Mill Creek Towne Garden Club

01/30/2016 - Raptor Feeding
2016-01-30 12:00 - 12:20 UTC | Meadowside Nature Center in Rock Creek Regional Park, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD, 20855, United States
Observe Meadowside’s resident raptors during their feeding time and hear some stories about the raptors on exhibit.
All ages

01/30/2016 - Meet the Animals
2016-01-30 11:00 - 11:30 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
What animals live in and around Wheaton Regional Park and which animals actually live in the nature center? Join us for a family friendly presentation and your chance to see the animals close up.
Ages 2 & up

01/30/2016 - Nature Architects
2016-01-30 10:00 - 11:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Erect a tower, build a boat, make a mud pie…it’s time to let your inner architect out! We’ll venture into different park habitats to design and construct things using natural objects and materials. What we do will depend on the weather and the things we can find. But no matter what we do, come dressed for the weather and ready to get dirty.
Ages 3 to 12

01/30/2016 - Webelos/Arrow of Light Elective: Into the Wild
2016-01-30 09:30 - 12:00 | Meadowside Nature Center in Rock Creek Regional Park, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD, 20855, United States
Learn about flyways, birds found in your backyard, and caring for insects. Explore the role producers, consumers, and decomposers play in the food chain of an ecosystem.
Ages 7 to 10

01/27/2016 - Nature Matters: Climate Change and Native Plants
2016-01-27 18:45 - 20:15 | Meadowside Nature Center in Rock Creek Regional Park, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD, 20855, United States
Our local native flora is essentially tied to other aspects of the ecosystem, including weather patterns. While many animals have the ability to move when conditions become rapidly unfavorable, plants don’t have that option. Dr. Sara Via, with the University of Maryland, will lead us on an exploration of the effects our changing climate has on native plant communities and the animal populations they support. This intriguing lecture series focuses on local nature and conservation topics. Check-in and refreshments begin at 6:45pm, and the one-hour lecture followed by Q & A begins at 7 pm.
Ages 14 & up
To Register, please visit: https://apm.activecommunities.com/montgomerycounty/Activity_Search/5160

01/26/2016 - Trail Buddies
2016-01-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Trail buddies is a great opportunity for preschoolers to discover the thrills and chills of winter nature and develop important skills together with other preschoolers and their favorite adults. As we walk the nature center trails we’ll collect, count and sort different natural materials (pre-math), recognize shapes and patterns in nature (art) and invent our own outdoor nature games as we improve and develop social skills like sharing and cooperation. This program will meet every Tuesday except December 29th. Come for one, two, or all programs!
Ages 3 to 5

01/25/2016 - All About Owls
2016-01-25 10:30 - 12:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Owls are amazing creatures, flying silently through the air to catch their prey. Join us to learn how local species “tiger of the air,” “monkey-faced owl,” and the “laughing owl” got these names and more! Suzanne Shoemaker, rehabilitator from Owl Moon Raptor Center, and one of her education birds will visit us too. The center does great work but their patients can’t pay. If you’d like to help, please feel free to bring a donation item for Owl Moon. Check out www.OwlMoon.org to view their wish list or make a donation.
Ages 4 to 16

01/24/2016 - What Are You Missing?
2016-01-24 16:00 - 16:30 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Look around…listen…breath deep…touch! Our understanding of the world around us is based on what we can sense, and what we can imagine. As humans, we have limited senses of hearing and sight–and our sense of time also has an effect on what we understand. Join a Brookside naturalist to learn how to use different tools to expand your powers of observation and sharpen your senses. You never know what you’ll discover when you take a closer look!
Ages 5 & up

01/24/2016 - Family Day at Black Hill
2016-01-24 13:00 - 16:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
School’s out today, so bring the kids to the Visitor Center for an afternoon of nature fun! Friends of Black Hill Nature Programs will be on hand to help you explore nature topics like birds, bats and bears. Also, volunteer naturalists will lead short nature walks with hands-on activities and games. Drop in anytime from 1 – 4 pm for the fun! This program is free, but please register so we’ll have enough materials and help for all.
Ages 1 & up

01/24/2016 - Something Awesome!
2016-01-24 13:00 - 14:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Nature is awesome, cool, and super-fun! We’ll celebrate the winter wonderland around us with awesome activities around the Visitor Center. Check our Facebook page before the program to find out what’s happening today and to know how to dress.
Ages 5 & up

01/24/2016 - Park Play Day
2016-01-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Cabin John Ice Rink, 10610 Westlake Drive, Rockville, MD, 20852, United States
No school? No problem! On many of the days Montgomery County Public Schools are off (teacher training days, etc.), Park Play Days are on. Bring your kids for a Park Play Day full of activities, including an ice skating lesson, arts & crafts, and fun team games and sports.
Ages 6 to 12

01/24/2016 - Tennis Boot Days
2016-01-24 09:00 - 17:00 | Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center, 7801 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, MD, 20817, United States
School’s out today, so why not let your young tennis pros take the day to learn and improve their tennis skills? We’ll use games, personal instruction and drills to teach beginning/intermediate level players all the basics: forehand, backhand and overhead strokes, serves and volleys, footwork, scorekeeping, names and meanings of the lines, and more. It’s great fun and great exercise, too! Please bring non-perishable lunch.
Ages 6 to 12

