Oxon Cove Park
6411 Oxon Hill Road
Oxon Hill, MD 20745
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Sunday, March 8, 2015, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
301-839-1176
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Ages 6 to 13, and accompanying adults
Celebrate Women’s History Month with a visit to Oxon Cove Park, and discover Rachel Carson, whose ground-breaking book Silent Spring met with fierce opposition from chemical companies, but ultimately led to a reversal in national pesticide policy and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Learn about this important environmentalist who inspired activism and is credited with bringing the bald eagle back from the brink of extinction. Meet in the Visitor Barn. No fee. For more information, call 301-839-1176.
