Thank you to the BCCAS for your support of Irvine’s programs! We are thrilled to partner with you again. County Executive Johnny Olszewski Izzy Patoka

First of our fall salamander surveys today.

'When it comes to safeguarding the ecological health of the Chesapeake Bay and the rivers and streams that feed it, little is more pernicious than development and nothing more beneficial than trees.'

We 🧡 compost! Way to go #Baltimore . 'Baltimore has received $4 million of federal funding to build a composting facility at the city’s Eastern Sanitation Yard, which would accept organic waste such as food scraps and turn it into a fertilizer mixture.' buff.ly/3ZwyrBJ

Bumped into a good sized black rat snake along the driveway this morning.

Rare bird sighting! This olive-sided flycatcher rested in our meadow on its migration south from the boreal forests of Canada and Alaska. Kurt Schwarz of the Howard County Bird Club calls this species as a “scarce to rare migrant.” Welcome traveler!
📸: Bonnie Ott

Great to join the Owings Mills Corporate Roundtable today at Irvine Nature Center for its quarterly meeting. Speaker Adrienne A. Jones shared a state legislative update, while Baltimore County director of planning Steve Lafferty presented a vision framework focused on sustainability.

We had a wonderful time at the Irvine Nature Center Center's Native Plant Sale & Workshop! Thank you to the Irvine team for organizing this amazing event. Save the date for next year's Native Plant Sale on 5/18/24, you won't want to miss it!

Grest having students from Baltimore City Public Schools here at Irvine today learning about Native Americans.

Are you an early bird? Members can stop by Irvine before sunrise this Sunday and catch some peak migration. Gate opens at 5:30AM!

Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, News Guild The Baltimore Sun We are seeing them all the way upstream here Irvine Nature Center as well as by Stevenson U in the Gwynns Falls

David Nitkin Come birding at Irvine Nature Center! We start seeing them there soon. Irvine Nature Center

Now this is Fox News we can believe . #explorenature

One of the resident fox enjoying the crisp morning air on Warbler Wednesday here at Irvine. Members get early access each Wednesday in April and May; the gate opens at 8am.

It was such an honor to attend and be recognized at the County Executive’s Budget Message today representing Irvine Nature Center in the beautiful 2nd District. Thank you County Executive Johnny Olszewski for your support and leadership! Irvine Nature Center Izzy Patoka

Today in Restoration Ecology lab, exploring restored and natural wetlands to assess restoration status after 5 years Irvine Nature Center. Spatial variability seems to be the key message today with lots of activity in some places but not others.

ALERT: The Maryland Department of Natural Resources advises that the entirety of Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area is closed to the public due to an ongoing brush fire. Natural Resources Police will enforce this closure until further notice.

Good morning from Irvine! Did you know members enjoy early access the first Sunday of the month?

Yep. Best for us to practice LNT Leave No Trace

Erika Walther Irvine Nature Center Cecil Elementary Love it! Don't forget to submit to our Good News form - bit.ly/GoodNewsForm