by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jun 10, 2021 | Feature, News
We are grateful for the support of Brooms Bloom Dairy and Hopkins Farm Brewery as our food and beverage sponsors for our 10th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser! You may have seen our signs and some free stickers at each location while cooling off from this past...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | Jun 10, 2021 | Feature, News
Join us on a walk through our forest and meadow to witness one of nature’s greatest wonders, the bioluminescent symphony of light put on by the firefly, a tiny native beetle that is known for its ability to communicate through its built in illumination. We will...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 21, 2021 | Feature, News
It’s that time of the year again were Black Bear sightings are increasing throughout Maryland, including here in Harford County. Many encounters occur because a bear has discovered that our trash cans can provide an easy source of food. One of the best ways to...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 21, 2021 | Feature, News
We are honored to receive this Citation from Governor Larry Hogan and his Executive Council to commemorate our 10th Anniversary of working to protect your local wildlife and recognize our upcoming celebration in June. We are grateful for our rich partnership with the...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 21, 2021 | Feature, News
We are really excited to announce a conservation project that we have been preparing for since we first started creating the Wildlife Center! Way back when we found the primary host plant for the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly (Maryland’s State Insect), the...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 21, 2021 | Feature, News
We were honored to join Justin on the air last week on WHGM to talk local wildlife and update his listeners on our upcoming 10th Anniversary Celebration & Fundraiser that is just a few weeks away! You can be one of the first to see all of our progress at the...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 4, 2021 | Feature, News
We get all sorts of rescue calls and last week we had a rather interesting one. This Gray Squirrel was reported in the town of Rising Sun in Cecil County as being trapped behind some cable TV wires on the outside of a house. It seemed like it had been there for some...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 4, 2021 | Feature, News
Last week we received a call from Todd McKinney who found this Eastern Garter Snake tangled in some plastic landscape netting that is often used for erosion control and helping to grow grass after construction projects. Many times it comes unknowingly embedded in...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 4, 2021 | Feature, News
Welcome Earthlings! The Periodical Cicada nymphs have begun to emerge from their 17 year waiting period underground and as temperatures warm they will soon shed their exoskeletons to take their final form. The iconic red-eyed flying buzzers will be just about...
by Susquehannock Wildlife Society | May 4, 2021 | Feature, News
Photo by Isabel Hernandez Last week we had one of our most intense wildlife rescues so far! We received a call from Fred Smith with Exelon that the wonderful local photographer Isabel Hernandez had observed a juvenile Bald Eagle with a broken wing below the Conowingo...