September Weekend Butterfly ID Class & Walk
Join experts from the Howard County Bird Club for a morning all about butterflies!
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Join experts from the Howard County Bird Club for a morning all about butterflies!
Join Howard EcoWorks on Saturday, September 26, for the Holly Hills Fall Festival, a family-friendly open house celebrating two years of stewardship at our 16-acre headquarters in Glenwood. The festival will feature hands-on activities and demonstrations, including a biochar burn demonstration (weather permitting), a morning native tree nut and seed collection activity, a tree maintenance workshop, and a volunteer forest and tree maintenance activity. Enjoy snacks and birthday cake as we celebrate two years at Holly Hills!
Throughout the day, visitors can explore the property through self-guided tours, check out our plans for the future, connect with local conservation partners, and shop the Seeds of Change Native Plant Nursery featuring Mid-Atlantic ecotype native perennials, shrubs, and trees.
Hands on Activities:
Volunteer | Native Tree Nut & Seed Collection — 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
Biochar Burn Demonstration — 10:30 AM–12:00 PM, weather permitting
Tree Maintenance Workshop — 1:00–1:30 PM
Volunteer | Forest & Tree Maintenance — 1:30–2:30 PM
All Day:
Seeds of Change Native Plant Sale
Holly Hills Open House & Self-Guided Tours
Partner Information Tables
Snacks & Birthday Cake
Join Morgan State University for an exciting day of hands-on STEM activities, games, demonstrations, and workshops at the 2026 STEM Expo featuring OIC of America STEMFest. Free and open to K–12 students, families, and community groups, the event will connect participants with DMV-area innovation, industry, STEM careers, and educational pathways. Attendees can also enjoy free giveaways and guided campus tours while exploring the possibilities of STEM.
This is a 4-week robotics program presented by two High School juniors at Walter Johnson High School with a passion for STEM, who have participated in the First Lego League competition for two years.
The Hackathon is an event where participating kids compete in cyber challenges including python coding, password cracking, internet browsing, and more! The target ages for the event are 8-18, and no previous coding knowledge is necessary! Participants will compete to earn swag and prizes as they learn about a broad variety of cyber security topics!
Join Lyons Mill Elementary School for our annual Community STEAM Night on Wednesday, September 30, from 5:30–7:00 PM! This free family event celebrates Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics […]
Join us for a virtual information session hosted by program director Dr. Ben Shariati to discover how UMBC’s Cybersecurity graduate program can accelerate your career. Whether you are looking to step into leadership with our Master of Science (M.S.) degree or sharpen specific professional skills with a graduate certificate, this is your opportunity to learn how our program equips you with the skills that high-paying employers demand.
Plus, a program alumnus will be co-hosting this session, giving you a unique opportunity to hear firsthand from someone who has successfully navigated the program and leveraged it in the field.
Da Vinci Day is the BIT Center’s annual STEM and arts festival for middle and high school students. Schools, community organizations, and local businesses come together for a day of hands-on workshops, engineering challenges, guest speakers, and interactive exhibits inspired by Leonardo da Vinci. The event encourages students to develop creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills while exploring the connections between science, technology, engineering, art, and Italian culture.
Celebrate World Space Week by making a solar system mobile.
Join in the STEM fun! Create with LEGO blocks. Supplies provided.
A six-week course for ages 10 to 14 designed to spark interest in programming through guided instruction by experienced high school mentors.
Network and socialize with fellow biopharma, academic, and government professionals at our Maryland Bionetworking Summit—a bioscience-focused series designed to highlight our area’s unique life science ecosystem and to promote interactions between its diverse stakeholders. This in-person evening event will consist of a networking social with refreshments, followed by a talk at the Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BSE) Education Facility at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville featuring our keynote speaker, Ruth Cheng, Ph.D.

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