Nature Nook
Join Seneca Creek State Park every Tuesday in April for fun crafts, games, and hands-on nature items. Activities vary each week!
Wings of Fancy Opens
Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United StatesBrookside Gardens’ annual Wings of Fancy butterfly exhibit opens at the park’s South Conservatory and runs through September 22. For all of the details, including new exhibit hours and detailed ticket, parking, and other visitor information, visit the Brookside Gardens website.
Hump Day Hike
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesThis is a chance to get some fresh air and exercise after work at Seneca Creek State Park. Hike a loop of between 1.5 and 2 miles, with frequent stops for animal sightings, plant and praying mantis egg case searches. The route will vary based on trail conditions.
Step Lively at the Trolley Museum
National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD, United StatesStep Lively Please for the Spring Break Special features trolley cartoons and story time for children from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Step Lively at the Trolley Museum
National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville, MD, United StatesStep Lively Please for the Spring Break Special features trolley cartoons and story time for children from 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Wetlands Walk
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesJoin a Seneca Creek State Park Ranger on a walk through the wetlands area and learn about the importance of this fragile ecosystem. Enjoy a great chance to hear frogs and toads and search for salamanders and other wildlife. Meet at the Blue Jay/Nuthatch Pavilion.
Brookside Gardens Saturday Walk
Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, United StatesEnjoy a tour of Brookside Gardens, an award-winning g display garden featuring an abundance of annual and perennial displays throughout the year. Highly trained, knowledgeable guides offer engaging horticultural tours focusing on the plants that make the garden unique. The event is free; registration is required.
Skulls and Skins
Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD, United StatesJoin Patuxent River State Park for an interactive program about the amazing animals that live around the park. Explore real-life skulls and pelts from mammal residents, and learn how bones and hair can teach us about what animals eat and how they live. All ages welcome! At the Nature Center.
Owl Pellets
Patuxent River State Park 23222 Georgia Ave, Brookeville, MD, United StatesCome to Patuxent River State Park and learn about the habits and diet of owls by dissecting the pellets they leave behind. All ages welcome; at the Nature Center.
Skulls and Skins
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD, United StatesCome to Seneca Creek State Park and learn about the animals native to Maryland. Examine a real fur pelt and animal bones, and learn what these things tell us about our wildlife.