Greater Baltimore Chapter
Chapter Events
The Greater Baltimore Chapter holds monthly meetings on the 3rd Wednesday.
We hold most meetings at The Irvine Nature Center, 11201 Garrison Forest Road, Owings Mills, MD. Verify the meeting's location on each specific meeting announcement.
Directions: From the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), take Exit 19 (I-795 North) to Exit 4 (Ownings Mills Boulevard). Stay in the right-hand lane of the exit - toward Rte. 140/Reisterstown Rd. Go 2.3 miles (4 stoplights); take a right at the 5th light onto Crondall Lane. Continue on Crondall Lane until it dead-ends in Garrison Forest Road. Turn right onto Garrison Forest Rd. The entrance to Irvine Nature Center is .3 miles on the left.
11 Feb 2012 10:00 AM • Towson University, Smith Hall, 8000 York Rd., Towson, MD 21252
15 Feb 2012 7:00 PM • Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock, MD
21 Mar 2012 7:00 PM • Irvine Nature Center, Owings Mills, MD
29 Sep 2012 9:00 AM • Towson University, Baltimore, MD
Local Interest
Urban Weed Warriors Program
The City of Baltimore is also training Urban Weed Warriors to remove invasive exotic weeds in city parks. If you are interested in becoming an "Urban Weed Warrior," please contact Kim Meade at kim.meade @ baltimorecity.gov or WeedWarriorProgram.BCRP @ baltimorecity.gov.
Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, Howard County
The Middle Patuxent Environmental Area (MPEA) runs a Conservation Stewardship Project on the fourth Tuesdays of the month from March to October. Each trip will have both an educational component and a work component. For information, directions or to register, contact Aylene Gard, 410-992-9889, or Carol Filipczak, cfilipczak@comcast.net. For more information about the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area, see http://www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/RAP_MPEA.htm.
Contact
Christa Partain, cpartain @ gmail.com.
Areas Included
- Baltimore County
- Baltimore City
- Howard County
- Carroll County
- Anne Arundel County (also included in PG/AA Chapter)