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Forest beauty & a free watercolor class
By Lisa Manning Spring is here. New green leaves on trees, melodious bird songs, fresh fragrant blooming flowers and buzzing insects! Once again, a free watercolor class will be offered in the woods and meadow ecosystem of the Friends of Baltimore Woods Natural Area. This spring the class is scheduled for Sunday, May 17, from…
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Painting to inspire appreciation of nature
The grasses were almost eye level along the St. Johns Avenue entrance to the upper Baltimore Woods Meadow in St. Johns on s warm Saturday morning in June. Eleven students, with instructor, Ronna Fujisawa, gathered along a trail for a free plein-air watercolor painting class sponsored by the Friends of Baltimore Woods. The meadow is located a half-mile north of…
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Local wildflowers entice walkers
Baltimore Woods’ 7-acre meadow is blooming with an assortment of native wildflowers that can easily be viewed from the gravel path through the corridor. Walkers can start a stroll on N. Decatur at N. Baltimore, or at N. Decatur at N. Catlin. Or for a shorter walk, you can enter the meadow directly at N.…
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Growing Baltimore Woods
The Friends of Baltimore Woods (FoBW) are delighted to announce the acquisition of almost an acre parcel nicknamed the Acorn site near the North Reno entrance of the Baltimore Woods Natural Area. The site is adjacent to the future npGreenway Trail alignment on two sides. Although the property has been neglected for several years and…
