The Results are in for the 2023 City Nature Challenge Despite a dreary and drizzly weekend, April 28 to May 1, Baltimore placed 59th overall out of 482 participating cities AROUND THE WORLD! Baltimore also placed 5th among cities of similar geographic size. In the...
When asked their views at a late 2022 Oregon Ridge Master Plan public input meeting, it was no surprise that participants overwhelmingly chose a new trail network as their highest priority. People come from all over the region to hike at Oregon Ridge Park, and we can...
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photography above by Michael Eversmier “Nature in her green tranquil woods heals and soothes all afflictions.” (John Muir) A visitor to Oregon Ridge Park will immediately see that its crowning glory is the forest, which covers roughly 90% of the park’s 1100 acres....
While the Baltimore County Master Plan for Oregon Ridge is being developed, it is timely to remember an earlier milestone in the Park’s history. Thirty-five years ago, a group of committed citizens worked tirelessly to find a way to purchase the nearly 200-acre...
In September 2022, the Oregon Ridge Nature Center Council invited park users to share their experiences and opinions about Oregon Ridge Park and its future. The following is a summary of what the 224 users told us: Oregon Ridge Park has been part of Baltimore County...
