Event Calendar

Patapsco Heritage Greenway Tentative 2013 Calendar of Events

Please note that this is a tentative calendar of events for the Patapsco Heritage Greenway (PHG), subject to change, cancellation or additional events added. Email info@patapscoheritagegreenway.org and ask to be on our email event list for updates and details on our events.

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Additional events are currently being developed to add to the schedule. If you are interested in sponsoring a particular event, contact Betsy McMillion at betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Tuesday, May 21. Patapsco River Watershed Cleanup with T. Rowe Price . Patapsco State Parkland (area TBA) 1-4 pm. Other volunteers are welcome to join us. Participants may register here.

Wednesday, May 29 (rain or shine). Watershed Cleanup with Glenwood Middle School. Location TBA. , 9 am--1 pm. Student service learning project. Participation restricted to PHG trained stream team volunteers and Glenwood Middle School students, teachers, staff & parents. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Saturday, June 15. Invasive Wavyleaf Basketgrass GPS Mapping Project With Towson State University Workshop. Glen Artney Area, Pavilion 66. 9 am – 1 pm. Participants must have and bring their own GPS unit, or be able to download a free mapping app to their Android or iPhone smartphone. Learn how you can help our partners -- Patapsco State Park, Maryland DNR and Professor Vanessa Beauchamp of Towson University, track the fastest spreading invasive in Patapsco State Park with GPS coordinates! After this one hour workshop, go out in the park and start tracking!!! For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org. Participants may register here.

Thursday, June 20. PHG Executive Board Members Meeting, For location, email patapscoinfo@gmail.com. . 4:30-6 pm Participation includes PHG executive board and staff.

Saturday, June 22. River cleanup with Northrup Grumman employees and other friends in Patapsco Valley State Park. 10 am – 1 pm. Participants may register here.

Saturday, July 13. Patapsco River Rock Building in Celebration of PHG Member Teddy Betts Legacy in preserving the Patapsco River. For more information go to www.rockbuilding.org

Thursday, July 18. PHG General Board Meeting, Location TBA 4:30-6 pm. Members and general public are invited, but requested to RSVP with the president at president@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Thursday, August 15. PHG Executive Board Members Meeting, For location, email patapscoinfo@gmail.com . 4:30-6 pm Participation includes PHG executive board and staff.

Friday, August 16. PHG-T.G.I.F. (this trash is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Details TBA. 1-4 pm. Small team of trained PHG volunteers work in a targeted watershed area (cleanup, tree maintenance, invasive plant removal, etc.). For more information or to participate, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Thursday, September 19. PHG General Board Meeting, Location TBA 4:30-6 pm. Members and general public are invited, but requested to RSVP with the president at president@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Friday, September 20. PHG-T.G.I.F. (this trash is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Details TBA. 1-4 pm. Small team of trained PHG volunteers work in a targeted watershed area (cleanup, tree maintenance, invasive plant removal, etc.). For more information or to participate, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Saturday, September 28, 10 am – 2 pm, Tentative date. Catonsville Elementary School Environmental Fair. Come and visit PHG’s exhibit and join in our fun outside watershed scavenger hunt. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org or Nancy Henderson at nhenderson@bcps.org

Saturday, September 28, 10 am – 1 pm. National Park Lands Day – Watershed Cleanup in Patapsco State Park. Patapsco River in Patapsco State Park land. Exact time and location TBA. Volunteers may register here.

Thursday, October 17. PHG Executive Board Members Meeting, For location, email patapscoinfo@gmail.com. . 4:30-6 pm Participation includes PHG executive board and staff.

Saturday, October 19. Tree Maintenance in Patapsco State Park, Belmont Area, off of Belmont Woods Road in Elkridge. 10 am – 1 pm. Help us remove tree shelters and conduct tree maintenance on hundreds of trees planted in this area. Volunteers may register here.

Friday, October 20. PHG-T.G.I.F. (this trash is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Details TBA. 1-4 pm. Small team of trained PHG volunteers work in a targeted watershed area (cleanup, tree maintenance, invasive plant removal, etc.). For more information or to participate, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Saturday, November 2. Annual Tree Planting in Memory of Rob Flint, Patapsco River, Glen Artney Area of Patapsco State Park. 10 am – 1 pm. Registration location TBA. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org. Volunteers may register here.

Friday, November 15. PHG-T.G.I.F. (this trash is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Details TBA. 1-4 pm. Small team of trained PHG volunteers work in a targeted watershed area (cleanup, tree maintenance, invasive plant removal, etc.). For more information or to participate, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Thursday, November 21. PHG General Board Meeting, Location TBA. 4:30-6 pm. Members and general public are invited, but requested to RSVP with the president at president@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Thursday, December 19. PHG End of Year Celebration, Location TBA. 5-7 pm. Members, 2013 volunteers & other supporters are invited. Bring a plate of some type of appetizer with you to share with others. Please let us know you are coming by registering on our event registration here.


