Harper's Choice CARES

08/08/2026

Columbia Association (CA) developed a Natural Resource Stewardship Plan (NRSP) to guide the long-term stewardship of our community’s natural areas, including forests, streams, open spaces, and wildlife habitats. The NRSP includes science-based recommendations, incorporates community input to ident...

06/14/2026

Join us this Thursday June 18 at 7:30pm for a webinar on Green Burials: A Conversation on Natural Endings
With kim holcomb (Green Burial Association of Maryland (GBAM) ) and Dan Morhaim, MD.

On Zoom co-hosted by Harper's Choice CARES & King's Contrivance CARES.

Open to first 100 attendees
Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84323401311?pwd=kasYsvbvqatG4CSergJAb8GWICqmrl.1
Meeting ID : 8 4 3 2 3 4 0 1 3 1 1
Passcode : 9 9 5 2 1 8

06/12/2026

Looking for something to do this Saturday? Head on out to Hopewell Meadow! Right by Columbia Association Hopewell Pool

Owen Brown CARES Owen Brown Community Assoc

06/05/2026

Happening tomorrow morning (rescheduled due to previous thunderstorm). CFIN: A Community of Families in Nature

Come out before the heat hits, and help prepare the pollinator garden in Swansfield right by the pool and playground!

06/03/2026

We hope to see you there!

Join us for a Beech Forest Grove Volunteer Playdate this Thursday from 3:30–5:00 PM.

This is a family-friendly volunteer gathering where kids are welcome to explore, play, and participate in age-appropriate stewardship while grown-ups help care for the space.

We’ll spend the afternoon doing light invasive plant removal, litter cleanup, nature observation, and community care.

Bring water, hat, closed-toe shoes, gloves if you have them, and any kid-friendly outdoor tools or buckets.

Beech Forest Grove is growing through community care, and this is a chance for neighbors of all ages to learn, play, and care for the land together.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beech-forest-grove-volunteer-play-tickets-1990799216046?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/23/2026

📅 TOMORROW NIGHT! 📅

The Harper’s Choice Community Association Board Meeting is happening Friday, May 22 at 7:00 PM.

We encourage all residents to attend and participate — community engagement makes a difference! Whether you join us in person or virtually on Zoom, we hope to see you there.

Together, we continue building a stronger Harper’s Choice community.
💙💚HCCA Board Meeting

May 22, 2026, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
https://meet.goto.com/953583613

You can also dial in using your phone.
Access Code: 953-583-613
United States: +1 (224) 501-3412

Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts:
https://meet.goto.com/install

05/07/2026

This is a Luna Moth, picture taken by Linda K after leaving Harper's Choice Community Association from voting / plant giveaway. This is a native species and one of the largest North American moths. This is just one reason we advocate for planting natives plants!
Host plants for the Luna Moth include hickory, walnut, sweet gum, and white oak trees.

Learn more about Luna Moths: https://marylandgrows.umd.edu/2023/07/22/moths-in-the-landscape/

05/06/2026

Have you ever noticed the pollinator garden right next to playground at Swansfield park and pool? CFIN: A Community of Families in Nature is havijg their annual clean up / weeding at Wednesday May 20th from 4:30-6:30pm!

04/25/2026

TODAY Saturday 4/25:
Come out to Harper's Choice Community Association to get your free native plant when you vote!
If you voted online or through the mail, come on out and get your free plant!

Picture of the beautiful native landscape bed installed about 3 years ago. Right in Joseph Square

04/20/2026

Join us this Thursday 4/23 at 3:30pm for an invasive removal at "Beech Forest Grove" the newest adopt-a-spot in Harper's Choice Community Association.
Overview
Come out and help us establish Beech Forest Grove, a community garden sanctuary in Swansfield Park.

We’ll be working together to remove invasive plants and prepare the site for long-term ecological health.

What we’ll be doing:

Removing invasive plants
Supporting early site establishment and restoration

For reminders & more info register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/volunteer-workday-invasive-removal-at-beech-forest-grove-tickets-1987760422934?aff=ebdsoporgprofile