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In Loving Memory

Don Domain, board member and past president of the Friends of Soldiers Delight, passed on April 9. The Board of Directors is deeply saddened by this significant loss to the conservation community.
He will be remembered for his many years of staunch and devoted service on behalf of Soldiers Delight and all of Maryland's State Parks, and for his knack at inspiring and encouraging others to do the same.
Link to obituary

Cover of Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas bookletFeatured Concession

Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas
For sale in the Visitors' Center
All proceeds go to education, outreach, invasives control and ecosystem restoration.
Browse a list of items for sale.

Cost: $10 per booklet

Art Exhibit

"Reflections and other Inspirations"
An exhibition featuring selected works of Richard H. Wiegand, Artistic Photographer

in the Soldiers Delight Visitors' Center

Richard H. Wiegand has been botanizing and photographing the State of Maryland for the past 40 years, and he served as the State's Natural Resource Biologist for the Central Region. He is renowned within DNR for his photographs that span a large range of subjects and formats and which are all drawn from the beauty of nature. R. H. Wiegand's work, as both botanist and photographer, has been used extensively by public and private organizations. His photos have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, as well as in calendars, brochures, displays, DNR publications, websites and several books. In addition to being widely published, he has also appeared as a naturalist multiple times on the Maryland PBS television series Outdoors Maryland. Mr. Wiegand's formal study of photography began under Dr. Szell, a close student and companion of Ansel Adams for many years, at Miami Photography College.

Board Members' Resources:
Next Meeting: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Last Meeting: December 1, 2011

Historic Photos of Soldiers Delight
from the Baltimore County Public Library

Soldiers Delight Conservation, Inc.
c/o Lynell Tobler, Vice President
10012 Lyons Mill Road
Owings Mills, Maryland 21117 USA
410-922-3044
soldiersdelight@gmail.com

www.soldiersdelight.org
Last Revised: 19 December 2011
© 2011 SDCI

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Links
  1. Maryland Guide to Hunting & Trapping 2011-2012
  2. Maryland's Public Lands - Soldiers Delight N.E.A.
  3. Soldiers Delight N.E.A. Trail Guide
  4. Upcoming Events at Soldiers Delight
The Friends of Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area

Soldiers Delight Conservation, Inc. (the Friends of Soldiers Delight) is a non-profit group which assists the staff of Soldiers Delight with programs, serpentine restoration projects, exhibits and visitors' center assistance.

For volunteer information, call Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area at 410-922-3044.

To conduct research, please contact:

Wayne Tyndall, State Restoration Ecologist
Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife and Heritage Services
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
909 Wye Mills Road, Wye Mills, Maryland 21679 USA
410-827-8612, extension 110
wtyndall@dnr.state.md.us

Featured Friends: Soldiers Delight Conservation
Soldiers Delight Conservation, Inc. is proud to be highlighted as the Maryland Park Service December featured volunteers!
Read more...

What is the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area?

Located along the largest serpentine barrens in Maryland, Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area is an unique environment. The area comprises over 39 rare, threatened or endangered plant species as well as rare insects, rocks and minerals. Visitors will enjoy taking a hike on the trails or stopping by the visitors' center to see one of the exhibits.

Directions from Baltimore
(Travel time approximately 20 minutes)

From I-695 take I-795 north via Exit 19 toward Owings Mills/Reisterstown. Take Exit 7B on Franklin Boulevard west. Turn right on Church Road, left on Berrymans Lane, then left on Deer Park Road. The gated entrance to the Visitors' Center parking lot will be on your right, about one mile down the road, at 5100 Deer Park Road.
GPS coordinates: 39.41023, -76.83880
 


 Featured Resources

Alienweeds Papermaking Workshop, June 19, 2011, photographs by Lynell Tobler

 Soldiers Delight Concessions
 browse a list of items for sale in the visitors' center
 

Soldiers Delight in the News

  1. On The Trail: Serpentine Trail (Owings Mills Patch, July 14, 2011)
  2. Park Quest 24/7 Leaves Outdoors Girl With Lessons, Memories (Baltimore Sun, June 10, 2011)
  3. The Ultimate Trail Guide for Owings Mills, Reisterstown (Owings Mills Patch, June 4, 2011)
  4. First Volunteer Fair Connects Volunteers with Opportunities at Patapsco Valley State Park (Ellicott City Patch, May 10, 2011)
  5. Soldiers Delight Events, Book Fair Top This Weekend's List of Family Activities (Owings Mills Patch, March 16, 2011)
  6. Post-Snow Soldiers Delight Trip Reveals Color, Detail (Owings Mills Patch, March 3, 2011)
  7. Soldiers Delight on Trip Down Deer Park Road (Owings Mills Patch, February 10, 2011)
  8. Five Things To Do This Weekend (Baltimore Sun, September 17, 2010)
  9. Your Child Could Be a Junior Ranger This Summer (Owings Mills Times, June 8, 2009)
  10. Dye-hards Color Easter Eggs the Old-fashioned Way (Owings Mills Times, April 8, 2009)
  11. Learn to Dye Easter Eggs with Natural Products (Owings Mills Times, April 1, 2009)
  12. Question: Looking Back: Do You Know Where This Picture Was Taken? (Owings Mills Times, March 3, 2009)
    Answer: Looking Back: Do You Recognize This Church? (Owings Mills Times, March 11, 2009)
  13. Shotgun Hunt in Soldiers Delight Is OK'd (Owings Mills Times, October 23, 2008)
  14. Shotgun Deer Hunt in Soldiers Delight Gains Neighborhood Support (Owings Mills Times, October 16, 2008)
  15. Expanded Soldiers Delight Deer Hunt Proposed (Owings Mills Times, October 7, 2008)
  16. Deer Appetite Endangering Wildlife (Baltimore Sun, August 17, 2008)
  17. Loch Raven Overflowing... With Deer (Baltimore Sun, July 20, 2008)
  18. State Plans Study of Deer Hunt (The Jeffersonian, February 21, 2008)
  19. County To Track Deer from Air: Soldiers Delight Hunt Zones May Be Redrawn (Owings Mills Times, February 14, 2008)
  20. Metro Connection: Soldiers Delight
    Listen: Real Audio | Windows Media
    (WAMU 88.5 FM, American University Radio, August 31, 2007)
  21. State OKs Plan To Buy Land for Soldiers Delight (Owings Mills Times, August 30, 2007)
  22. Baltimore County Digest: State OKs Funds to Expand Park (Baltimore Sun, August 24, 2007)
  23. Park's Deer Season Extended (Owings Mills Times, August 16, 2007)
  24. Maryland to Update Plan for Size of Deer Herd (Baltimore Sun, August 1, 2007)
  25. 12-week Hunt Bags 24 Deer (Owings Mills Times, February 22, 2007)
  26. Bow Hunt Yields 24 Deer at Soldiers Delight (The Jeffersonian, February 22, 2007)
  27. A-hunting We Go: Pursuing Deer at Soldiers Delight (Owings Mills Times, December 28, 2006)
  28. Deer Hunting Opens in Owings Mills (Jewish Times, August 18, 2006)
  29. Hunt Planned in Nature Preserve (Baltimore Sun, August 9, 2006)
  30. Soldiers Delight: Natural Attraction (Frederick News-Post, July 9, 2006)
  31. Nonprofit Says Hunt Could Boost Deer Population (Owings Mills Times, May 25, 2006)
  32. Deer, Humans Biggest Threats to Soldiers Delight (Owings Mills Times, May 18, 2006)
  33. Deer Hunters Target Soldiers Delight (WBAL Radio Web Site, April 13, 2006)