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Touch artifacts, ask questions, and learn more about your favorite animal ambassadors from the Naturalists who care for them! No registration required.
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Touch artifacts, ask questions, and learn about animal ambassadors from the caring naturalists at Meadowside Nature Center, no registration required.
Touch artifacts, ask questions, and learn about animal ambassadors from the caring naturalists at Meadowside Nature Center, no registration required.
Touch artifacts, ask questions, and learn about animal ambassadors from the caring naturalists at Meadowside Nature Center, no registration required.
Montgomery College staff field questions about degrees, certificates, applications, and financial aid at a table inside Twinbrook Library, ages 14 and up.
English conversation practice in an informal, friendly setting at the second‑floor adult programming room, Rockville Memorial Library, for ages 18 and up.
Meet an animal ambassador at Meadowside Nature Center for a storytime session.
Gentle Explorers (Croydon Creek Nature Center) — Sensory activities, gentle movement, and guided observation let children and caregivers explore nature calmly, fostering curiosity and focus, ages 2–5.
Raptor Caretaker Chats (Meadowside Nature Center) — Naturalist staff explain raptor diets, behaviors, and trainer relationships with birds of prey.
Tai Chi led by Charles Votaw provides flowing movements for stress relief, strength, balance and flexibility at the Japanese Tea House or Visitor Center, ages 18 and up.
Hands‑on iPhone safety workshop at Kensington Cabin Park Activity Building covers Medical ID setup, scam call avoidance, public Wi‑Fi data protection, Apple ID management, and Digital Legacy.
Interactive Chesapeake Bay aquarium at Glen Echo Park offers timed‑entry exhibits and educators for personalized learning, $10 per person, ages 2 and up.
Weekly curbside leaf pickup for single-family and townhouse owners, placed on regular recycling day by 7 a.m., with guidelines to keep streets clear.
Therapy dogs from Pets on Wheels are present for children to meet, pet, and practice reading at Long Branch Library, for ages 3–10.
Volunteer planting native plugs and removing invasive vines in Washington Grove Conservation Park meadow, supplied by Pope Farm nursery, with gloves and shovels provided; ages 16+.
Adults and toddlers explore nature with arts‑and‑crafts, hikes, story times, messy moments and animal warm‑up stretches at Brookside Nature Center, ages 3–4.