The Conservancy hosts two nature programs for younger children at our location in Elkridge. • Playdates with Nature: hikes and child-led nature activities for ages 2 to 5. Wednesdays in May, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $60 a month. • Eco-Explorers homeschool club: for K to...

At last month's Watershed Report Card summit, Atholton students and Youth Climate Institute ambassadors Candace and James talked about the hope offered by YCI, which is spreading nationwide. Meg Boyd, Conservancy executive director, announced that YCI added chapters...

Maryland First Lady Dawn Moore (center) thinks the Conservancy interns are something special and we agree! Many of the high school interns are Youth Climate Institute ambassadors. They are, left to right, Connor (Glenelg), Isa (Marriotts Ridge), Abby (Long Reach),...

Spotted at the Conservancy: Yi-Ying Lee spotted this Eastern black rat snake and snapped a picture for the Conservancy's photo contest. During cold weather, these snakes brumate, a sort of hibernation light, in which they're mostly asleep, but wake for water. This...