Family Discovery Hike
Take a hike with the whole family and enjoy a guided adventure together in nature. Experience the sights and sounds of the outdoors as you explore the trail.
Ticket Price: $5 Resident, $7 Non-resident
Lifestyle & Learning - Activities & Events Calendar
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STEAM Hour
Join our educators at this hands-on activity table where creativity takes flight! Perfect for budding engineers and aviation enthusiasts, this interactive program allows visitors to design and build their own creations. Whether you’re constructing airplanes, airports, or inventing something entirely new, Saturday STEAM Hour encourages you to...
Ticket Price: Free
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Animal Encounters: Herp awakening
Come meet the nature center’s live reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey, and discover how interacting with animals can boost your mood and support mental wellness while learning about their natural habitats.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
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Fishing Trip
Learn about casting, handling fish, fishing safety, and fish biology in this beginner‑friendly, weather‑dependent program while enjoying a morning of fishing on the Anacostia River from a pontoon boat. Rods and bait are provided (or you may bring your own), and children under 16 must be accompanied...
Ticket Price: $10 Resident, $13 Non-resident
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STEAM Hour
Join our educators at this hands-on activity table where creativity takes flight! Perfect for budding engineers and aviation enthusiasts, this interactive program allows visitors to design and build their own creations. Whether you’re constructing airplanes, airports, or inventing something entirely new, Saturday STEAM Hour encourages you to...
Ticket Price: Free
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Riversdale Kitchen Guild: Spring Brunch
Join the Riversdale Kitchen Guild over the open hearth as they prepare a spring brunch using 19th-century cooking techniques.
Ticket Price: Free
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Growing in the Garden: A 3-Part Learning Series
Give your child a hands‑on introduction to gardening and agriculture through this fun, three‑session program. Each class encourages kids to explore, observe, and record what they discover in the garden.
Ticket Price: $24 Resident, $32 Non-resident
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Toddler Time: Leafing out!
Give your little one a head start in understanding the importance of the environment through hands‑on activities, stories, songs, crafts, and nature exploration, with each class focusing on a different theme about animals, plants, and habitats.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
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Dinosaur Park Open House
Dinosaur Park Open Houses are a free public program on the first and third Saturday of every month and the second Sunday in the summer. Join us and learn more about fossils, including the dinosaurs who used to call Maryland home.
Ticket Price: Free. No reservations required.
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Tree-mendous Trees
Discover the incredible variety of trees that thrive at Clearwater Nature Center as you learn the fundamentals of tree identification, explore the historical uses of different species, and understand the vital roles trees play in the ecosystem.
Ticket Price: $7 Resident, $10 Non-resident
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Animal Encounters
Meet the nature center’s live animals (including reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey) and learn about their natural habitats while enjoying the mood‑boosting benefits of interacting with animals.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
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Homeschool Animal Science: Cow Hoof Science
Learn how cow hooves play an important role in people’s everyday lives at this hands-on farm education program.
Ticket Price: $8 Resident, $11 Non-resident
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Wildlife Help 101
What do you do when you find orphaned, injured, or healthy wildlife? Can you identify them accurately? Who do you call? How do you stay safe when approaching wildlife? Are you interested in getting involved with wildlife rehab? Learn all this and more in our 4hr 2-part...
Ticket Price: $15 Resident $20 Non Resident (per class)
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History of the Caboose: A Railroad Story
Take an engaging tour of the 1926 B&O Caboose exhibit and imagine riding the rails while listening to stories about railroad and train history.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
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Book Talk: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
Join University of Maryland College Park Professor Dr. Richard Bell for an illuminating presentation of his new book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World.
Ticket Price: $10/adult, $5 children/students with ID. Non-Resident: $13/adult, $7 child/student with ID
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Wildlife Help 101
What do you do when you find orphaned, injured, or healthy wildlife? Can you identify them accurately? Who do you call? How do you stay safe when approaching wildlife? Are you interested in getting involved with wildlife rehab? Learn all this and more in our 4hr 2-part...
Ticket Price: $15 Resident $20 Non Resident (per class)
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Dinosaur Park Open House
Dinosaur Park Open Houses are a free public program on the first and third Saturday of every month and the second Sunday in the summer. Join us and learn more about fossils, including the dinosaurs who used to call Maryland home.
Ticket Price: Free. No reservations required.
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Basic Birding 101
Grab your binoculars, or borrow a pair from us, and join our naturalist for a birdwatching adventure during the spring migration season.
Ticket Price: $5 Resident, $7 Non-resident
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May Nature Science Club: Frogs, Toads, Newts, & Salamanders
Join us at Watkins Nature Center for monthly science clubs designed for homeschool learners.
Ticket Price: $20 Resident, $26 Non-resident
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Farm Story & Craft: Wool
Come on down to the farm for a sheep-themed story and craft, followed by a meet-and-greet with our sheep.
Ticket Price: $4 Resident, $6 Non-resident
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Farm Science: Fantastic Feathers
Join us for a hands‑on look at feathers and the animals that rely on them.
Ticket Price: $8 Resident, $11 Non-resident
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Bilingual Cub Corner
Join us for a bilingual (Spanish and English) reading of "Avioncito" by May Clerici. After the story, little learners can fold their own paper planes and test them out on our paper plane launcher!
Ticket Price: Free
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Dinosaur Park Open House
Dinosaur Park Open Houses are a free public program on the first and third Saturday of every month and the second Sunday in the summer. Join us and learn more about fossils, including the dinosaurs who used to call Maryland home.
Ticket Price: Free. No reservations required.
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Herbs, Tea, and Potpourri: A Wellness Month Program
Please join Annmarie Buckley for a hands-on presentation to learn about herbs for food and medicine, and how women, free and enslaved, used herbs and tea.
Ticket Price: $5/county resident & $7/non-county. Free for children under 12 years old.
