Meadowside Nature Center is located within the 1800-acre Rock Creek Regional Park. It opened February 19, 1972, as the second nature center operated by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Montgomery County Department of Parks. The nature center offers outdoor and environmental education programming for families, schools, and scouts.

Meadowside Nature Center

This is a rain-filled basin without fish and, therefore, an important habitat for numerous frog and aquatic insect species. This site aims to capture vegetative changes around Meadowside Nature Center's study pond as well as the water level of the pond.

North Branch Rock Creek - Pond

The North Branch Rock Creek flows directly into Rock Creek and ultimately into the Potomac River. This site is a popular creek crossing.  We hope to monitor bank erosion and channeling of this creek.

North Branch Rock Creek

This site captures the water level and changing shoreline of Lake Bernard Frank, a 54-acre reservoir on the North Branch of Rock Creek. You may even see a glimpse of the resident pair of bald eagles fishing.

Lake Frank

This view of a creek shows the progression of local riparian flora. We are monitoring the plants that live between the water and the land. This site is also monitoring the change in water flow of a small tributary that will feed into the North Branch Rock Creek.

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4 chronologs managed by Meadowside Nature Center

North Branch Rock Creek - Pond

North Branch Rock Creek

Lake Frank

Riparian Flora

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