of a bill, notes that: “There is a difference between regulations, which address a particular issue, […]
A. THE CHALLENGES You know the challenges: Most of us lack access to adequate open space. 65 percent of residences inside the URDL lack access to adequate open space within a five-minute walk. The open space that does exist is inequitably distributed. The Maryland Park Equity Mapper shows many areas of inequity, especially on the […]
This video stems from a talk prepared for the Leagues of Women Voters in Baltimore County and City in September, 2021. It shows how the demise of streetcars and the rise of the automobile hastened the development of the inner suburbs across the country, making them increasingly unlivable. The history of Baltimore County’s inner suburbs […]
Payton Schreiber-Pan is more than just a senior at Dulaney High School in Timonium, he’s a young man with a talent. Payton is a successful photographer who came recommended by our fellow Baltimore County Green Alliance (BCGA) member Irvine Nature Center. In his previous work, Payton collaborated with Irvine where some of his photography is […]
Last May NeighborSpace announced that it had plans underway for a new program, “The POP Project” or “Portals for Our Partners,” a way to foster engagement and cohesion in the communities where there are NeighborSpace sites. Owing to the generosity of the Quality of Life Giving Circle, NeighborSpace received a grant to fund the development […]