Arbor Day Tree ID Walk
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesCelebrate Arbor Day and learn how to identify various tree species local to Maryland at Seneca Creek State Park. Examine leaves, twigs, and trees to learn how to point out the different types. Meet at the Park Office.
City Nature Challenge Bio-Blitz
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesJoin Seneca Creek State Park in this City Nature Challenge bio-blitz activity and find various plants and wildlife to identify for the competition. Please bring a camera or phone to take pictures. Meet at the Park Office.
Countryside Artisans Spring Studio Tour
Spend a day in the country, enjoy scenic drives between studios, stop for artisan beverages, and meet artists in the beautiful settings that inspire their work every day. The Countryside Artisans of Maryland represents a selected group of accomplished visual, sculptural, and textile artists working in oil, pastel, watercolor, pencil, ceramics, porcelain, glass, enamel, stone, wood, […]
Discovery Day: Trains in Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, United StatesDiscover the magic of trains at the Gaithersburg Community Museum’s Train Day. Visitors are invited to celebrate Gaithersburg’s long and storied history with the railroad. Enjoy a N-Gauge model train display presented by BANTRAK members, explore vintage rail cars, and participate in train-related activities. In the museum, have fun in the hands-on learning centers and […]
Animal Tracks
Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD, United StatesEven though you may not see them, there are many ways we know that animals are here. Join staff at Patuxent River State Park to learn about different animals and their tracks, where to look for signs in the wild, and how to identify them. At the Nature Center, which is open from 10:00 a.m. […]
Animal Tracks
Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD, United StatesEven though you may not see them, there are many ways we know that animals are here at Patuxent River State Park. Learn about different animals and their tracks, where to look for signs in the wild, and how to identify them. The Nature Center is open from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Rachel Carson Site Tour and Nature Walk
Rachel Carson House 11701 Berwick Road, Silver Spring, MDCome see where Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, the monumental 1962 expose documenting the environmental dangers of the indiscriminate use of pesticides then being used, such as the now-banned DDT. Her Silver Spring home has been maintained by the Rachel Carson Landmark Alliance as it was when she lived there while writing Silent Spring. Learn […]
Grusendorf Cabin Open House
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesVisit Seneca Creek State Park's 164-year-old log farmhouse and try your hand at an old-time craft. It's a unique opportunity to step inside this historic cabin and see what's inside!
Lecture: C&O Canal
Germantown Library 19840 Century Blvd, Germantown, MD, United StatesGrand Old Ditch: The C&O Canal, Past Present and Future Judith Welles, a local history author and C&O Canal volunteer, provides historic highlights and photographs of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, including the canal’s role in the Civil War, historic structures, and unique engineering marvels in the mid-19th Century. The presentation also describes current-day challenges […]
City Nature Challenge Bio-Blitz
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesJoin Seneca Creek State Park in this City Nature Challenge bio-blitz activity and find various plants and wildlife to identify for the competition. Please bring a camera or phone to take pictures. Meet at the Park Office.