Events
Public Meeting: Ideas for the future of Great Falls, Maryland
VirtualSubmit comments through July 28 - online or by mail. Date: June 9, 2025 Contact: Christiana Hanson, 301-491-6265 WILLIAMSPORT, Md. – The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to comment on their experiences and ideas for the future of the Great Falls (Maryland) area of Chesapeake & Canal National Historical Park. Everyone...
Montgomery County Heritage Days
Each year, Heritage Montgomery hosts Heritage Days on the last weekend of June. Sponsored by HM since 2004, this FREE festival highlights historic, cultural, and outdoor recreation sites offering special programs including exhibits and demonstrations, live music, activities for children, and much more! Heritage Days is the perfect chance to...
Community Science Tool to Track Stream Health
VirtualIs your stream healthy? Would you like to explore it more closely or monitor changes over time? Have you recently taken steps to improve your stream and now want to measure the results? The First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH) tool is a fun and easy way for individuals, families,...
Webinar: Community Science Tool to Track Stream Health
VirtualIs your stream healthy? Would you like to explore it more closely or monitor changes over time? Have you recently taken steps to improve your stream and now want to measure the results? The First Investigation of Stream Health (FISH) tool is a fun and easy way for individuals, families,...
From Trash to Treasure: Reconnecting with Urban Streams
VirtualWe often think of cities in opposition to nature. But cities have a rich natural history, including many freshwater ecosystems. Urban streams and rivers have been used as dumps for human waste and trash and have been buried, channeled or armored to protect cities from flooding. But urban streams also...
Chesapeake Bay Paddle Fundraiser
Kent Island, MDAn epic day of paddle races and a post paddle festival to celebrate and help protect the Chesapeake Bay The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure as the largest estuary in the United States and 3rd in the world. Our mission is to help protect it by working with Oyster...
2025 Potomac River Conference: Integrating Science, Policy, and Communications to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms
George Mason University's Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center Woodbridge, VAThe Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin (ICPRB) is calling for speaker and poster abstracts for the 2025 Potomac River Conference: Integrating Science, Policy, and Communications to Combat Harmful Algal Blooms. The conference will take place on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at George Mason University's Potomac Environmental Research and Education Center in Woodbridge, VA....