Upcoming Events
14th Annual Butterfly Count - Catoctin Creek Park and Nature Center - July 28, 2024 at 10:00am
14th Annual Butterfly Count - Catoctin Creek Park and Nature Center - July 28, 2024 at 10:00am
- Come join this annual inventory of the butterflies that call Catoctin Creek Park their home! Be a part of our longest-standing citizen science project. Bring your own butterfly net or use one of ours!
- Families are welcome! Parents/guardians must supervise their children at this event.
- No registration required - just show up on inventory day!
- Bird migration is an amazing annual phenomenon that takes place everywhere in the world. What is migration, and why do birds migrate? How do birds know where to go, and how do they navigate such long and risky journeys? Learn the answers and much more in this seminar!
- Gemma Radko is a long-time member of the Maryland Ornithological Society (mdbirds.org) and leads field trips for members. She also teaches introductory ornithology and other birding classes at Nature Forward in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She works at American Bird Conservancy (abcbirds.org), a non-profit dedicated to conserving wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas.
Save the date! Registration will open for this event on July 24th, 2024
Past Events
Blossoms & Bees: Exploring 150 Million Years of Plant-Pollinator Evolution - Taylor Roman - June 5, 2024
Croaks, Peeps, and Color: Exploring the World of Amphibian Communication - Kerry Wixted - March 6, 2024Volunteer Appreciation Event and Master Naturalist Graduation - January 20, 2024
Winter Tree Identification - Bradley Simpson - December 6, 2023
2023 Fountain Rock Native Plant Sale - September 23, 2023
Animal Corridors/Biodiversity - Karen Russell - September 6, 2023
13th Annual Butterfly Count - July 23, 2023
Driving Electric: The Future is Now - Ron Kaltenbaugh - June 14, 2023
Spring Flowers - Kathy Barylski - April 4th, 2023
Weird, Wild & Wonderful - Kerry Wixted - November 9, 2022
Blossoms & Bees: Exploring 150 Million Years of Plant-Pollinator Evolution - Taylor Roman - June 5, 2024
Croaks, Peeps, and Color: Exploring the World of Amphibian Communication - Kerry Wixted - March 6, 2024Volunteer Appreciation Event and Master Naturalist Graduation - January 20, 2024
Winter Tree Identification - Bradley Simpson - December 6, 2023
2023 Fountain Rock Native Plant Sale - September 23, 2023
Animal Corridors/Biodiversity - Karen Russell - September 6, 2023
13th Annual Butterfly Count - July 23, 2023
Driving Electric: The Future is Now - Ron Kaltenbaugh - June 14, 2023
Spring Flowers - Kathy Barylski - April 4th, 2023
Weird, Wild & Wonderful - Kerry Wixted - November 9, 2022