Get down and dirty, jumping, slipping, and sliding in giant mud pits! Cook up a mud pie, make mud art, and play games! This muddy fun will be great for the whole family.

This is a rain or shine event.

Fee: $20 per car.   Tickets will be made available on ActiveMONTGOMERY.org in May. Tickets can also be purchased day-of on site.

Food trucks will be on-site including Catalyst Hot Dogs and Clayboys Shaved Ice.

Help out with the Friend’s annual Staff Appreciation Picnic. We use this opportunity to show appreciation for the staff that keeps the Nature Programs at Black Hill running. The actual luncheon starts at 11:00 am but we need help with setup.

We need your help with setting up, tearing down, and grilling the food. To volunteer click the button below or email FriendsBlackHill@gmail.com.

The next FOBHNP will be held at the Discovery Center (previously known as the visitor center) at 1:30 pm. All members are welcome to attend.

The Friends of Black Hill Nature Programs was formed in April of 2001 by volunteers interested in supporting the interpretive naturalist staff and the nature programs. With April being the anniversary month of the Friends, this month's members-only activity will be creating accessories for the nature play spaces. Join us on April 22 at 4:00 pm at the Discovery Center for some crafts that will benefit the nature playspaces. We'll have rocks and peg people to paint. Bring your creativity and we'll bring the supplies.

If you have any additional ideas for things that would be useful in the mud kitchen, fairy garden, or sandbox we'd love to hear your suggestions. Keep in mind, these things will be outdoors so they need to withstand the elements and many hands.

Register below so we know how many people to expect!

The next FOBHNP will be held at the Discovery Center (previously known as the visitor center) at 1:30 pm. All members are welcome to attend.

Join the Friends for the first hike of the year. With spring just beginning, we’ll be looking for all signs of spring on this walk. Meet at the Black Hill Discovery Center at 10:00 am to carpool to the trailhead. Space is limited so please fill out the form below to register for the hike.

Notes:

• Parking at the trailhead is limited to 5 cars so carpooling is preferred.

• The hike is mostly paved so a stroller would probably be okay but a backpack carrier is suggested.

• The hike will be approximately 2 miles in total and be a leisurely pace to allow for lots of observing.

The next FOBHNP will be held at the Discovery Center (previously known as the visitor center) at 12:30 pm. All members are welcome to attend.

Join us for the first board meeting of the year. The meeting will be held at the Discovery Center.

MudFest, a place to get down and dirty, jumping, slipping, and sliding in giant mud pits! Cook up a mud pie, make mud art, and play games! This muddy fun will be great for the whole family.

We need volunteers to assist at a table promoting Friends and help provide water to participants. To volunteer click the button below or email FriendsBlackHill@gmail.com.

Help out with the Friend’s annual Staff Appreciation Picnic. We use this opportunity to show appreciation for the staff that keeps the Nature Programs at Black Hill running.

We need your help with setting up, tearing down, and grilling the food. To volunteer click the button below or email FriendsBlackHill@gmail.com.

FOBHNP members-only shopping hours will be
Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 9 am through 2 pm.

Those who are not FOBHNP members can shop on
Saturday between 2 pm and 5 pm or on Sunday, May 7, 2023, between 9 am and 5 pm.

Anyone wishing to purchase plants will be required to sign up online (in advance of the sale) and reserve their in-person shopping time (each slot will be a half hour). The reason for this is to ensure that customers do not exceed the capacity of volunteers at the sale and that the limited parking at the horse barn (where we expect to host the sale again in 2023) is not overwhelmed.

FOBHNP members-only shopping hours will be
Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 9 am through 2 pm.

Those who are not FOBHNP members can shop on
Saturday between 2 pm and 5 pm or on Sunday, May 7, 2023, between 9 am and 5 pm.

Anyone wishing to purchase plants will be required to sign up online (in advance of the sale) and reserve their in-person shopping time (each slot will be a half hour). The reason for this is to ensure that customers do not exceed the capacity of volunteers at the sale and that the limited parking at the horse barn (where we expect to host the sale again in 2023) is not overwhelmed.

FOBHNP members-only shopping hours will be
Saturday, May 6, 2023, from 9 am through 2 pm.

Those who are not FOBHNP members can shop on
Saturday between 2 pm and 5 pm or on Sunday, May 7, 2023, between 9 am and 5 pm.

Anyone wishing to purchase plants will be required to sign up online (in advance of the sale) and reserve their in-person shopping time (each slot will be a half hour). The reason for this is to ensure that customers do not exceed the capacity of volunteers at the sale and that the limited parking at the horse barn (where we expect to host the sale again in 2023) is not overwhelmed.