Don't forget to check out what our other partners have to offer in the Patapsco River Valley:

Arbutus Improvement Association
Baltimore County Dept. of Environmental Protection & Sustainability
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum bannekermuseum@baltimorecountymd.gov
Catonsville Historical Society
Catonsville Rails to Trails
Chesapeake Storm Water Network
Elkridge Heritage Society
Ellicott City Restoration Foundation
Friends of Patapsco State Park
Greater Elkridge Community Association
Greater Patapsco Community Association
Historic Ellicott City
Howard County Conservancy
Howard County Green Central Station
Howard County Historical Society
Howard County Legacy Leadership Institute for the Environment
Howard County Tourism
Lansdowne Improvement Association
Mid Atlantic Hiking Group
Neighborspace of Baltimore County
Oella Homeowners Association
Patapsco State Park
Patapsco State Park - Volunteer Opportunities
Relay Improvement Association
Tree Savers of Catonsville


We are in the process of uploading our past events from our old photo website to our new and improved site at http://patapscofriend.smugmug.com. Bookmark this page and check back periodically to check out our volunteers in action!

If you would like to join hundreds of other volunteers in cleaning up the Patapsco Valley area, please contact Betsy McMillion via: e-mail patapscofriend@gmail.com

FACEBOOK Fan page at http://www.facebook.com/groups/148030745257934/
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Want to participate in an event in the Patapsco River Valley and we don't have one for that particular day, visit our "member organization partners" to see if they have something for you to do or help make a difference!



Finished Events

Tuesday, January 15. Stream Watch Program Team Volunteer Quarterly Meeting. 11 am-1 pm

Tuesday, January 15. PHG presentation of the importance of a certified greenway. Arbutus Branch Library Meeting Room, 855 Sulphur Spring Road Arbutus, MD 21227. 7 pm.

Thursday, January 17. PHG General Board Meeting, Howard County Tourism Office Conference Room, 8267 Main Street, Ellicott City, MD 21043. 4:30-6 pm.

Sunday, January 20. PHG Exhibit at Earth Forum of Howard County/ Sailing on to Healthy Waters. First Presbyterian Church, 1-5 pm. Come and visit our exhibit.

Wednesday, January 30. Stream Team Recon along head waters of Miller Run. 3-4 pm. Rain/snow date January 30. Participation includes Miller Run stream watcher and PHG stream team. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Friday, February 8. PHG Exhibit at the EcoFest Celebration at Marriott's Ridge High School. 12101 Woodford Drive, Marriottsville, MD 21104-1456. 5-8 pm. isit our exhibit at this fun and informative environmental fair! For more information, contact Carrie Noel-Nosbaum at Marriotts Ridge High School at (410) 313-5568 or email Carrie_Noel-nosbaum@hcpss.org

Saturday, February 9. Stream Captain Workshop.10:30 am, Miller Branch Library, 9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Trained adult volunteers are needed for PHG’s Stream Captain Team, who lead and manage other volunteers to conduct a safe and successful watershed cleanup. Registration required here.

Thursday, February 13. HCC Student Service Learning Fair. Location: Howard Community College, Burrill Galleria Building, 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044. 10:30 am – 1:30 pm. Visit our exhibit and learn about service learning opportunities. For more information, email servicelearning@howardcc.edu

Friday, February 15. PHG-T.G.I.F. (this garbage is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Area around the Thomas Viaduct Bridge area off of Levering Avenue in Elkridge. 1-4 pm. Small team of trained PHG volunteers work in a targeted watershed area (cleanup, tree maintenance, invasive plant removal, etc.). For more information or to participate, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Thursday, February 21. PHG Executive Board Members Meeting, For location, email patapscoinfo@gmail.com. 4:30-6 pm Participation includes PHG executive board and staff.

Sunday, February 24. Patapsco River Watershed Stream Watch Training. Arbutus Branch Library Meeting Room, 855 Sulphur Spring Road, Arbutus, MD 21227 2-4 pm. Location: Adopt a local stream in the Patapsco River watershed and learn how to identify and troubleshoot problem streams. Participation restricted to adults only. Please register here.

Tuesday, February 26, 7pm. Patapsco Heritage Greenway presentation - Why have a Greenway? How do we protect and enhance the Greenway?What are the best ways to create sustainable historic, recreational and environmental resources? Columbia/Ellicott Room, George Howard Building, 3430 Court House Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21043. Click here for poster.

Saturday, March 9 (rain date March 10). CSI “Creek Scene Investigation” workshop. Tentative location at Herbert Run, off Shelbourne Avenue in Arbutus. 1-3 pm. Outside workshop to learn how to determine water quality through observance of macro-invetebrates and simple chemical tests. Training restricted to adults only. Participants may register here.

