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A Community Meeting to discuss the future of Long Branch-Wayne Local Park will be held on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 from 7:00PM-9:00PM at the Oak View Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD. The public is encouraged to come out and provide input on park usage and offer ideas on potential park improvements.Meeting will be held … Continue reading 02/09/2016 – Community Meeting- Long Branch Wayne Local Park
Explore wild Montgomery with a Locust Grove park naturalist. Each week we'll hike a different trail at a different Montgomery County park. Today we'll take a leisurely 3-mile walk on Black Hill Trail around Little Seneca Lake and up into the natural surface trails of Black Hill Park. Meet in the Visitor Center parking lot … Continue reading 02/13/2016 – Explore Wild Montgomery: Black Hill Trail
Share a valentine with our feathered friends. Drop by during program hours and create this seasonal delight to take home with you. No registration required. Exact change appreciated. All ages
February is Maple Sugaring Month at Brookside Nature Center. Every Saturday and Sunday you'll have an opportunity to experience an American tradition: maple sugaring! Watch the whole maple sugaring process from start to finish. See sap drip from trees and taste it. Watch us boil it down into sweet maple syrup, then sample a tasty … Continue reading 02/13/2016 – Maple Sugaring Days
$55 per person or $50 each for two or more, includes lunch Registration closes Febuary 16; no refunds after February 13 *Snow date – February 27, 2016 (In case of inclement weather, we follow Montgomery County Public Schools’ Weekend Activity Policy.) Schedule of Events Registration & Refreshments (8:30 – 9:00) Welcome & Opening Remarks (9:00 … Continue reading 2016 Spring Gardening Conference
Hi Fellow Gardeners, Neighbors, and Friends! The next Mill Creek Towne Garden Club meeting is planned for February 23rd at the Mill Creek Towne Elementary School beginning at 7:30 p.m. Two Montgomery County Master Gardeners, Merikay Smith and LeeAnne Gelletly, will be speaking on "Children's Gardens - Growing Gardeners". This should be a great talk! … Continue reading MCT Garden Club February Meeting Topic: Creating Children’s Gardens: Growing Gardeners
Celebrate Black History Month February 27 & 28, 2016Montgomery Parks is proud to provide this introduction to this rich, local African American history by hosting a series of free, tours, documentaries, and poetry at Josiah Henson Park!Located in North Bethesda, MD on the historic Isaac Riley Farm this park is where the Reverend Josiah Henson lived and worked … Continue reading 02/27/2016 – Black History Month Celebrations 2015
Celebrate Black History Month February 27 & 28, 2016Montgomery Parks is proud to provide this introduction to this rich, local African American history by hosting a series of free, tours, documentaries, and poetry at Josiah Henson Park!Located in North Bethesda, MD on the historic Isaac Riley Farm this park is where the Reverend Josiah Henson lived and worked … Continue reading 02/28/2016 – Black History Month Celebrations 2015
Hi Fellow Gardeners and Neighbors! In March, the Mill Creek Towne Garden Club will have Master Gardener Marie Rojas talk about honey bees, native bees, and other beneficial insect pollinators and what to plant for them. As always, refreshments will be provided. Please come join us – all are welcome! Below are the details. Date: … Continue reading MCT Garden Club March Meeting Topic: Bees, Beneficials, and Blooms
Join us for the 2016 Green Matters Symposium: A Garden Gateway! Brookside Gardens will host this annual educational event on Friday, April 8 from 8:30AM-4:00PM. New landscapes are designed and constructed everyday in cities and towns throughout the country. Unfortunately, these projects often wreak havoc on the local environment. Demolished materials are sent to the landfill. … Continue reading 04/08/2016 – 2016 Green Matters Symposium: A Garden Gateway