Montgomery Community Media

The sunflowers at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area draws thousands of people each year, but staff from Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources say they’re here for much more than pictures:

The City of Gaithersburg will unveil the renovated outdoor space at Kentlands Mansion in a free ribbon-cutting ceremony open to the public Thursday, Jul 12 at 6 p.m.  The Kentlands Gardens now have a water fountain, flowering trees and a flagstone walkway. The ribbon-cutting event will feature live painting by Michelle Izquierdo, a Murder Mystery […]

It’s that time of the year again at Brookside Gardens where visitors can be surrounded by hundreds of butterflies in the center’s South Conservatory. From now until Sept. 16,  residents will have the chance to learn about more than 40 different species of butterflies from around the world including Asia, Africa, and Central America. “This […]

Officials from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources are urging residents to use caution near wet and wooded areas after a man was reportedly bitten by a copperhead snake at Lake Needwood. “I think humans come a lot closer to these snakes than we think,” said Jonathan McKnight, biologist with the DNR. “They are well […]

Dogs and cats are up for free adoption from June 25 to July 3 at the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center. It normally costs $100 to adopt a cat and $150 to adopt a dog from MCASAC. The center partnered with Best Friends Animal Society for this free adoption event, which is the second one […]

Canada Geese sightings are not uncommon for Montgomery County residents. In fact, they are one of the most common water birds found in the area, according to Montgomery Parks officials. You may, however, have noticed flocks of Canada Geese gathered on the ground more versus in the sky during the month of June and experts […]

Rockville and Bethesda areas are the most affected by Tuesday’s rainstorm, as shown on a Pepco Outage Map. Over 1,000 power outages were reported in the Redland and Derwood areas of Rockville as recently as 2:26 p.m. Meanwhile, more than 1,000 people are without power in a residential swath of Bethesda between Seven Locks and […]

The Montgomery College Rockville parking lot will become a paper-shredding center from 8 to 11 a.m on Saturday, June 23. Montgomery County’s Department of Environmental Protection, in partnership with NBC4, Allstate, Shred-It and Montgomery College are scheduled to host a free paper shredding event Saturday, June 23. The shredding will take place at the parking lot at […]

Norman’s Farm Market vendors expect people to come in droves for their fresh watermelon, peaches, corn and other local produce, they said. Family-run since 1987, Norman’s Farm Market sells produce grown at their farm in Woodbine, MD and other farms within a 100-mile radius. “This has become a nice household Montgomery County name,” said vendor […]

GreenFest, a May 5 event at Jesup Blair Local Park in Silver Spring, will provide Montgomery County residents a chance to learn how they can go green in the coming year, according to Susan Kornacki, with the county’s Department of Environmental Protection. “We will have all kinds of hands-on learning opportunities,” Kornacki said. Workshops include […]