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Montgomery Parks Facilities Closed Monday

All Montgomery Parks facilities closed at 5pm on Friday, February 5, due to emergency weather conditions. They are anticipated to reopen on Tuesday, February 9, weather allowing. For more up-to-date information, call our facilities directly or visit their web pages. Learn how to receive park-related alerts as they happen via your email, pager or cell phone; sign up for Park Alerts.

Parks Matter

If you’re a fan of the county’s parks, it’s important to remind county leaders that parks matter even in tough fiscal times.  Learn more at www.ParksMatter.org.

Winter Trail Conditions

During winter months with snow and icing conditions, we regret that we cannot maintain public use trails within our parks (i.e., shoveling, treating, or clearing trails). Please use caution on all trails when snow and ice are present.

Weather Related Park Closures

Inclement weather may cause the Department of Parks to close park facilities or cancel park programs. Please call ahead before heading out. To receive notifications of park closures directly to your email, cell phone or pager, sign up for Parks Alert — it's a FREE service.

2nd Community Garden Added in Montgomery Parks at Briggs Chaney

The Department of Parks is now accepting applications for the second community garden in Montgomery Parks at Briggs Chaney (2161 Briggs Chaney Road in Silver Spring). Plots of 625 square feet each in size are available for rent for an annual fee of $70 per plot, by completing this one-page application. The Department of Parks is now accepting applications for a lottery to assign garden plots at Briggs Chaney by February 15. Notification of plot assignments will be emailed after this date.

Currently, there is a 25-person waiting list for gardening at the Sligo Mill Overlook Community Garden location (6400 Orchard Avenue in Takoma Park). However, names can be added to the waiting list for this site by sending an email to community gardens staff. For more information about current or proposed locations, you may also call community gardens staff at 301-650-2635.

All Park Athletic Fields Closed December 1 - March 31.

Park patrons are asked to stay off all grass park athletic fields through March 31. This annual closure of the grass fields allows for turf growth, rest and seasonal maintenance, and helps protect the condition of the fields for the Spring/Summer season.

Please help us take care of our fields and respect the closure dates and our official inclement weather policy. Violations of this regulation are subject to a $100 fine and denial or revocation of future permits.

For anyone interested in field play during this off-season period, permits are available year-round for the Blair High School synthetic turf field. Contact the Park Permit Office for more information.

A New Partnership Comes to the Commission!

The Miracle League comes to Montgomery County Parks at South Germantown Recreational Park!

Come Play in the Parks

Rockwood Manor Open House

You are cordially invited to an Open House at Rockwood Manor on Sunday, January 31, from 2-5 pm. Meet the staff, tour the house and grounds, and enjoy refreshments! Rockwood Manor is located at 11001 MacArthur Boulevard in Potomac, MD. Questions? Call Dave Hedrick at 301-299-5026.

New Off-Season Rates at Park Event Centers
Save up to 50% January-March!

Got a birthday party, anniversary celebration, graduation, bar/bat mitzvah, holiday party, reunion or wedding coming up that needs a good home? Check out the Event Centers of Montgomery Parks! New, reduced Off-Season Rates are now available for rentals at Rockwood Manor (Potomac), Woodlawn Manor (Sandy Spring/Olney) and Seneca Lodge (Boyds). Save up to 50% on rental rates at these three lovely venues, for events scheduled from January through March. For more information and reservations, please call 301-299-5026.

Wheelchair Tennis Friday Nights
at Wheaton Indoor Tennis

Wheaton Indoor Tennis is excited to offer Wheelchair Tennis on Friday nights! USTA Wheelchair Tennis continues to be one of the fastest-growing and most challenging of all wheelchair sports.  Every Friday night from 8-11pm, court/s will be reserved especially for wheelchair tennis play. Special Introductory Offer: From now through the end of the year, Friday Night Wheelchair Tennis court time is FREE for players in wheelchairs (ages 18 and up). Registration is required; visit ParkPASS.org and sign up for the date/s you’d like to play. More info at WheatonTennis.com.

See Us on the Parks Show

Each month, the Parks Show explores our County parks. From canoeing on Little Seneca Lake to attending a gardening lecture at Brookside, our cable show can help you discover more about our many parks. more

 

Community Corner

Community Meeting on Proposed New Park: Seneca Crossing Local Park

The public is invited to participate in a community meeting to determine the design for a new park, Seneca Crossing Local Park, located along Brink Road at the intersection with Ridge Road (Route 27) in Germantown. This community meeting is the first step in facility planning for the new park. At the meeting, site conditions and opportunities will be discussed and four concepts that illustrate options and ideas for the park will be presented. Your input and ideas will be used to help develop alternative plans for the park, which will be presented for additional public review at a later date.

Seneca Crossing Local Park Community Meeting
Thursday, February 11, 2010
(Snow date: Thursday, February 18, 2010)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Up-County Government Center
12900 Middlebrook Road
Germantown, MD

To submit written comments or for more information contact:
Heidi Sussmann
Landscape Architect/Project Manager
Montgomery County Department of Parks
9500 Brunett Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20901
Phone: 301-495-2547

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