Beat the Heat
June 7, 2014 - Naturalist's NotesWhen I ask kids what their favorite part of summer is, one of the more popular responses is “SWIMMING!” This, of course, is a great way to have fun in… Read more »
Weekly Green Tip: Nature Based Early Childhood Education
June 6, 2014 - Executive DirectorRight now things are quiet here at Irvine Nature Center, but it must be the calm before the storm. Fortunately this storm is one of enthusiastic early childhood educators who… Read more »
Free Early Childhood Let’s Move! Wellness Webinar
June 3, 2014 - Teacher SupportThe Let’s Move! webinar features the Children’s Museum of Manhattan’s EatPlayGrow™ curriculum that creatively teaches young children and their parents how to make healthy nutrition and physical activity choices. Topics in the interactive webinar include… Read more »
Liquidity Services at Irvine Nature Center!
May 1, 2014 - Irvine VolunteersOwings Mills’ Liquidity Services came out to Irvine Nature Center on April 24th to help with SpringFest preparation! They helped set-up tables, set-up games and most importantly, mulched our outdoor… Read more »
Constellation Energy at Irvine Nature Center!
April 21, 2014 - Irvine VolunteersConstellation Energy and BGE employees came out to Irvine on April 8th during National Volunteer Week to volunteer their time! They collected trees to repair our Native American lean-to that… Read more »
Friends School of Baltimore at Irvine Nature Center
April 18, 2014 - Irvine VolunteersOn April 17th, Friends School of Baltimore came to volunteer their time at Irvine Nature Center! The group did an excellent job trimming back the old plant stalks from last… Read more »
School Gardens Get Kids Moving!
April 16, 2014 - Latest, Teacher SupportBesides school gardens serving as outdoor classrooms, they have also been found to boost students’ physical activity for 10 more minutes a week than before their schools had gardens. This… Read more »
Project Clean Stream at Irvine Nature Center
April 12, 2014 - Irvine Volunteers, LatestProject Clean Stream here at Irvine Nature Center was a huge success! We had 18 volunteers come out to pick up about 250 pounds of trash. We found items from… Read more »
BES Teachers’ Institute
April 1, 2014 - Latest, Teacher SupportThe Baltimore Ecosystem Study is holding a Teachers’ Institute to help dedicated middle and high school teachers in the greater Baltimore region enrich their environmental science knowledge and teaching skills.… Read more »
Weekly Green Tip – Invasives!
March 21, 2014 - Executive Director, LatestI reached for the water bottle next to my bed a few nights ago to take a gulp of water before rolling over and going back to sleep. As the cool… Read more »
