Seneca Creek Greenway Trail Hike
Join Seneca Creek State Park for the final Seneca Greenway Hike to the Potomac River! We will be trekking a 4.4-mile round trip to the C&O Canal, passing by Poole's Store, the Seneca Stonecutting Mill and canal boat turning basin. Meet at the Berryville Road trailhead between Route 28 and Route 112.
Volunteer Fair for Historical Sites
Olney Public Library 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road , Olney, MDHelp bring history to life! At the free Volunteer Fair at the Olney Community Library, you'll meet volunteers and staff –even a few people from the past – and learn more about Montgomery County's interpretive opportunities. Share your love of history, the great outdoors, agriculture & old buildings with visitors of all ages and become a trained […]
Quilt Codes of the Underground Railroad: History or Mystery?
Sandy Spring Slave Museum 18524 Brooke Rd., Sandy Spring, MDLearn about how this aspect of the Underground Railroad had been researched by some and still referred to as fabricated stories by others. Were quilts used to aid the escaping slaves? The meaning of the codes will be reviewed and linked to the exhibits at the Museum as you contemplate why it is important to […]
Exhibit: Quilt Codes of the Underground Railroad
Sandy Spring Slave Museum 18524 Brooke Rd., Sandy Spring, MDQuilts designed and crafted by Dr. Blanche Brownley. Admission is $10.00 per person; children Under 6 are free. Visit www.sandyspringslavemuseum.org for further information and hours of operation.
Song Circle / Tune Circle
Hyattstown FD 15019 Hyattstown Mill Road, HyattstownThe Hyattstown Mill Song Circle and Tune Circle meets the third Saturday of every month. Due to the cold weather, the Circles will be just up the road from the usual Mill location, at the Hyattstown Fire Department Office/Function Building. next to the Fire Station Garage on Hyattstown Mill Road. Tune Circle takes place at […]
New Year’s Moonwalk
Cross your fingers for clear skies as the Audubon Naturalist Society celebrates the New Year with a brisk walk under the light of the year’s first full moon. We’ll head upriver on the C&O Canal towpath from Swain’s Lock, enjoying the shadows of arching sycamore trees and listening for the calls of owls and winter-active […]
Morning Hike at Seneca
Seneca Creek State Park 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, MDThis hike is about getting outside and active at Seneca Creek State Park. Meet at the Kingfisher Outlook.
WONDEROOM Create Date
Sandy Spring Museum 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy SpringThe 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, MDCome 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!
Winter Birding
You’ll want to bundle up for this birding trek to the now-closed landfill adjacent to the Blue Mash Nature Trail, a familiar birding spot in upper Montgomery County. As afternoon fades to dusk in the open terrain here, we’ll search for resident and overwintering species, including Northern Harriers and Short-eared Owls. The leader from the […]