Eyes of Paint Branch

09/02/2026

Birds in their muted fall colors are coming through the Upper Paint Branch now on their way south (9/2/2026). Left: chestnut-sided warbler. Right: scarlet tanager.

05/30/2026

CAUTION: Mama bear and cub sighted on the Cloverly Loop trail this morning (5/30) at 8:30 a.m. Note that she will be protective. Do not approach.

05/09/2026

It's World Migratory Bird Day, and the warblers are coming through our area in their breeding plumage. Here are a black-and-white warbler and a yellow-rumped warbler seen in the watershed today (Saturday 5/9/2026).

05/04/2026

As mosquito season is ramping up, a reminder to ‘skip the fog’, from Homegrown National Park co-founder and New York Times bestselling author, Doug Talamy

04/27/2026

Thank you to our STUPENDOUS community volunteers for helping with our Earth Month Cleanup on a chilly Saturday!!

With our wonderful sponsor, Montgomery Parks Watershed Cleanups Program, we managed to remove ***1,805 lbs*** of trash from the Cloverly Loop Trail across from Cloverly Elementary School! This included:

35 bags of TRASH
17 bags of RECYCLING
15 TIRES, and
~175lbs of oversized items

Happy Earth Month! 🌎

04/20/2026

*** EARTH MONTH CLEANUP ***
*** THIS SUNDAY ***

Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM

Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!

REGISTER HERE:

Join Montgomery Parks & Eyes of Paint Branch as we celebrate Earth Month through a volunteer park cleanup!

04/14/2026

***NEW LOCATION FOR OUR EARTH MONTH CLEANUP***
Due to scheduled construction at Fairland Recreational Park, we have relocated our cleanup site:

Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM

Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905
SSL hours!

REGISTER HERE:

Join Montgomery Parks & Eyes of Paint Branch as we celebrate Earth Month through a volunteer park cleanup!

04/03/2026

***NEW LOCATION***
APRIL IS EARTH MONTH ☺️! Join EOPB and Montgomery Parks for a volunteer park cleanup :

Sunday, April 26, 2026
10:00AM - 12:00PM

Cloverly Local Park
900 Briggs Chaney Road
Colesville, MD 20905

SSL hours! REGISTER HERE:

Join Montgomery Parks & Eyes of Paint Branch as we celebrate Earth Month through a volunteer park cleanup!

04/03/2026

Online ordering for the Native Plant sale at our watershed Nature Classroom starts today! Pick up will be at Maydale Nature Classroom, 1638 Maydale Drive, Silver Spring (off Briggs Chaney Road near Cloverly)

Growing native plants encourages beneficial insects, birds, and other wildlife in your community. Support your backyard ecosystem today with the native plant sale benefiting Maydale Nature Classroom:

Starts today, April 3 | Online sale only | Pick up on Saturday, April 25 at Maydale Nature Classroom

For more information, visit: https://mocoparks.org/4hDGa8M