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🌱 Help restore local habitats at Fort Smallwood Park! Join our 1-hour Unwanted Uproot invasive plant removal event! 🌿🧹✨ 🗓️ Sat, Oct 31 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM 👥 All Ages 🚗 Park entry fee waived for volunteers! 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/uproot
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🌙 Parents, take the night off! Drop the kids (ages 6–12) off for Parents’ Night Out at Deep Run Rec Center! 🍕🎨🎬✨ Features creative projects, games, pizza & a movie! 🗓️ Sat, Nov 7 | 5:00 – 8:00 PM 📍 Deep Run Rec Center (Hanover) 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/pno
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🗣️ Have your say in our park system! Join us for a Public Meeting on the Quiet Waters Park Expansion Retreat Property project! 🌲📍✨ 🗓️ Wed, Nov 18 | 6:00 PM 📍 Eastport - Annapolis Neck Library (269 Hillsmere Dr) 🔗 Details: aacounty.org/quietwaters
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🎃 Huge thanks to everyone who came out for the Downs Park Halloween Costume Contest! 👻✨ Despite early rain & high winds, our community brought the heat with incredible costumes—from superheroes & princesses to classic movie characters! 🧙‍♀️🦸‍♂️👑
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🥾 Celebrate National Take a Hike Day with AACo Parks! Explore scenic guided trails across 8 park locations for all hiking levels. 🌲🍁✨ 🗓️ Sun, Nov 15 📍 Jug Bay, Bacon Ridge, Magothy Greenway, Weinberg Park & more! 💵 FREE! 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/takeahikeday
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🧡 Wearing orange in solidarity with Anne Arundel County Public School for Unity Day at Folger McKinsey Elementary! 🏫✨ Four times a year, we join with AACPS to promote kindness, acceptance & inclusion while taking a stand against bullying across AACo! 🤝🧡
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☕️ Warm up your Wednesdays at Fort Smallwood Park! Join our park rangers every Wednesday until Spring from 9–10 AM for Coffee with a Ranger! 🌲✨ Enjoy a FREE cup of coffee, tea, or hot cocoa while chatting with the ranger team! ☕️ 💵 $8 Park Entry Fee
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🔥 S'mores & conversation by the fire! Join us & Scenic Rivers Land Trust at Bacon Ridge Natural Area to talk wildlife, conservation & greenways! 🍫🪵✨ 🗓️ Sat, Nov 7 | 4:30 – 6:00 PM 📍 Crownsville, MD 💵 $5 (Includes s'mores!) 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/campfirechats
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💚 Big shoutout to our October Volunteer Extraordinaire, Michael L. from Arnold! Michael & our amazing volunteers braved the rain at Kinder Farm Park for Lifeline 100, cheering on riders & organizing donations for the Lighthouse Shelter! 🔔🌧️👏 🔗 aacounty.org/rpvolunteer
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🏆 BIG NEWS! AACo Recreation & Parks has officially earned CAPRA Re-Accreditation at the @NRPA_news Conference in Philly! 🎉✨ We remain among an elite ~232 accredited park agencies nationwide—a true reflection of our staff's hard work & commitment to excellence! 💚🌲
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🏁 Severn-Danza Park was buzzing as Chesapeake BMX hosted the 2026 USA BMX East Coast Nationals! 🏆🚲⚡️ Riders nationwide came to AACo to tear up the track! Shoutout to all the athletes, families, staff & partners at @VisitAnnapolis for making it epic
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🥾 Celebrate National Take a Hike Day with AACo Parks! Explore scenic trails across 8 park locations for hikers of all skill levels. 🌲🍁✨ 🗓️ Sun, Nov 15 📍Multiple Locations! 💵 FREE! 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/takeahikeday
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🦪 Get hands-on with Bay life at Quiet Waters Park! Explore blennies, mud crabs & reef creatures up close at our Oyster Cage Interpretive Program! 🦀🌾✨ 🗓️ Sat, Oct 24 | 10:00 AM 📍 Harness Creek Dock (Annapolis) 📧 Register: Email [email protected]
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Meet the Anne Arundel County Police Dept K9 Unit around the campfire at Odenton (GORC) Park! Hear working dog stories & roast s'mores. Bring a camp chair! 🍫🔥 🗓️ Sat, Oct 24 | 6–7:30 PM 📍 Odenton Park 💵 $5 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/campfirechats
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🎮 Level up Friday nights with our Super Smash League! Kids ages 6–12 can battle in Super Smash Bros. & race in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! 🍄🏎️✨ 🗓️ Fridays: Oct 16, Oct 30 & Nov 13 | 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 Four Seasons Elementary (Gambrills) 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/supersmash
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Walk the trails with our park rangers as we explore the rich cultural and natural history that shaped the Mayo Peninsula. 🗓️ Saturday, October 17 | 2:00 PM 📍Beverly Triton Nature Park (Edgewater) 🔗 Register online: aacounty.org/mayooct
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Gather around the campfire at Linthicum Park with the Maryland Forest Service to learn about fire's role in our ecosystem! S'mores supplies included. Bring a camp chair! 🍫🔥 🗓️ Sat, Oct 17 | 6–7:30 PM 📍 Linthicum Park 💵 $5 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/campfirechats
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With the @AACo_OEM, today we officially launched the new $150,000 House of Worship and Nonprofit Security Grant Pilot Program that the County Council unanimously approved in the FY27 budget.
Anne Arundel County announcement for a $150,000 House of Worship and Nonprofit Security Grant Program, county seal at top, with photos of a church interior, volunteers packing supplies, and a security officer, plus text summarizing grant purpose and application details.

ALT Anne Arundel County announcement for a $150,000 House of Worship and Nonprofit Security Grant Program, county seal at top, with photos of a church interior, volunteers packing supplies, and a security officer, plus text summarizing grant purpose and application details.

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🌊 Lend a hand to keep our beaches pristine & wildlife safe! Join us for a quick 1-hour Shoreline Cleanup at Fort Smallwood Park. Volunteers get FREE entry! 🚗🧹✨ 🗓️ Sun, Nov 1 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM 📍 Fort Smallwood Park (Pasadena) 🔗 Register: aacounty.org/shorelinecleanu…
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🏈 Heading into the weekend with a check-in from the gridiron! 🏆🔥 Huge thanks to all the coaches, parents & fans bringing the noise! 👏📣 We appreciate everyone showing great sportsmanship and positive attitudes out there on the field. Let's continue to have a great season!!!!
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