Help Baltimore Woods Grow!
Expanding Boundaries for Education, Recreation, and Community

Baltimore Woods Nature Center is building a foundation to continue serving our community into the future. Launched in 2019, we are working to raise $1 million to complete a two-phase campaign to expand the preserve and update the nature center, allowing us to accommodate additional visitors and develop more environmental education programming for all ages, in all seasons, and meet our mission everyday.

map of preserve showing boundaries of existing preserve and new additional acres

Ariel map showing Baltimore Woods’ original 182-acre preserve and newly acquired additional 90-acre parcel. Click the map above for an enlarged view. 

Phase I: Grow Baltimore Woods to 270+ acres! As of March 2022, the first phase of this effort has been completed and 90 adjacent acres have been acquired to physically grow the preserve! This acquisition could not have been possible without the support of a dedicated and generous community of partners and supporters who have contributed significant time and financial contributions over the past three years – thank you to everyone who helped make this vision a reality! While this new part of the preserve isn’t ready to be open to the public yet, plans are underway to open the first new trail in June and we cannot wait to share new explorations and adventures with our community now and for generations to come.

Phase II: Community, Stewardship, and a Growing Mission. With 50% additional acreage comes the necessity of expanding Baltimore Woods Nature Center’s capacity for stewardship of the land and expanding facilities to support the accompanying increase in environmental education, play, recreation and research that takes place at this much-loved nature preserve. Located on the adjacent property to the south, the newest parcels include acres of woodlands, streams, and agricultural fields that we will work to conserve, restore, and make accessible to the public through establishment of trails and amenities that are supported in perpetuity through a stewardship endowment. Additional ongoing projects will focus on updates and expansion of the John A. Weeks Interpretive Center, including new exhibits and community spaces that will allow us to accommodate more visitors and staff, host new programs, and create even more connections to nature for all ages in all seasons.

Through engaging experiences and place-based exploration, we envision communities united in stewardship and love of the natural world and we hope you share in our excitement for the possibilities this expansion provides for the Central New York community today, tomorrow, and long into the future! We are grateful for your support as we continue to grow and serve you as your community nature center!

If you are interested in making a contribution to the campaign, please click the button below, and thank you for supporting our efforts to increase the benefits this important preserve provides to our community!

Interested in learning more about the Expanding Boundaries Campaign and getting involved? Contact Whitney Lash-Marshall at [email protected] or 315-673-1350 to setup a time to talk about making a financial contribution or joining our team across the community helping with gifts of time, talent, and volunteer service to make this vision become a reality! Watch for more exciting news about Phase II of the campaign!