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Conservation Montgomery's Big Tree Tour Saturday, May 13  •  Time TBA This is a save-the-date announcement of the spring Big Tree Tour led by Joe Howard on behalf of Conservation Montgomery. Details about the Big Tree Tour will follow. Note: Due to the rising cost of transportation for the tour, we must increase our per-person price to $35 this spring. We will also use a smaller vehicle...
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Conservation Montgomery's Fall Big Tree Tour Saturday, October 15 from 10 am - 1:00 pm This tour, led by the legendary Joe Howard, will take us to visit two state champion trees and a national champion. Please bring water, wear comfortable clothing and be prepared to walk. Social distancing will be required. Masks are optional for the fully vaccinated. Please carpool if possible. When: Sa...
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Conservation Montgomery's Spring Big Tree Tour: The Champion Trees of Chevy Chase Saturday, May 7 from 9:30 am - 12:30 pm The inimitable Joe Howard has has once again graciously offered to lead a Spring tour of big tree champions in the Chevy Chase area. Most of the trees we'll see are at private homes. We'll visit champions of the following trees: Shagbark hickory, Burr oak, Honeylocust, Po...
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Conservation Montgomery's 8th Annual Big Tree Tour Thursday, Oct. 29 from 10 am - Noon We can't hug each other but we can hug trees Join us for the 8th annual Big Tree tour with Joe Howard. Thursday October 29th, 2020 10 am - noon Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue Wheaton, MD Meet at the entrance to Brookside before 10 am. Our group is limited to 15 attendees. Masks require...
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Conservation Montgomery's 6th Annual Big Tree Tour Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 am Join us for the 6th Annual Big Tree tour with the indomitable Joe Howard, founder of the Montgomery County Registry of Champion Trees. This year we are returning to the upper Eastern part of Montgomery County to visit outstanding trees such as the State Champion Red Maple, a Long leaf pine with needles over a foot lo...
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