Friends of Hashawha
Bear Branch (FHBB)

Experience the beauty of our park and trails in Westminster, Maryland.

The Friends of Hashawha Bear Branch is an organization of volunteers who work with the Carroll County Department of Recreation and Parks to support Bear Branch Nature Center and Hashawha Environmental Center through events, projects, and fundraising. 

A forest trail covered with fallen leaves during sunset, with tall trees and sunlight shining through the branches.

Be a part of making this park the best it can be!

Join the Friends of Hashawha Bear Branch and learn more about all the ways you can help - from gardening to hunting for rubber ducks!

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Ranger our Red-tailed ha perched on a wooden beam inside an enclosure.

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Whether you come for an event, a festival, or just a visit to the nature center or playground, we know you’ll have fun!

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Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature — the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. —Rachel Carson

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