Trash to Treasure: A Green Craft Fair Join us for a unique "green craft fair" and explore what local vendors create from recycled items and natural materials at Watkins Nature Center on Saturday, November 14 from 10 am-4 pm. Shop for unique holiday presents and learn about native wildlife. Read more »
Columbia Air Center Memorial What is now a wide open field at Patuxent River Park in Upper Marlboro, used to be a booming airfield with several large aviation hangars in the mid 1900’s. This is our newest memorial park site. Read more »
What Is It? Exhibit Can you figure it out? See Montpelier Mansion filled with all sorts of gizmos, gadgets, thingamajigs and whatchamacallits. Here is an opportunity for the whole family to discover inventions from the past. Read more »
New Heurich Dog Park to Open
The new Heurich Dog Park located at the intersection of Ager and Nicholson Roads in Hyattsville is open to all furry friends. Dogs can frolic off-leash in separate small and large areas. Attend the official opening ceremony at 1 pm on November 7.
M-NCPPC has just earned national reaccreditation for innovative parks and recreation programs and strong management—one of few such agencies in the U.S. Read more »
See the future of parks and recreation Read and comment on the draft Parks & Recreation: 2010 and Beyond report which sets out strategies for recreation programs, parks, trails, and open space in Prince George's County in coming years. Download and read the full-version report.
Commission Partners With ACLU To Protect Free Speech In Parks Effective immediately, Notice 09-03 suspends the enforcement of certain park rules relating to free speech, in response to a request by the American Civil Liberties Union.