March 2018 Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
Adopt a Stream for Spring Cleaning
Would you enjoy volunteering outside and helping monitor local stream conditions? Become a Stream Captain through GVC’s  Adopt-A-Stream  program! We will work with you to choose a 1/4-mile section of stream in the Gunpowder Watershed to monitor and teach you how to “read” its conditions. We ask that you "clean" your stream twice a year and report results to GVC using a simple form.

First Adopt-A-Stream training is Saturday, March 17th from 10 am to 1 pm at the Baltimore County Game & Fish Protective Association (3400 Northwind Road, Parkville, MD 21234).

Register online or email Darcy Herman,  Clear Creeks Project  Assistant Manager.
Why not Adopt-a-Stream as a family?
GVC is Seeking a Part-Time Tree Maintenance Intern
We have an immediate opening for a part-time Tree Maintenance intern with the GVC's Reforestation Program. Energetic and physically healthy volunteer needed to assist in maintaining trees planted by the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC). Hours are flexible and can include weekends.
 
This is an unpaid position but provides valuable field experience. Click here to download the full job description.

Please email cover letter and resume to  Kim Peabody , Tree Maintenance Coordinator for GVC. Deadline is April 1, 2018.   
Tree maintenance volunteers provide essential benefits to newly planted trees
Ways to Support GVC in 2018
The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy (GVC) is a small non-profit with large accomplishments to its name! These are ways that YOU can help support the GVC:

Coordinate a volunteer team with your co-workers to participate in an upcoming tree planting, tree maintenance, or stream clean-up workshop. Contact Amy Young , Clear Creeks Project Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator, for additional information.

Shop Amazon Smile and up to 0.5% of your purchase price will be donated to GVC. Just select "Gunpowder Valley Conservancy" as your charitable organization at smile.amazon.com. You must go to smile.amazon.com verses amazon.com to shop to assist the GVC. Thank you!

Directly support our critical conservation work with:

  • Workplace Giving and Matching Gifts
  • Planned Giving
  • Gift of Stock
Corporate volunteers planting young trees.
Coffee with the Candidates: April 26th
Join candidates for the Baltimore County Executive to discuss the importance of land preservation in Baltimore County . All are welcome to participate.

DATE: Thursday April 26th
TIME: 7:30 am - 9:30 am
LOCATION: Baltimore County Ag Center
(1115 Shawan Road, Cockeysville, MD 21030)

Sponsored by your local land trusts : Gunpowder Valley Conservancy, The Long Green Land Trust, The Land Preservation Trust, The Manor Conservancy, and Neighborspace Baltimore County.

Additional financial assistance provided by : The Valleys Planning Council, The Baltimore County Farm Bureau, and the Maryland Horse Breeders Association.

In kind support provided by : the Baltimore County Agricultural Preservation Board, The Maryland Agricultural Resource Council, the Maryland Environmental Trust, and Preservation Maryland.
The GVC has preserved over 1600 acres in
Baltimore County, including Camp Puh'tok (above), through conservation easements.
Take Action - Protect Maryland's Trees
Maryland loses between 5,000 and 8,000 acres of trees every year. Join us in expressing to our state legislators how valuable forests are to our environment, economy, and Maryland way of life by signing the "Protect Maryland's Trees" petition .

Woodland Stewardship Education
Have woodlands on your property? Don't miss The University of Maryland Extension's Woodland Stewardship Education Spring 2018 courses and workshops. Including:
  • The Woods in Your Backyard online course
  • Oak Masting: A Tale in Tree Rings
  • Forest Health & Your Woodland workshop
  • Healthy Habitats for Native Wildlife
Ways to Get Involved
There are currently 18 volunteer opportunities on our calendar of events. Additional garden workshops will be listed shortly! Donate a couple hours today to make the Gunpowder watershed better for future generations.
Your support is needed to preserve land and protect waterways. Please become a Gunpowder Valley Conservancy supporter today. Donations are tax-deductible! 
The Gunpowder Valley Conservancy mission is to educate and mobilize people and resources to preserve and restore the lands and waterways of the Gunpowder watershed