Join DarkSky Maryland & the Friends of Quiet Waters Park during International Dark Sky Week at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis This awe-inspiring event is Sunday, April 27** from 8:30-10:00pm. On a dark new moon night, enjoy stargazing and learn … Continue reading
Celebrate Earth Day at Quiet Waters Park~Saturday, April 26 10:00-2:00~ Join the Friends of Quiet Waters Park for guided walks and learn about what you can do to help the environment from a range of exhibitors. Featured events with experienced … Continue reading
Entries Now Open for the 11th AnnualFriends of Quiet Waters Park Photo Contest We have a few changes on how we will conduct our photo contest. Most importantly, we will no longer be accepting photo entries by email. We believe … Continue reading
Ornamental Cherry Blossoms
by Ingrid Munoz
2024 Photo Contest Winner
May 17 – June 22, 2025 Clap if you believe . . . Quiet Waters Park and the Friends of Quiet Waters Park Sculpture Committee are, by popular demand, again hosting this year’s Fairy House Festival Enchantment begins on Saturday, … Continue reading
We are currently seeking volunteers for our 2025 box turtle study so that we can learn more about our local population and bring awareness to our visitors. The study will begin May 1st. Training will be provided and all ages … Continue reading
Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks and the Friends of Quiet Waters Park announce that their annual arts festival, Art @ the Park 2025, will take place at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, MD October 11 and 12, 2025 from … Continue reading
April Bird Bulletin Courtesy of Kate Neall, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gambrills. • Nesting season is underway! You can begin to monitor nest boxes for activity by mid-month, if you haven’t already begun to do so. Be sure to … Continue reading
“The imagination is a place all by itself – a separate country. Now, you’ve heard of the French nation, the British nation. Well, this is the Imagination. It’s a wonderful place.”* We invite everyone to spend some time in the … Continue reading
Quiet Waters Park Birds in the Winter Early on a January morning Jim Collatz and Jack Turner met up at the park to count all the birds they would see that day as part of the Audubon Christmas Bird Count, … Continue reading
Many thanks to those who participated in the survey. Your thoughts and comments were very significant for this process. A full report, including a summary of the comments, are shown below. Special thanks also to the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation … Continue reading
Come see our large steel & brass “Atomic Kaleidoscope” in the Formal Garden between the Visitor Center and the Blue Heron building. The magic happens when you look through one of the three different level viewfinders while spinning the base. … Continue reading
Congratulations to all the winners of this years contest! Enjoy the photos! (click on images to expand)
Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the 2024 Box Turtle Study! Some of you may know that this study is actually a restart, and that the previous study ended in 2010. The 2024 season was a … Continue reading
The Anne Arundel Department of Parks and Recreation has developed 3 “Master Plan Concepts” – each with a different theme – for the new property acquired for the Park in 2019. These 3 Concept Plans released for public review and … Continue reading
The Park’s sculpture collection has been joined by a new member! Suited in Red, by the sculptor Robert Butler, was donated to the Park by Susan Butler from the couple’s sculpture park in the Massachusetts Berkshires. Whimsical Suited has found its place tucked along … Continue reading
Courtesy of Kate Neall, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gambrills. • Project FeederWatch starts November 1st and extends until April. FeederWatch is a survey of birds that visit backyards, nature centers, community areas, and other locales in North America. You don’t even … Continue reading
Keen observers may have noticed that all but one of the Park’s outside sculptures have new descriptive signs! The colors on the signs are intended to visually echo the colors of the major Park structures with their green metal roofs and … Continue reading