Friday, March 15. PHG-T.G.I.F. (this trash is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Herbert Run Tree maintenance & stream cleanup off near 1239 Birch Avenue in Arbutus. 1-4 pm. Small team of trained PHG volunteers work in a targeted watershed area (cleanup, tree maintenance, invasive plant removal, etc.). For more information or to participate, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Saturday, March 16 (rain date March 17). Patapsco River cleanup along Orange Grove Area of Patapsco State Park. 10 am – 1 pm. Participants may register here.

Thursday, March 21. PHG General Board Meeting, Location Ellicott City Colored School, 8683 Frederick Road, Ellicott City, Maryland 21043. 4:30-6 pm. Members and general public are invited, but requested to RSVP with the president at president@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Friday, March 22. Patapsco River Watershed Cleanup with the Baker Group/Lockheed Martin employees. Location off River/Nursery Roads in Linthicum. 1-4 pm. Registration restricted to Baker /Lockheed employees and authorized PHG volunteers. For more information and/or directions, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Saturday, April 6. Patapsco River Watershed Cleanup Partnering with “Project Clean Stream.” Patapsco River off of Hammonds Ferry Road in Halethorpe/Linthicum Heights. 10 am – 1 pm. Over 100 volunteers needed to clean up area of a lot of junk and debris Participants please register here.

Saturday, April 6. Earth Day Hike/Cleanup along Upper Miller Branch in partnership with Woodbridge Valley Community. This event is restricted to Woodbridge Valley neighbors only. Meeting location and time TBA. PHG Jim Apgar will lead a group for a combination hike and stream cleanup in Catonsville. For more information, email jim.apgar46@gmail.com

Sunday, April 7. Sucker Branch stream cleanup by Ellicott City Cub Scout Troop 495. Howard County Court House Parking Lot in Ellicott City at the dead end of Court House Drive. 1-3 pm. Volunteers must meet at parking lot at the end of Court House Drive no later than 12:30 pm to register and get shuttled to the area we are cleaning up along Sylvan Lane. If you are late, there will be no shuttle service as we start promptly at 1 pm!. Participation restricted to Cub Scout Troop 495 and their family members unless otherwise approved. For more information, email PHG Stream Captain Carol Curley at carol.curley@hotmail.com.

Sunday, April 7. Girl Scout Troop 496 stream & watershed cleanup throughout the Arbutus Area (rain date April 14). Times vary. Participation restricted to girl scouts and their families only. For information, contact Theresa Spliedt at girlscout496@yahoo.com

Sunday, April 7. Hudson Branch cleanup in Ellicott City. 9 am – 12 pm. Email for exact meeting location off Frederick Road. Frederick Road neighbors living adjacent to Hudson Branch stream. Participants please register here.

Tuesday, April 9. 7-9 pm. PHG Annual Meeting at the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum, 300 Oella Ave, Catonsville, MD 21228; 410-887-1081 . Following a brief business meeting, guest lecturer, Nancy Pickard, will present “Gone But Not Forgotten: History & Community in the Mill Town of Daniels, MD,” including many photos of the former textile mill and its surrounding village nestled in a bend in the Patapsco River four miles north of historic Ellicott City. There will be historical displays, an invasive plant exhibit, and refreshments. Super Volunteer recognition, as well as the “Volunteer of the Year” award, will be presented to those persons who played a large part in protecting our vast resource, the Patapsco River Valley, and in advancing knowledge of the rich history of our Patapsco watershed. Open to general public. For more information, email president@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Saturday, April 13. PHG Exhibit at Howard County Greenfest. 10901 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD 21044 10 am – 4 pm, Come and visit our exhibit and learn more about the environment. For more information, visit www.co.ho.md.us/OES/GreenFest.htm

Saturday, April 13 (rain date Sunday, April 14). Sawmill Branch Watershed Cleanup at Catonsville Park. in partnership with Oakcrest Community Association, volunteers will meet behind the Catonsville Senior Center in the parking area near the playground, near 510 North Rolling Road, Baltimore, MD 21228. 10 am -1 pm. In partnership with the Oakcrest Community Association, several volunteers needed to clean up the Sawmill stream that runs through the park and other targeted park areas!!!!! Participants please register here. No HCC Environmental Science students due to Greenfest.

Thursday, April 18. PHG Executive Board Members Meeting, For location, email patapscoinfo@gmail.com . 4:30-6pm. Participation includes PHG executive board and staff.

Friday, April 19. PHG-T.G.I.F. (this trash is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Tentative site: Patapsco River Cleanup off Hammonds Ferry Road in partnership with Patapsco State Park to clean up remaining trash from previous cleanup on April 6th. For more information, email patapscofriend@gmail.com

Saturday, April 20 (rain date April 21). Coopers Run Stream Cleanup in partnership with Great Oella Community Association & the Guardians of Eden at Salem Lutheran Church. Meet off Oella Avenue. 10 am – 1 pm. For details, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org. Participants please register here. No HCC environmental science students due to required lab.

