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Oregon Ridge Nature Center

The Oregon Ridge Nature Center was created to promote a better appreciation for the environment by offering recreational and educational programs to the public. The Nature Center is run by full-time Naturalists and volunteers who team up to provide such activities as moonlight hikes, bird watching, bee keeping demonstrations, and maple syrup making, to name a few. Special events, including lectures on environmental issues, are offered throughout the year. The Center is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

Honey Harvest   

On Saturday, October 3 and Sunday, October 4 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., the 28th Annual Honey Harvest Festival features beehive demos, reenactments of the "Honey Huntress", honey extraction, candle dipping, and mead(honey wine) making. The 2009 American Honey Queen Diane Jurchen (Jur-ken) will host the event. Special events include civil war reenactments, tours of the Peter Goff archaeology museum, wool spinning, blacksmithing, a petting zoo, face painting and kid crafts, a book fair, movies, music and puppet shows. This event is free and open to the public.

For more information, call 410-887-1815 or e-mail the Oregon Ridge Nature Center at ornaturecenter-rp@baltimorecountymd.gov.

Revised January 5, 2010