School Field Trip Transportation Grants sponsored by the Friends of Oregon RidgeCLICK HERE ►
Register for our Naturalist-Led Hikes – Me and My Pup on the Ridge or Senior StrollCLICK HERE ►
Learn about Volunteer Opportunities – Stewardship Work DaysCLICK HERE ►
View and Register for Events Online
Click the link below to view and register for Friends of Oregon Ridge Sponsored Programs
For BCRP Sponsored Programs visit the BCRP CivicRec Page CLICK HERE ►
Programs and Special Events
FRIENDS OF OREGON RIDGE SPEAKER SERIES
The Friends of Oregon Ridge Speakers Series presents informative and engaging talks on a wide range of nature-related topics, by some of the area’s leading specialists in the environmental sciences, natural history, and related fields. You can find details of our upcoming Speaker Series at the link below. These talks are FREE for Friends of Oregon Ridge Members or $10 for non-members. Most programs are held in-person at the Nature Center, with Zoom presentations if circumstances require.
This program requires online advance registration.
Events and Festivals
ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER
2027 details to be announced
Honey Harvest Festival
2026 details to be announced
Maple Sugaring Weekends
2027 details to be announced
Music in the Woods
2027 details to be announced
Field Trips and Group Programs
BCRP School Field Trips
School Field trips run by BCRP Staff are now booked through Baltimore County Recreation and Parks via CivicRec.
BCRP CivicRec Field Trips CLICK HERE ►
OREGON RIDGE NATURE CENTER SCHOOL FIELD TRIP TRANSPORTATION GRANTS
Sponsored by the Friends of Oregon Ridge
The Friends of Oregon Ridge is offering a grant opportunity for qualifying Baltimore City and Baltimore County schools. The grant provides a max stipend of $500 per bus for a maximum of two buses for transportation to one field trip program at the Oregon Ridge Nature Center (ORNC). Title I schools are eligible for the Friends’ bus grant. There are a limited number of bus grants for schools who meet the listed criteria. Funds are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until exhausted.
Application submission begins on September 1, 2026. Apply early.
MAEOE
We are a Maryland Green Center and available to assist local schools wishing to become or recertify as a MAEOE-Certified Green School.
In 2015 ORNC was certified by the Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE) as a Maryland Green Center. In addition to supporting community environmental learning and being a model for various sustainability practices, the key criteria for becoming a Maryland Green Center is helping local schools become MAEOE-certified Green Schools. ORNC is here to encourage and support schools to apply (or re-apply) for Green School Certification from MAEOE.