Category: Adult Programs

2022 Program Data

We are proud to report our 2022 program data! Each year, we love to round up our year-end data. Who came to us? How many hours did the spend with us? How many hours did they spend on the farm? How many total hours did we deliver programs? All of this helps to inform us Read More »

MAEOE Conference—2023

In early February, Katie and Clare (ThorpeWood’s program director and barn manager/community liaison, respectively) took to the road well before dawn and headed down to Ocean City for this year’s Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education conference. It was a jam-packed weekend of Environmental Inspiration. From morning to evening, the days were filled with Read More »

New Partnerships in the Works!

With our programs calendar joining the bears in hibernation, January can be a lonely time at ThorpeWood. This January, we were all over the farm and across town, busy with meetings and getting excited about new partnerships! On the farm front, we met with Lyndsee Hewston, our local feed store’s Purina equine specialist and nutritionist. Read More »

Woods in Your Backyard

The ThorpeWood team assembled this past Saturday at the Ole Mink Farm Recreation Resort to attend The Catoctin Land Trust’s Woods in Your Backyard program. The event is designed to unite local landowners in caring for our woodlands. The Catoctin Land Trust, The Maryland Department of Natural Resources Forestry Service, and The Alliance for the Read More »

2022 Holiday Open Houses

ThorpeWood was delighted to host three Holiday Open Houses at our lodge this year! Each night from 2-8pm, we surrounded ourselves with neighbors and friends of ThorpeWood. Our 17′ tall Christmas tree, topped by our taxidermied bard owl, dazzled attendees. Live music from local musicians united us in merry spirits. Mulled cider and homemade cookies Read More »

Election Day & Litter Pick Up

If it’s election day, come on down Catoctin Hollow Road to see the ThorpeWood crew hard at work cleaning up litter. That’s right, to us, voting and litter pick up are like peanut butter and jelly – they just go together! We consider them both high-level civic duties. Vote for your local, state, and national Read More »

YMCA Staff Retreat

ThorpeWood and the Frederick YMCA have a deep relationship that goes back many years. This past week, Tim Dunn of the Y arranged a retreat at ThorpeWood for the executive and managerial staff. The bulk of their day took place at the Lodge, where they discussed Creating an Equitable Y, reviewed their strategic plan, and Read More »

Heartly House Staff Retreat – 2022

Earlier this week, we hosted the Heartly House staff for a retreat on our property. The Heartly House folks began their day at the lodge with breakfast, coffee, and a warm welcome from their president and executive director Inga James. From there, the staff was freed up to choose their own adventure. They divided themselves Read More »