UPDATE: This event is now full, but other opportunities with GVC are available online here. Original story below… MIDDLE RIVER, MD—The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy is preparing to celebrate Earth Day by cleaning up the community. GVC will host a park and stream cleanup in Middle River from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Volunteer will meet at […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Environmental Trust has approved 18 grants totaling $236,276 to be awarded for environmental education, community cleanup, and beautification projects through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program. Grants through the Keep Maryland Beautiful program are awarded to volunteer-based and nonprofit groups, communities, schools, and land trusts in Maryland. The grants are designed to support environmental education projects, litter removal, […]
PARKVILLE, MD—The St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church “Green Team” will be hosting a stream clean-up in April. The event will take place 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 2504 Cub Hill Road in Carney (21234). The St. Demetrios Green Team has adopted the stream that runs through the church property as part of the Gunpowder […]
PERRY HALL, MD—The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy will be hosting two roundtable discussions to explore “The Gunpowder in 2050.” Last year, the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy hosted its inaugural Gunpowder Watershed Forum. A group of more than participants came together to assemble a vision of the Gunpowder in 2050, one rooted in its shared goal of clean water. The events are free […]
PARKVILLE, MD—The Harford Park Community Association is inviting Parkville residents to help clean up the Herring Run on Sunday. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon on April 18th and is being held in partnership with the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy. Participants are asked to meet outside the community building at 2522 Linwood Road (21234) to sign a […]
CARNEY, MD—The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy will hold a stream clean-up event in November. Volunteers are needed to help remove garbage and debris from Jennifer Branch at the Carney Park & Ride. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 7, 2020. COVID-19 protocols will be observed. For more information, call 410-917-5084.
Maryland State Parks, the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, Historic Jerusalem Mill Village, and Project Clean Stream are looking for help with a stream clean-up at Gunpowder Falls State Park. The event will take place along the Jones Road Trail (10400 Jones Road) in Kingsville on Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers will be cleaning up the […]
The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy will be holding two noteworthy events in March. On Wednesday, March 7, 2018, the GVC will hold a workshop to describe ways homeowners can reduce stormwater runoff and erosion from their yards with rain barrels, rain gardens, and edible Bayscapes. Those interested can attend the next meeting of the Jennifer Branch Conservation Association of the GVC […]