Northwood Leadership Team Gérard Durand-Muller It's official! Northwood has an entry in the Choose Respect Fan Favorite contest: "I'm the Victim." Voting going on right now until 4/17 (Only MCPS Gmail accounts will work) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Last call to get your mulch! Go to NorthwoodMulch.com before midnight tomorrow, Sun., 4/12 to place your order and support NHS Athletics.

It is lovely weather to be on our trails or on open sections of the Sligo Creek Parkway. If you are out this weekend, remember to: *Keep six feet from others at all times, even when passing. *Walk, bike, or jog in single file. *Call out or use your bike bell when passing.

Do you enjoy nature but can't get out to see it? Check out these live views of Chesapeake Bay habitat and wildlife! Chesapeake Conservancy chesapeakeconservancy.org/what-we-do/exp…

🐦 Have you ever noticed all the birds in your neighborhood or in your yard? Become scientists at home with this bird-watching activity! How many birds will your family find? sbfprize.org/blog/ed-resour… #SubaruLovesLearning #CitizenScience Candlewick Press #KidLit #CitSciMonth

I'd love to see what kind of sites Gladiators come up with! Remember: National Park Service sites aren't just "parks," but also cultural and historical preserves as well! NPS covers things such as Maggie L. Walker NHS, antietamnps, CentralHighNPS, Yellowstone National Park, National Mall NPS+!

Curious about ephemerals? Check out our latest blog. gardens.si.edu/learn/blog/fis… #SmithsonianGardens #MusemfromHome

#EarthDay 2020 has made the importance of nature more apparent than ever. As many of us turn to nature, including Montgomery Parks, for relief in anxious times, we owe it to these places to safeguard them. For the well-being of our community and planet. youtu.be/4jMyV2YRLig

Happy Earth Day! Please follow along as we take you on a virtual tour of our current exhibit HABITAT. #EarthOptimism #EarthDay youtu.be/jtw-ahO1HuQ

To celebrate #EarthDay, take some time to enjoy nature. Use your science skills to collect, photograph, & examine one of nature's powerful organs, the leaf! 🌿Activity: bit.ly/3cIqTCb Share your photos & drawings using the hashtags #LeafWalk2020 #SubaruLovesLearning🍃

#ArborDay is tomorrow!🌲While out on your #LeafWalk2020, take a pic of a tree & post it to social media. If you tag Arbor Day Foundation & use hashtag #ArborDayAtHome, two trees will be planted! Details: celebratearborday.com Our 🍃 activity: bit.ly/3cIqTCb #SubaruLovesLearning

Montgomery County is moving toward #zerowaste & preparing to launch a commercial food waste composting program - as soon as the state of emergency is lifted! A great move for fighting climate change, improving local soils, and building local economies. mymcmedia.org/county-announc…

Happy #ArborDayAtHome, everyone! Arbor Day Foundation

Even the best potting soil gets depleted of its nutrients over time as plants grow. Show your house or potted plants some love by mixing in an inch of compost to your potting soil 2x a year. #icaw2020 #soillovescompost #internationalcompostawarenessweek #earthday Montgomery County MD Government

usasciencefestival.org/x-stem-all-acc… Starts today!! Northwood Science Northwood TESS Academy

Scientists have taken a small step toward helping coral survive in a warmer world—a notable advance in the growing field of “assisted evolution,” in which scientists are working to alter coral genetics to help them endure hotter water. fcld.ly/z8do438

It’s #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, it’s week eight? Nine? of a global pandemic that has radically changed our lives, and we’re giant data nerds so we’re encouraging you to take this survey from our lovely northern neighbors at @forestry.ubc.ca on Bluesky bit.ly/35ZW7CY

Love our open streets on weekends? Well, keep biking, walking, and running! The almost seven miles of roads on Beach Drive and Little Falls and Sligo Creek Parkways will be open every Friday to Sunday during the COVID-19 crisis. For more: ow.ly/hrB530qFJXf.

Now, help select the winner of Art in the Gardens' People's Choice Award. View the virtual exhibit on Brookside Gardens' Facebook and "like" your favorite artwork. The art with the most "likes" will win: ow.ly/O"ePf50zFh3K.

I wrote a crazy fish story. It’s about some Norwegian dudes who look like Vikings and talk like tech bros and might help save the oceans and the climate. politico.com/news/agenda/20…