Carly Miller stands in the wetlands at Hashawha Environmental Center, a group of sixth-graders lined up in front of her, most knee-deep in mud. “This volunteer needs to, No. 1, trust me ...

Carroll County Outdoor School teacher Carly Miller leads West Middle School students as they learn about stream ecology at the Hashawha Environmental Area Tuesday, April 20, 2021. A crayfish is ...

WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- Steve Heacock has been with Carroll County Outdoor School at Hashawha Environmental Center since it first opened 36 years ago. He has taught more than 110,000 Carroll ...

Outdoor school is a Carroll County tradition that started nearly 50 years ago and is considered a rite of passage to many. Sixth graders spend a week overnight at the Hashawha Environmental Center ...

Outdoor school, contracts with three unions that represent a variety of school employees, salary increases for bus drivers, the system’s one-to-one laptop program, and the budget for ...

“I remember being on the planning commission for Hashawha and walking over the ... in Carroll can attend the center?s weeklong Outdoor School, which now sees the children and grandchildren ...