Help the Friends replace the two ancient viewing scopes at the South River Overlook with excellent binocular scopes that are free to use! Swivel them around for great views of birds, the river out to the Bay, and boats cruising by. We want to install two scopes of different heights, including one that is ADA accessible and easy for children. Please help make this happen soon by donating to this campaign. Your eyes will thank you! Continue reading
We have a variety of music including Blues, Funk, Rock, Country, and Latin to name a few. Concerts will start on July 19th, Saturday Evenings at the Park Stage. Start Times change as summer days get shorter. Season ends on … 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
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
Golden Flight
by Tina Lavato
June Photo Contest Winner
Recap of Our Night Sky Event The Friends held it’s first nighttime stargazing event this week with DarkSky Maryland where 30 people assembled on a magical new moon night. We heard from Tom Reinert, recently the President of DarkSky International, … 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
May Bird Bulletin Courtesy of Kate Neall, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gambrills. • Spring has sprung and love is in the air! From dancing, to eating, to nest building, to singing – birds have many courtship rituals. May is the … 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
