COMING EVENTS:

HNCA Meeting, Third Monday of each month at, 7:30 p.m. at Back River Community Center.
Bulb Planting, April date to be determined.


 

Basket Bingo April 13, 2012 7:00 pm Elks Lodge Homberg Ave Essex for tickets call Katie 410-391-7368
Dumpster April 21, 2012 0800 to noon see newsletter for details
Civil War re-enactment May 5-6, 2012 at Ballistone Mansion Rocky Point 

 


SEEKING Future Guest Speakers

  Persons or organizations seeking a public platform and opportunity deliver a message or presentation on an environmental matter in the Essex area contact Jim Mitchell HNCA Environmental Education Chairman Jim.HNCA@verizon.net 

examples of past speaker topics:
oyster hotels
manmade wetlands
solar energy 
hart-miller island project
Restoration of Back River    


  
 
 
RESEARCH ITEMS OF INTEREST:

Links of Interest
www.marshypoint.org our closest educational nature center 
www.wingpics.us aerial photos of "the neck"
Our own Anna Renault is writting for the Essex.Patch.com which covers Essex, Middle River, and some of Rosedale. 
There will be more articles to come... and she is also posted on



WWW.savebackriver.org

recycling "They take more stuff!" 
http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/Agencies/publicworks/recycling/singlestream/collectioninformation.html 

Education Page: 
1. LNG research
2. Algae Bloom research
3. Pleasure Island shoreline enhancement proposal
4. Other topics of interest  
5. Gypsy Moth 

Planning Page:
Final (or most recent) draft of Lower Back River Neck Community Action Plan  
    
      

 We are a rural community on the Middle River side of the peninsula that separates Back River and Middle River in Eastern Baltimore County.  The entire peninsula has been designated as a Chesapeake Bay Critical Area and our organization was formed to honor and preserve this vital resource.  
Our mission is to:

  • Fund an annual conservation related scholarship for high school students
  • Sponsor children to attend ecology camps
  • Build, install and maintaining houses for ducks, other birds and bats
  • Plant and maintain gardens in public areas within our neighborhood
  • Take an active role in the planning and zoning process within our area
  • Organize an annual community hazardous residential waste removal program
  • Organize a monthly trash and litter cleanup of our roads 
Our regular meetings are generally scheduled  at the Back River Community Center at 7:30pm the third Monday of each month.  Our annual events include summer "Family Fun Nights" on Hart-Miller Island, a September Crab Feast , a Fall Festival and a December Holiday Party. 

The Road Cleanup occurs on the Saturday immediately following the Monday meeting.  We meet at the "Necks Stop" on Back River Neck and Holly Neck Rds. at 8:00am. It takes less than 90 minutes and is a great way to meet new neighbors.  During spring & summer months, the gardens at  the top of Holly Neck Rd, Coastal Legacy at Schafer's Rd and the Fantat Bay at Fantat Rd are also weeded, and daffodil bulbs are planted along Holly Neck Rd. This is a great project for community hours for school age kids. Thanks for your support.