Winter Birding at Black Hill

Black Hill Visitor Center 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, MD

The winter months can be an ideal time to learn more about birds and birding, and Black Hill Regional Park is an ideal outdoor classroom for this study. Each expert-guided walk in this series, intended for beginning to mid-level birders, will visit one or more sites in the park in search for waterfowl, sparrows, raptors, […]

$34

National Bird Day Beginner Birding

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Ever wondered what bird watching is all about? See a bird you like, but just don’t know what it is? Come out to Clopper Lake at Seneca Creek State Park's and search for migrating birds and learn some birding basics. Bring binoculars if you have them. Meet at the Kingfisher Outlook.

Resident Artist Open House

Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring

Sandy Spring Museum is home to eleven artists who work in a variety of mediums, teach classes and create wonderful works of original art. Stop by to meet the artists, see them at work, and learn more about their craft. You may want to purchase a one-of-a-kind gift for yourself or a friend.

Discovery Day

Gaithersburg Community Museum 9 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg

Explore rocks, minerals, and fossils with the Gem, Mineral, & Lapidary Society of Montgomery County and the Calvert Marine Museum. The flourescent mineral display will be enLIGHTening and visitors may get bitten by the fossil hunting bug when they see the shark’s teeth display. There will be lots of hands-on activities. You can even make […]

Juniors/Seniors Stroll at Seneca

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Enjoy strolling through the great outdoors on a guided slow-paced walk through Seneca Creek State Park. Admire nature, catch glimpses of wildlife and learn some natural history. Meet at the Kingfisher Outlook.

WONDEROOM Create Date

Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring

The WONDEROOM is a free, dedicated space filled with experiential, hands-on, family-friendly activities that inspire creativity through design based problem solving challenges. Designed for children ages 5-11 with family members.

Reptile Encounter at Seneca

Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MD

Come to the Seneca Creek State Park Office for a fun, 30-45 minute program for all ages. Meet a living snake or turtle and examine shells and skins from reptiles living in the park.

Tuesday Talk

Beall-Dawson Museum 103 W. Montgomery Avenue, Rockville, MD

On the first Tuesday of the month, you can enjoy a presentation covering various aspects of history, including local history of Montgomery County and the history of those who once lived here. This month, join David Craig, executive director of the World War I Centennial Commission as we go back in time to explore Maryland during […]

Conservation Cafe Lecture

Woodend Nature Sanctuary 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD

Join the Audubon Naturalist Society for their January 2019 Conservation Cafe to hear Dr. Sujay Kaushal, Associate Professor of Biogeochemistry, University of Maryland College Park. He will speak about road salt: why we use so much of it what it does to streams (hint: it causes a nasty phenomemom called "Freshwater salinization syndrome") how salt […]

$15

Introduction to the Winter Night Sky

Woodend Nature Sanctuary 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, MD

Can you spot Orion the hunter rising up just over the treetops? This alone is a sure sign that winter has come once again to the northern hemisphere. Being able to read the sky in winter can give you a unique sense of cosmological wonder since most of the brighter stars are, in fact, winter […]

$34