The Conservancy sets up an exhibit every fall at the County Fair and at other venues throughout the year. We sponsor a yearly Schoolchildren's Conservation Writing Contest designed to give students the opportunity to express what they feel is the most important landscape, natural area, or historic site to save in the county. We also give awards to students whose entries in the countywide annual Science Fair merit recognition for their sound environmental content.

Charles County Heritage Award

At a ceremony at the annual membership meeting, the Conservancy conferred its Charles County Heritage Award on Peter F. Murphy in honor of his support for protecting open space and the county's natural and historic areas. Murphy donated a perpetual conservation easement on his property, Greenweigh, on the Potomac River west of Bryans Road. One of the Conservancy's founders and an early member of the Board of Directors, he has dedicated much of his life to public service. He is now in his second term as a Delegate in the Maryland General Assembly.

Previous Heritage Award recipients include:

• Carol Ghebelian, long active in the Southern Maryland Audubon Society and Friends of Chapman State Park;
• Elmer Biles, whose many contributions to the community include sharing extensive research on Charles County's early history;
• George Wilmot, widely known for his dedication to protecting Mattawoman Creek.
  

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