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One Montgomery Green Drinks @ Not Your Average Joe’s, Silver Spring

One Montgomery Green Drinks Thursday, May 23, 2019 • 5:30 – 8 pm Not Your Average Joe's, 8661 Colesville Rd Suite C-153, Silver Spring, MD 20910 RSVP to https://omggreendrinksmay2019.eventbrite.com FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE: https://www.facebook.com/events/1048971215314223 Please let us know you are coming! See you there! Suggested Donation of $10
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Rachel Carson Historic Site Tour and Nature Walk

Rachel Carson Historic Site Tour and Nature Walk Sat, April 27, 2019 • 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT Rachel Carson House, 11701 Berwick Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904 View Map Come see where Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, the monumental 1962 expose documenting the environmental dangers of the indiscriminate use of pesticides then being used, such as the now-banned DDT. Her Silver ...
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Cache In, Trash Out

Cache In, Trash Out Mon. April 22nd, 2019 • 1:00pm to 4:00pm Black Hill Nature Programs 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds, Maryland 20841 April is Earth Month Montgomery Parks to host an array of fun, family-friendly activities all month long Montgomery Parks, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, is celebrating Earth Month with a...
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Riding Bicycles to Experience Patuxent Research Refuge’s North Tract

Riding Bicycles to Experience Patuxent Research Refuge’s North Tract Sunday, March 31, 1:00 – 3:30 pm Programs Held at the North Tract, 230 Bald Eagle Drive, Laurel, MD 20724 The North Tract is located on Rt. 198 between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Rt. 32 Ages 10+, registration required Enjoy a spring bicycle ride while experiencing the beauty of this natural area’s local wildlife,...
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Patuxent Spring Wildlife Festival

Patuxent Spring Wildlife Festival Saturday, March 30th, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Join us as we celebrate the beginning of the spring season. The theme for our festival is Our Forest Friends. There will be lots of fun activities for kids including puppet shows, Nature Songs with Stina, beginner archery, Rodney’s Raptors, story time, and much much more. For more information, visit https://www.fws.gov/...
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Wheaton-Claridge Local Park Cleanup

Wheaton-Claridge Local Park Cleanup 11901 Claridge Rd, Wheaton, MD 20902 Saturday, March 30 • 10 am - 12 noon Volunteers should wear sturdy closed toe shoes (no sandals) and clothes that can get dirty and wet. Supplies will be provided and SSL hours will be available. Volunteers under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. There will be a sign-in and supply table near the park activity buildi...
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NatureCity Forum 2019: “Building Community through Green Infrastructure”

NatureCity Forum 2019: “Building Community through Green Infrastructure” Tuesday, March 26, 2019 • 9 am – 5 pm • Brookside Gardens, Wheaton Maryland Come spend a day exploring the best practices and collaborations that are addressing urban flooding, health, and engagement with nature. Hear local and national examples of green infrastructure projects, innovative tools, and community engageme...
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Bird Walk at Cash Lake at Patuxent Research Refuge

Bird Walk at Cash Lake at Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitors Center at Patuxent Research Refuge Saturday, March 16 • 8 am - 10 am Ages 5+, registration required Please join us at South Tract for a two mile leisurely bird walk around Cash Lake searching for and identifying multiple species of birds. Walk is weather dependent and begins at the visitor center. At the conclusi...
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Raptors Reign @ Patuxent National Wildlife Visitor Center

Raptors Reign Saturdays, February 23, 1 – 3 PM, All Ages National Wildlife Visitor Center, Patuxent Research Refuge 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708 The Visitor Center is located on Powder Mill Road between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Rt. 197. All ages; drop-in program: no registration required. Join special guest and licensed falconer, Rodney Stotts, as he shares the p...
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How Do Animals Stay Warm in Winter? @ Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center

Family Fun: Staying Warm in Winter Friday, February 22, 10 AM – 1 PM, All Ages National Wildlife Visitor Center, Patuxent Research Refuge 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708 The Visitor Center is located on Powder Mill Road between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Rt. 197. All ages; drop-in program—come when you like and leave when you like: no registration required. When it’s ...
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