Local Events

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Reserve’s 30th Anniversary Photo Contest!

Send us your photos that best capture the beauty of function of the Ag Reserve’s roadway trees and hedges. Whether your shots capture habitat for nature, soil erosion control, wind break or sheer beauty – they’ll be judged by a panel of local photographers and the winners will be profiled on the web site. Deadline for submissions: July 15, 2010.

Rules:
-photos must be submitted digitally, low resolution for web site - Email to:  info@mocoalliance.org
-provide email address, full name, date/location of photo
-optional:  equipment used to capture image
-photos remain sole property of photographer and will not be used by MCA without permission.
-2 age groups: 16 and under and 17 and up

Winners:  First and Second place in each category will have photos posted on website slideshow and will be profiled on the site.   

  

Upcoming Local Events 

The Kensington Historical Society Welcomes Roy Sewall, C+O Photographer and Author March 9, 7:00pm, Kensington Town Hall/ Armory 3710 Mitchell Street.

Mr. Sewall is local author and leading photographer of the Potomac River and the C&O Canal.His presentation will include slides of his award winning photographs, giving his perspective of those historic waterways. Mr. Sewall has published two books, Our Potomac, from Great Falls through Washington, D.C in 2005 and Great Falls and Mather Gorge in 2009.

Kites Over Clarksburg

Saturday, March 27, 2010
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Ovid Hazen Wells Recreation Park
12001 Skylark Dr., Clarksburg, MD

What better way to celebrate the return of spring?  Kids and kids at heart will all enjoy the thrill of launching a kite with family, friends and neighbors.  Whether you’re an expert kite flier or a novice you’re welcome to join us for this fun filled family event sponsored by Clarksburg Foundation, Inc., The Clarksburg Civic Association, and The Department of Parks (MNCPPC). 
 
You can help area food banks by donating nonperishable food items at this event.  Receive a raffle ticket for each donation of a canned food item you bring to Kites over Clarksburg.  Prizes from favorite local businesses will be drawn during the festival.  Be sure to find us at the MCA table!

 

22nd Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup: April 10 9am-12noon

As part of the Trash Free Potomac Watershed Initative, a campaign to have a trash-free Potomac by the year 2013, the Alice Ferguson Foundation is hosting the 22nd annual Potomac River Cleanup. Volunteers last year removed 300 tons of trash from 500 sites throught the region. For this year’s cleanup,there are many sites located in Montgomery County, and probably one near you. Click here to get involved.

 

MCA Presents: Author Steven McFadden, “Call of the Land: An Agrarian Primer for the 12st Century”

April 18th, 1-3pm 
The Lodge at Little Seneca Creek, 14500-A Clopper Road
Boyds, MD 20841

Author Steven McFadden has been writing about Sustainable Agriculture since the first Community Sponsored Agriculture Programs. His most recent book, Call of the Land, provides a road map for communities seeking food security and sustainability. It provides success stories for the front lines of the local food movement and highlights the connections between local food, the economy, our health, and the health of our shared environment.  Support for this event is provided by Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Please join us!

Ongoing Events

Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard – Winter Fun!

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Sandy Spring Hands-on-history Summer Camp 2010

Kids learn what rural living was all about…

Click here for details.

 

 

 

GlenEcho Pottery presents ongoing exhibitions in the Glen Echo Pottery gallery. These feature a special selection of work by resident artists, instructors, and students. Open every Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Call (301) 229-5585 or visit www.glenechopottery.com.

The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery presents free exhibitions of emerging artists’ work. Each weekend features the work of a different artist. Most artwork is also for sale. Open every Saturday and Sunday, 12 to 5 p.m. Call (301) 371-5593 or visit www.yellowbarnstudio.com.

  

Montgomery County Sierra Club is offering their winter lecture series!  This series offers opportunities to learn more about rain gardens, native planting and much more!

See Sierra’s site for more.

 

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