Attend or watch the Montgomery County Planning Board on Thursday, March 8, 2018. View the full agenda.
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Planning Board and Planning Department Announce their Calendar of March 2018 Events
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Registration for Makeover Montgomery 4 is Now Open!
Don't miss three days of thought-provoking presentations and discussions on competitive, healthy, inclusive and smart communities from national and regional experts!Register for MM4 today! |
Community Invited to Attend a Listening Session About a New State Development Plan at Planning Department on March 12
The Montgomery County Planning Department is hosting the public event, A Better Maryland: Community Listening Session Agenda, on Monday, March 12, 2018. The session will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Department's headquarters (8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD). The purpose of the session is for state officials to hear from county residents about how best to update Maryland's overall development plan, called A Better Maryland, that is being created by the Maryland Department of Planning. This plan will establish Maryland's goals and objectives for growing responsibly, protecting our resources, supporting existing communities and creating quality places. Read more |
Community Invited to Presentation by Winners of the Planning Department's 2017 Design Excellence Awards on March 17 at the Silver Spring Library
 The Montgomery County Planning Department is hosting a presentation by the winners of its third annual Design Excellence Awards at the Silver Spring Library (900 Wayne Avenue, Silver Spring, MD) on Saturday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. The talk, titled Two Inspiring Designs: A Park and a Healing Institution, is free and open to the public. RSVPs are encouraged but not required. The most recent Design Excellence Awards, selected by an independent jury and announced in October 2017, honor both buildings and landscapes in Montgomery County that are currently in use and less than 10 years old. The top honors went to Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring and its new tower designed by the SmithGroupJJR of Washington, DC, and phase one of the day use area of Little Bennett Regional Park in Clarksburg, owned and managed by the Montgomery County Department of Parks. At the March 17 event, project manager Ching-Feng Chen, a landscape architect with the Montgomery County Department of Parks, will explain the design of the Little Bennett Regional Park Day Use Area. Architect Brian Martin of SmithGroupJJR will discuss the design of the Holy Cross Hospital expansion. Read more and RSVP |
Heard of the High Line? D.C. is planning its own elevated park - the 11th Street Park Bridge. Come learn all about it during the third session of the Parks (free and open to the public) Speaker Series on March 21 at 12:30 p.m. at Montgomery Regional Office Building (8787 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring). We'll also hear about efforts to restore the Anacostia Watershed. Complimentary lunch included!
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Montgomery Parks is pleased to invite 3rd-5th grade students to participate in a video contest for a chance to host an Arbor Day Celebration at their school this April! In a short video, tell us how "Trees are Superheroes." Trees provide oxygen, wood and food. They filter pollutants from the air, provide shade and provide shelter to a variety of critters. That's why trees are super! Submissions will be posted to the Montgomery Parks' YouTube Channel and the winning video will be displayed on Montgomery Parks' social media channels and website. More information. |
Park News and Community Meetings |
Accessibility Improvements Continue |
Park Projects
Visit the Parks Projects web page to see all active and upcoming parks projects, including those open for public review. |
Bikers and Runners should use caution around work areas as improvements are taking place on several trails in Montgomery Parks: |
  The Spring GUIDE is Here! |
 Our popular summer camps are back and open for registration beginning on January 16. Find out more about our Outdoor Adventure Camp, Golf & So Much More, Week in the Park, Wee Little Naturalists, Into the Woods, and so much more on our Camps and Classes website. You may also find the perfect camp for your kids at Montgomery Parks' Summer Camp Expos! Montgomery Parks offers more than 100 camps geared towards a wide variety of interests to summer campers of all ages. Many camps even offer before/after care, and camps run throughout the entire summer! Summer Camp Expo will be held March 10-11; |
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