Sunday, April 21. Patapsco River Cleanup in partnership with Arbutus Cub Scout Pack 307. 1:30-3:30 pm. Cleanup restricted to scouts and their families and certified PHG stream team members only. For details, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Monday, April 22. Oella Garden Maintenance near the commemorative sculpture honoring former PHG Board member Teddy Betts. Meet at site across opposite from the Trolley Stop Restaurant at 300 Frederick Road. 10 am – 1 pm to weed, mulch and plant in the garden between Frederick Road and the river, adjacent to Ellicott City Bridge on Baltimore County side, opposite The Trolley Stop at 300 Frederick Road. For more information, email pjfarragut@aol.com

Monday, April 22
Patapsco Valley History/Ecology Guided Tour for HCC Professors. Location Coopers Run/Number 9 Trolley Trail. Tentative time: 2:30-3:30 pm. Participation restricted to HCC professors and staff. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Tuesday, April 23 (rain date Tuesday, April 30). PHG Watershed Scavenger Hunt with Arbutus Elementary School Nature Club, 3:30-4:30 pm – Participation restricted to PHG trained stream team volunteers and Arbutus Elementary School students, teachers, staff & parents. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Wednesday, April 24 (rain or shine). Watershed Cleanup with Glenwood Middle School. Location TBA. , 9 am--1 pm. Student service learning project. Participation restricted to PHG trained stream team volunteers and Glenwood Middle School students, teachers, staff & parents. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Friday, April 26. Watershed Scavenger Hunt & River Cleanup with Hollifield Elementary School at Daniels Area of Patapsco State Park. Time TBA. For Hollifield Station Elementary School 5th grade teachers, staff, parent helpers and trained PHG volunteers only. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org or Teacher Lori Speelman

Friday, April 26. UMBC’s “Connecting Community Partners Service Fair.” 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. University Center 310. Visit PHG’s exhibit!!! For more details on this event, contact Fair organizer Faiza Haq at faizah1@umbc.edu

Saturday, April 27 (rain date Sunday, April 28). Patapsco River Watershed Cleanup with the Mountain Club of Maryland. Tentative Park location, in Patapsco State Park in the Avalon Area, 10 am – 1 pm. Stream clean-up with our partners, the Mountain Club of Maryland in Patapsco State Park

Sunday, April 28. Patapsco State Park Family Fun Day. In partnership with Patapsco State Park Avalon Area. Exact location and time TBA. For more information, email Tim Titus at patapscoenviro@gmail.com

Friday, May 3. Patapsco River Watershed Cleanup. In partnership with Oella Avenue neighbors. Park at 803 Oella Avenue, Ellicott City, MD 21043 (next to former church building) and walk to the site about a block away. 1-4 pm. Participants may register here.

Saturday, May 4. Patapsco River Watershed Cleanup. Close to the historic Elkridge Furnace Inn off of Furnace Avenue in Elkridge. NOTE EARLIER START TIME - 9 am – 12 pm. Participants may register here.

Saturday, May 11th. Hudson Branch cleanup in Ellicott City. Meeting location TBA. 10 am – 1 pm. Frederick Road neighbors living adjacent to Hudson Branch stream. Participants may register here. CANCELLED due to Thunderstorms.

Thursday, May 16. PHG Watershed Scavenger Hunt with Bonnie Branch Middle School at Patapsco State Park. 9 am – 1 pm – Participation restricted to PHG trained stream team volunteers and Bonnie Branch Middle School students, teachers, staff & parents. For more information, email betsy@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Thursday, May 16. PHG General Board Meeting, Location: Elkridge Assembly Hall, 6090 Lawyers Hill Road Elkridge, MD 4:30-6 pm. Members and general public are invited, but requested to RSVP with the president at president@patapscoheritagegreenway.org

Friday, May 17, PHG-T.G.I.F. (this trash is finished) Team. New team members welcome! Removal of English Ivy from trees in Catonsville Area in partnership with Treesavers of Catonsville. Location: Community College of Baltimore County's Catonsville Campus at 800 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD 21228. Park in any space painted white and meet by the flag poles off Campus Drive. 1-4 pm. Participants may register here.

Sunday, May 19. Invasives Removal Along Bull Run, near YMCA off Rolling Road in Catonsville in partnership with Treesavers of Catonsville, 1-4 pm. Removal of English ivy from trees in partnership with TreeSavers of Catonsville. Catonsville Family Y at 850 S. Rolling Road, Catonsville, MD 21228. Park and meet in Y parking lot. Participants may register here.

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