What's New at ORNC
We need good listeners!
Music in the Woods is filling up fast with great bands and performers. We now need anyone who likes music and dancing to come out and listen! Bring your friends, family and a chair to the park and enjoy a day of fun. Sit back and relax while the bands play, peruse the vendor tables where native flowers and instruments will be for sale, or bring your own instrument and jam the day away. We will have more didgereedoos for sale, another ukele raffle and hot dogs for sale by the ORNC Council. Dance lessons, kids crafts, Meet and Instrument, Laura Greene the Juggling Queen and a musical petting zoo are just a few things that will make this day extra special. We hope to see you there!
Please Help Us By Using GoodSearch!
The Nature Center animals will benefit greatly if you use GoodSearch as your new search engine! Each time you search the web, just enter Oregon Ridge Nature Center into the "Who do you Goodsearch?" box and we will get a portion of their sponsor's proceeds. This is an easy way for you to help your favorite non-profit without spending any money of your own. Try it today!
Primitive Technology Weekend, May 3 and 4, 2008
Oregon Ridge Nature Center's Primitive Technology Workshop will be held on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm on both days. Check out the primitive technology map, available online as an Acrobat PDF.
Save the Bay and Endangered Species
The State of Maryland has designed a convenient way for you to donate money through your Maryland State Income Tax Return for the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay and the protection of Maryland's nongame and endangered species. Please consider a tax deductible contribution to these causes that affect the quality of life in our State. Simply check the box on your Maryland State Income Tax Return to show that you want to contribute, and enter the amount you choose to donate. The amount will be deducted from your refund or added to your tax payment. The donation is tax deductible in the following year.
Activities
At ORNC, there are always many activities for all ages to enjoy. Here is a brief sampling of activities for you, your family and friends:
Maple Syrup Weekends, February 16, 17, 23 and 24, 2008
Annual Pancake Breakfast, March 1 and 2, 2008, 8 am - noon each day
Primitive Technology Weekend, May 3 and 4, 2008
Music in the Woods, May 10, 2008
Honey Harvest Festival, October 4 and 5, 2008
TrailBlazer
Our newsletter, TrailBlazer, is available online (as a PDF). (If needed, you can download a free copy of the latest version of Adobe PDF Reader.)
Calendar
Our Events Calendar is available online (as a PDF).
Seeking Volunteer Opportunities?
Oregon Ridge Nature Center is currently looking for people who enjoy volunteering. Check out some of the opportunities for volunteers available at the Nature Center now.
Scholarships
Our Scholarship Committee is offering 2 scholarships this year. We are seeking individuals and companies to donate toward the scholarship fund as well as looking for scholarship candidates. The Scholarship Application form is available online (as a PDF).
Donations Needed for Mounted Specimens
One of the interesting features in the Nature Center is our collection of mounts of native animals and birds. To have these specimens mounted by a taxidermist is an expensive work of art. If you would like to sponsor the work of a taxidermist to mount some of our frozen specimens, a plaque with your name will be placed on the completed mount. Taxidermy costs range from $50 to $100 for small birds and $200 to $500 for large mounts. Donations are tax deductible.
More
We offer many other great activities, too numerous to mention here! Check out other areas of our website for details on some of our many programs and activities.