Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery Parks officials believe they have identified and located the owl that has been attacking joggers and runners along the Capital Crescent Trail in Bethesda. MyMCMedia has received exclusive video from Montgomery Parks of what is believed to be the juvenile barred owl. Watch this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, for your first glimpse of the notorious […]

Officials from Montgomery Parks, the Montgomery County Planning Department and Montgomery County Department of Transportation, are inviting residents to celebrate PARK(ing) Day on Sept. 18 by converting a parking space in downtown Silver Spring into a temporary pop-up parklet. The pop-up park, according to a news release, will feature plants, seating, and the bean bag toss game: […]

Beginning this month, you can now register for fall recreation programs by using Active Montgomery. On County Report This Week, Skyler Grubbs of the Recreation Department answers a few questions about the new online registration system.

Montgomery County Recreation and Montgomery Parks have a new registration system. Residents can register for fall programs in a new system called ActiveMontgomery starting Aug. 17th. The system replaces RecWeb and ParkPASS, and also allows customers to check facility availability, reserve spaces, and register for memberships. “ActiveMONTGOMERY provides a broad range of registration options which […]

The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) approved $523,416 for the Montgomery County Department of Transportation (MCDOT) to fund the design and engineering of a shared use path and sidewalk along Maryland (MD) Route 355 in Clarksburg from Snowden Farm Parkway to Stringtown Road. The path will create a link in the existing trail […]

Montgomery Parks is seeking public comments for a proposed pilot archery deer hunting program. If approved, the hunting is scheduled to take place from September through November 2015 and during January 2016. Two locations have been chosen for the proposed pilot program: Great Seneca Stream Valley Park Unit 1 in Germantown and Watts Branch Stream Valley […]

The Darby Store in Beallsville has a long history in the community and now Montgomery County is hoping it has just as long a future. The Montgomery County Department of Parks is accepting requests for proposals to occupy the historical store located on Darnestown Road. The county is hoping a new tenant will bring new life to […]

Children in Montgomery County had a chance to explore trucks, climb trees and turn on police sirens at the county’s first Touch-a-Truck event. Whether they were climbing into the cab of a backhoe, or riding in a bucket truck parents and children learned about the trucks that help upkeep Montgomery County’s urban parks. The county’s […]

Whether they were climbing into the cab of a backhoe, riding in a bucket truck or turning a police cruiser lights on children of all ages had the chance to explore and learn about the trucks that help upkeep Montgomery County’s urban parks. The county’s first Touch-a-Truck event was held on April 10 at the Wall Park […]

Make your weekend historic by taking part in one or several Montgomery Parks opening weekend activities on April 10 – 12. Special events and tours are scheduled throughout the weekend at historic signature sites. “We are always excited about opening weekend. It’s a great way to get an introduction to a life-long lesson in culture, […]