(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Create your own miniature winter wonderland and learn why cold winter weather is so important! More Montgomery Parks nature events can be found here.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Montgomery Parks at a volunteer park cleanup! Help beautify your community green spaces, keep litter out of our streams, and protect wildlife. Children under 14 years old must volunteer with a parent/guardian.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us in recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day through a volunteer park cleanup. Help beautify your community green spaces, keep litter out of our streams, and protect wildlife. We will provide bags and gloves. Parents must accompany children 13 and under. Groups are welcome. More Montgomery Parks nature events can be found here.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Become part of a community that celebrates the beauty of literature and the outdoors! Explore a range of books centered around nature, wildlife, conservation, and environmental issues. Our meetings take place every third Tuesday of the month at a Montgomery Parks location, in person only. Please complete our FREE membership registration to stay updated on the meeting ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Let’s read stories, sing songs, and take mini-hikes meant for the littlest legs! Please note: The Little Explorers programs scheduled in the same month will have the same topic and activities. Register each child, a guardian must attend. Be sure to check BrooksideNature.org for day-of event status. More Montgomery Parks nature events can be found here.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) All the cool kids are doing it…birding, that is! Want to catch up with the trend? Watching birds during the winter months is a great place to start. Join us to learn how to identify local species and begin building “ID” skills to flex as a birder. This is a series of 45-minute online lessons taught by ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Winter brings a different dimension to the gardens that is sometimes overlooked by visitors. Walk and talk with garden expert Kristin Davey, of Brookside Gardens staff, to uncover the “bones of the garden” without the distraction of leaves or flowers. Explore the architectural elements that shape the gardens including woody plants, hardscape and other components of design. ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Winter brings a different dimension to the gardens that is sometimes overlooked by visitors. Walk and talk with garden expert Kristin Davey, of Brookside Gardens staff, to uncover the “bones of the garden” without the distraction of leaves or flowers. Explore the architectural elements that shape the gardens including woody plants, hardscape and other components of design. ...
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join Montgomery Parks and co-hosts Neighbors of Northwest Branch at a volunteer park cleanup! Help beautify your community green spaces, keep litter out of our streams, and protect wildlife. Children under 14 years old must volunteer with a parent/guardian. Find more Montgomery Parks nature and stewardship events here.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Hike with a naturalist in search of woodpeckers in Wheaton Regional Park. We’ll listen for calls and look for signs that woodpeckers have been busy! Binoculars provided. All attendees must register. Inclement weather could cancel this program. Be sure to check BrooksideNature.org for day-of event status. Ages 18+. Find more Montgomery Parks nature and stewardship events here.
(MD) (Montgomery Parks) Learn about plant propagation in our state-of-the-art greenhouse facilities. You’ll discover how to produce your own houseplants inexpensively and easily from start to finish. We’ll review the best techniques and plants to propagate from cuttings. Participants will get to take a few potted cuttings to grow at home. Instructor: Nate Roehrich, Brookside Gardens staff. Find more Montgomery ...
