5th Anniversary Open House, Birthday Party, Wildlife Baby Shower, Inaugural First Hike

**Event Moved from April 9th to April 16th due to weather**  Susquehannock Wildlife Society, a non-profit conservation/education/rescue-rehabilitation organization based in Harford County, will celebrate its 5th anniversary on April 16 with an open house and slate of activities at the site of its future wildlife center located at 1725 Trappe Church Road in Darlington, Maryland.  The wildlife center, currently under renovation, is located on the newly established 20-acre Hopkins Branch Wildlife Management Area, which will only be open to the public from 1pm‑5pm during this very limited event. In the event of inclement weather, the open house will be held on April 16.

At the open house, visitors can meet the Susquehannock Wildlife Society team, learn about its mission, and have an opportunity to volunteer for current and future projects. The inaugural hike will take visitors along a stream, past a pond, across a meadow, and through the woods – with breathtaking views of the historic village of Darlington and Deer Creek valley. At the Wildlife Baby Shower, participants will learn more about the rescue and care of orphaned and distressed baby wildlife, play wildlife-themed baby shower games, and can donate items that will ensure superb quality of care for this year’s wild babies.

Although the facility is still under renovation, visitors can enter the future wildlife center to get a first peek at it how it looks and share the vision of what it will become – a first-of-its-kind hub for wildlife education, research, and rehabilitation in northern Maryland, aimed at conserving Maryland’s native wildlife species for the good of the environment and to maintain them for many generations to enjoy. Patrons of the open house can also enjoy birthday cake and special guest wildlife ambassadors as the organization celebrates its 5th year of protecting local wildlife.