Conservation Trail Meadow at Clifton and Fairfax Roads
1:00 P.M. Opening Ceremony including WHEMS Dance Team, SHILOH AME Church Youth Spoken Word Cadences. Takes place by the yellow gate stage area.
2:00 P.M. Mill Ruins Program* See and visit the recently-uncovered ruins of a 1850’s flour mill along the Gwynns Falls. Learn about this mill and the important role of mills in Baltimore’s economic development. Expert resources from the Commission on Historical Archeological Preservation will join UMBC Professor Emeritus Edward Orser in this presentation. Click here for more information.
3:00 Introduction to the Gwynns Falls* Learn about the ecology of the Gywnns Falls which flows past Windsor Hills on its way from Reisterstown to Baltimore Harbor. Presented in cooperation with Blue Water Baltimore. 4:00 Yoga in the Meadow. Led by Brian Daniloski and Ann Everton, experienced neighborhood yogis. Will take place in the far end of the Trail-head Meadow.
*involves Trail Walk closed toe, sturdy shoes advised ** Families interested in curriculum ideas should contact [email protected].
Continuing Activities Organized in conjunction with Windsor Hills Elementary & Middle School, Shiloh AME Church and the Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park
Youth Area: board games including chess, face painting, hula hoops and football and frisbee. Creative Activities for young & Old: Making Art From nature. Easels. Nature and Clay.
Exhibits Carrie Murray Nature Center– Rescued Wildlife Blue Water Baltimore Friends of Gwynns Falls/Leakin Park (FOGFLP)
Shiloh AME Church Weed Warrior Exhibit – Ashley Bowers & Ambush Goeloe Windsor Hills Elementary Middle School Windsor Hills Neighbors Conservation Trail Display Windsor Hills Neighbors History Display--David Carroll Windsor Hills Neighbors, Inc. Membership featuring Bob Straub’s art Windsor Hills Neighbors Memorabilia Table – Mildred Forehand
FREE FOOD & FUN! The festival is co-sponsored by Windsor Hills Neighbors, Inc., Shiloh AME Church, and Windsor Hills Elementary Middle School. Special thanks to MECU Baltimore’s Credit Union & BOPA the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts for helping to make this event possible.