We are extremely excited to announce that NeighborSpace has received a $110,454 Battlefield Protection Grant from the National Park Service (NPS) to benefit a trail project in Dundalk, MD. The original research funded by the grant will be used to interpret the 1.25-mile Bear Creek Heritage Trail, shown above, providing guidance for the trail’s design. […]
National Night Out brought major excitement to Graystone Community Open Space and was followed shortly thereafter by an effort to commemorate the somber anniversary of 9.11. Over the past few years, NeighborSpace has made major efforts to make the park more useable, including building a ramp and leveling the ground. In recent months, the Graystone […]
Baltimore County is currently soliciting public input on the development of its 2030 Master Plan. To those of us reeling from recent ad hoc zoning decisions, putting parochial interests and the desires of developers ahead of the common good, that is a hopeful sign. A good master plan should guide development and lessen such shenanigans. […]
Over the past 300 years, American settlers have introduced an abundance of non-native plants which have disturbed ecosystems that have taken millions of years to develop. Once loose in our North American ecosystems many of the more aggressive non-native plants have become invasive. As invasives, these plants have overridden the previously established populations of many […]
By Patrick Filbert and Barbara Hopkins A Major Victory NeighborSpace is incredibly excited to announce that it has been awarded $61,353 in grant funding to improve Powhatan Park in Lochearn. Because maintaining and improving this park has been such an ongoing concern, this award is a major shot in the arm. Stormwater Management Concerns For […]
There are 2 bills that will come before the County Council at the Monday, August 2 voting session that negatively impact both open space and the rights of individual citizens to participate in their own government. They should not be allowed to pass and we need your help to ensure that they don’t. First, I’ll briefly […]
Do you like the woods? If you are reading this, the chances are high that you do. What you probably don’t know is that many of our forests in-and-around URDL are dying. It is our job to stop that from happening. To explain this reality, I will use the backdrop of Greengate Easements by Quarry […]
It’s no secret that nature can liven up suburban areas, bring in people and build a community. For years, people have been planting flowers, trees, bushes, etc. Although any plantings can have benefits, have we been smart with what we are planting? That question can be very confusing to someone who isn’t familiar with native and […]
This year between May 10th and June 10th, NeighborSpace was joined by two interns from Friends School for their Senior Work Project. These young men were Harry Deller (left) and Ned Forbush (right) and their internships focused on (a) well-built communities (b) the importance of community open space and (c) the importance of native plants. […]
By Klaus Philipsen, FAIA, Board President and Barbara L. Hopkins, Esq., ASLA, Executive Director It is a good thing when community members, a developer and a councilman come together to find consensus on development, especially when the agreement includes hard-core, anti-development neighbors. It is also good to replace additional strip commercial development with much needed […]