More than 3 miles of trails in the John G. Hayes Forest Preserve, adjacent to Croydon Creek Nature Center, became a little easier to navigate through the addition of map that hikers can access online. The map shows hikers’ locations in realtime, when opened on a mobile device, to help them determine where they are,…

Eagle Scout Samuel “Sam” Gregory, with support from fellow Scouts in Troop 773, recently completed a service project at King Farm Park playground to help protect and preserve the site. Sam researched the best practices for retaining walls, then designed one specifically for the park. He worked closely with Rockville’s Recreation and Parks staff to…

A new mural was in the works this summer at College Gardens Park, thanks to artist Andy Dahl. Dahl is a painter, sculptor, filmmaker and public artist with a master’s in fine arts from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He balances his time between public art commissions, serving as a community organizer in East…