01/23/2016 - Wheaton Wanders
2016-01-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Take a walk with a naturalist on nearby trails to discover what’s happening in nature around Brookside Nature Center. One day we might learn how to identify trees in winter, another day we’ll go birdwatching. The next week we may learn about animal tracks. You never know what nature will share, so be here each week for all the fun!
Ages 6 to 12

01/23/2016 - Raptor Enrichment
2016-01-23 11:30 - 11:45 | Meadowside Nature Center in Rock Creek Regional Park, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD, 20855, United States
Raptors are smart! Come see Meadowside’s resident raptors as they search for food, explore new objects, and encounter new experiences.
All ages

01/23/2016 - Backyard Birding
2016-01-23 10:00 - 11:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Learn which seed is preferred by which bird and where to place your feeders, then make a treat or a feeder for your backyard feathered friends. Please register everyone attending and dress for the weather. Call 301-528-3492 to let us know if your child has any food allergies.
Ages 1 & up

01/22/2016 - Night Hike: Black Hill
2016-01-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Take a hike by the light of the full moon. We’ll look and listen for creatures that are most active at night. Hikes are approximately 1 mile. Dress warmly and please, no flashlights.
Ages 8 & up

01/21/2016 - Simple Needle Felting
2016-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Needle felt a small burlap bag with strands of colored wool roving and a barbed needle to create a unique and charming sack for small gifts, jewelry or magic potions. This popular craft is easy to learn and features the sensory delights of color, design and warm texture.
Ages 12 & up

01/18/2016 - Volunteer at a MLK Jr. Day of Service Event this weekend!
2016-01-18 10:00 - 15:00 | Times & Locations Vary, MD, United States
Montgomery Parks is very excited to once again take part in the MLK Jr. Day of Service. We’re looking forward to another great weekend of service this winter on January 16-18, 2016.
Last year, more than 500 volunteers joined us in celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service by cleaning up our parks and streams, and by removing non-native invasive plants and saving the forest! Let’s see if we can do even more this year!
Go to http://www.montgomeryparks.org/team/mlk_jr_day.shtm to see the growing list of events where YOU can help out! Keep checking back as we get closer to the date.

01/18/2016 - Tennis Boot Days
2016-01-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Wheaton Indoor Tennis, Wheaton Regional Park, 11715 Orebaugh Ave, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States

01/18/2016 - Park Play Day
2016-01-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Wheaton Regional Park, 2000 Shorefield Road, Wheaton, MD 20902, Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
No school? No problem! On many of the days Montgomery County Public Schools are off (teacher training days, etc.), Park Play Days are on. Bring your kids (ages 6-12) for a Park Play Day full of activities, including an ice skating lesson, arts & crafts, and fun team games and sports.
Ages 6 to 12

01/17/2016 - What Are You Missing?
2016-01-17 16:00 - 16:30 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States

01/17/2016 - January Storytimes: Winter Weather
2016-01-17 15:00 - 15:30 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Now that the weather is colder, enjoy a tale about nature in the cozy comfort of the nature center. Join us in January by our cozy hearth to watch the weather from our big window while listening to a different story each week about the wonders of winter weather like snowflakes, crystals and ice.
Ages 3 to 6

01/17/2016 - Meet the Animals
2016-01-17 13:30 - 14:00 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
What animals live in and around Wheaton Regional Park and which animals actually live in the nature center? Join this family friendly presentation and your chance to see the animals close up.
Ages 2 & up

01/17/2016 - Harpists at the Visitor Center
2016-01-17 13:00 - 15:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Join us for an afternoon of beautiful harp music and the natural beauty of Black Hill all around you. No need to register; just come to the Visitor Center and enjoy.
All ages

01/16/2016 - Winter Campfire
2016-01-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Baby its cold outside! But don’t let that stop you from enjoying a roaring campfire under the stars. Join a naturalist for a winter-inspired campfire followed by s’mores! Meet at the Visitor Center and bring a chair or blanket.
Ages 1 & up

01/16/2016 - Easy Basketry
2016-01-16 15:30 - 17:00 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States
Using willow staves and a round wooden base, we’ll fashion a simple, cylindrical basket by applying basic basket weaving techniques. The natural container we create will be ideal for holding pens, tools or other utensils.
Ages 12 & up

01/16/2016 - Wheaton Wanders
2016-01-16 14:00 - 15:00 | Brookside Nature Center in Wheaton Regional Park, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD, 20902, United States

01/16/2016 - Outdoor Classroom Explor-a-thon
2016-01-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Black Hill Regional Park, 20926 Lake Ridge Dr., Boyds, MD, 20841, United States
Want to jump like a frog? Dig a hole to China? Search for spineless wonders? Then join us in the outdoor classroom exploration areas at the Black Hill Visitor Center. Staff will guide children through a variety of activities that are sure to be fun and inspiring. Dress for the weather.
Ages 5 to 12

01/16/2016 - Raptor Feeding
2016-01-16 12:00 - 12:20 | Meadowside Nature Center in Rock Creek Regional Park, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD, 20855, United States

01/16/2016 - Raptor Enrichment
2016-01-16 11:30 - 11:45 | Meadowside Nature Center in Rock Creek Regional Park, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville, MD, 20855, United States
