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Sunday, March 31 at 11 AM to 2 PM Self-Guided Easter Trail Hunt – All Ages. Stop by our Nature Center to pick up a trail booklet and set off on a self-guided hike on our trails. When you have completed the trek return for your “Egg-citing” prize! FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED
April 3, 10, 17, 24 at 9:30 to 10:30 AM May 1 and May 8 9:30 to 10:30 am Spring Senior Stroll – Ages 55+. Walking in nature provides benefits to both the mind and body. Enjoy a relaxing stroll with one of our Naturalist along some of Cromwell Valley’s less strenuous trails. FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Willow Grove Farm Gravel…
The Gunpowder Watershed is a beautiful region which sustains us by providing over 60% of the greater Baltimore's drinking water supply. Join Gunpowder Valley Conservancy's Charlie Conklin and Amy Young, to learn about healthy waterways and healthy communities. $10 Per person, includes dessert and refreshments
Friday, April 5, 2024 6:30 to 8:30pm Night Out With Nature Speaker Series: THe Gunpowder Watershed is a beautiful region which sustains us by providing over 60% of the great Baltimore area's drinking water supply. Learn ways you can take action at home and in the community to promote clean water for future generations. Registration REQUIRED. $10 per person; includes…
Saturdays, March 30 through May 25 at 8 AM to 10 AM Saturday Morning Bird Walks – Ages 14+. This spring join a Park Naturalist for an early morning bird walk on Saturdays, March 30 through May 25. Bring binoculars, if you have them! FREE! Registration required. Meet at the bird walk sign in the Willow Grove Gravel Parking Lot.…
Saturday, April 6 at 1 PM to 3 PM Spring Chicken – All Ages. Spring is just around the corner. Join us as we meet & greet our resident egg layers. We MAY even answer the age-old question: Which came 1st – the chicken or the egg? $2 members/$4 non-members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Sunday, April 7 at 1 PM to 2 PM Critter Craft – All Ages. Meet one of our critters at the Nature Center and make a critter craft to take home with you. $2 members/$4 non-members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Mondays from April 8 to October 22 at 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM Adult Garden Club – Ages 18+. Do you enjoy gardening, but don’t have the space or a deer-proof fence? Join like-minded green thumbs (and beginner brown thumbs) to grow your own vegetables, herbs and flowers and tend to our shred garden plots. We’ll provide the seeds, seedlings,…
April 3, 10, 17, 24 at 9:30 to 10:30 AM May 1 and May 8 9:30 to 10:30 am Spring Senior Stroll – Ages 55+. Walking in nature provides benefits to both the mind and body. Enjoy a relaxing stroll with one of our Naturalist along some of Cromwell Valley’s less strenuous trails. FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Willow Grove Farm Gravel…
Saturdays, March 30 through May 25 at 8 AM to 10 AM Saturday Morning Bird Walks – Ages 14+. This spring join a Park Naturalist for an early morning bird walk on Saturdays, March 30 through May 25. Bring binoculars, if you have them! FREE! Registration required. Meet at the bird walk sign in the Willow Grove Gravel Parking Lot.…
Saturday, April 13 at 9 AM to 12 PM Drop in Gardening! – Ages 13+ (with an Adult.) Join us for a morning in the garden. We provide direction, gloves, tools, and water. You bring a hat, sunscreen and a little energy. FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Children’s Garden REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Saturday, April 13 at 1 PM to 3 PM Water, water, everywhere! – Ages 5+. Join a Naturalist as we learn about our many streams at the Park. Wear boots/shoes that can get wet. $2 members/$4non-members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Sunday, April 14 at 1 PM to 3 PM Outdoor Indigenous Cooking - Ages 18+. Join a Naturalist to try out native cooking practices while using a variety of indigenous cooking implements such as clay pots and an earthen pit. $2 members /$4 non-members. Primitive Technology Lab REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Tuesdays, April 16 to May 21 at 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM & Wednesdays, April 17 to May 22 at 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM Polliwogs! - Ages 2 to 5 with an Adult. Discovering nature is a lifelong journey. In this class, you and your little one will explore the natural world through hands-on activities, nature play, stories and…
April 3, 10, 17, 24 at 9:30 to 10:30 AM May 1 and May 8 9:30 to 10:30 am Spring Senior Stroll – Ages 55+. Walking in nature provides benefits to both the mind and body. Enjoy a relaxing stroll with one of our Naturalist along some of Cromwell Valley’s less strenuous trails. FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Willow Grove Farm Gravel…
Friday, April 19 at 7 PM to 8:30 PM The Full Fish Moon Hike – Ages 8+. Migrations of fish traveled our waterways to spawn in April. Join a Naturalist for an aquatic night hike. Wear shoes and/or boots that can get wet. $2 members/$4 non-members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Saturdays, March 30 through May 25 at 8 AM to 10 AM Saturday Morning Bird Walks – Ages 14+. This spring join a Park Naturalist for an early morning bird walk on Saturdays, March 30 through May 25. Bring binoculars, if you have them! FREE! Registration required. Meet at the bird walk sign in the Willow Grove Gravel Parking Lot.…
Saturdays, Starting April 20 through October 26 at 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM Children’s Garden Club – Ages 5 to 13 (with an Adult). Grow vegetables, flowers and herbs while exploring the natural world of a garden. Join us to play, learn, craft and eat tasty foods you grow yourself. We meet approximately twice per month in the Children’s Garden…
Saturday, April 20 at 1 PM to 3 PM Amazing Amphibians – Ages 8+. Join a Naturalist with a net and we will hear who is singing and see who is egg slinging! Wear sturdy boots/shoes that can get wet. $3 members/$5 non-members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Sunday, April 21 at 11 AM to 1 PM Earth Day Celebration! – All Ages. Find our how Cromwell Valley Park is doing their part by helping the Earth. Join us as we celebrate Earth Day by making edible dirt cups, seed envelope packets and newspaper flowerpots. $2 members/$4 non/members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
April 3, 10, 17, 24 at 9:30 to 10:30 AM May 1 and May 8 9:30 to 10:30 am Spring Senior Stroll – Ages 55+. Walking in nature provides benefits to both the mind and body. Enjoy a relaxing stroll with one of our Naturalist along some of Cromwell Valley’s less strenuous trails. FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Willow Grove Farm Gravel…
Saturdays, March 30 through May 25 at 8 AM to 10 AM Saturday Morning Bird Walks – Ages 14+. This spring join a Park Naturalist for an early morning bird walk on Saturdays, March 30 through May 25. Bring binoculars, if you have them! FREE! Registration required. Meet at the bird walk sign in the Willow Grove Gravel Parking Lot.…
Saturday, April 27 at 1 PM to 2:30 PM Fish, Forests, & Streams – All Ages. With nets in hand let’s find and identify some Minebank Run’s stream fish. Along the way, we’ll learn about how caring for our forest and streams help keep them healthy. Wear boots/shoes that can get wet! $2 members/$4 non-members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Sunday, April 28 at 1 PM to 2:30 PM Fox Tails – All Ages. The Red Fox is an intelligent and adaptive canid that lives in our park, and likely your neighborhood too! We’ll hike to a fox den and learn about what it’s like to be a fox. $2 members/$4 non-members. REGISTRATION REQUIRED
April 3, 10, 17, 24 at 9:30 to 10:30 AM May 1 and May 8 9:30 to 10:30 am Spring Senior Stroll – Ages 55+. Walking in nature provides benefits to both the mind and body. Enjoy a relaxing stroll with one of our Naturalist along some of Cromwell Valley’s less strenuous trails. FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Willow Grove Farm Gravel…
Saturdays, March 30 through May 25 at 8 AM to 10 AM Saturday Morning Bird Walks – Ages 14+. This spring join a Park Naturalist for an early morning bird walk on Saturdays, March 30 through May 25. Bring binoculars, if you have them! FREE! Registration required. Meet at the bird walk sign in the Willow Grove Gravel Parking Lot.…
Saturday, May 4 at 1 PM to 3 PM Beaver Valley – Ages 10+. Cromwell Valley has beavers from time to time. Join us at the Nature Center to learn how these animals shape the landscape. Then hike with a Naturalist to see beaver cut trees. Come prepared to walk! Wear sturdy shoes. FREE! Registration required.
All programs require registration unless otherwise noted.