Meetings of the Manchester Parks Foundation take place generally the first Monday of the month at Charlotte's Quest Nature Center beginning at 7:00 PM.
When the meeting date is a holiday, the monthly meeting is rescheduled for the following Monday evening.
In inclement weather the meetings will be held at the North Carroll Branch of the Carroll County Public Library in Greenmount. The library is located off MD Route 30. You may turn onto Oakmont at the light and make the first right into the library parking lot.

MANCHESTER PARKS FOUNDATION
Meeting Dates 2009

January 5
Organizational Meeting at North Carroll Public Library in Greenmount
February 2
at North Carroll Public Library in Greenmount
March 2
at North Carroll Public Library in Greenmount
March 30
at Charlotte's Quest Nature Center (This is in place of our April 6 meeting, see below)
April 6
Our regular meeting is a special meeting to be held at the North Carroll Public Library in Greenmount. Visitor Archaeologist Stephen Israel will talk about the excavations and findings at Charlotte's Quest Nature Center. All are invited to attend. The meeting will be in the large Conference Room at the library.
May 4
June 1
July 6
August 3
September 14
October 5
November 2

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Charlotte's Quest
NATURE CENTER

A Non-Profit Organization

Charlotte's Quest NATURE CENTER
3400 Wilhelm Lane
Manchester, Maryland 21102 410.374.3395

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HOURS OF OPERATION

Charlotte's Quest is under the direction of the Manchester Parks Foundation and the Town of Manchester. Charlotte's Quest Nature Center is operated by volunteers and one paid staff member, the Naturalist, and is maintained by donations, grants, memberships, and in-kind gifts. No government funding is received. 

The Nature Center's Interpretive Building will be open the:

First Sunday of each month: 
12:30 PM until 4 PM (except holidays)
and during special events and programs

Weekdays: 
are by appointment

Our 4 1/2 miles of trails, Walnut Pond, the Stream of Life, the natural springs and forests are open everyday from dawn until dusk. You are welcome to park and walk in.

Feel free to park at the gate and walk in during the hours that the Interpretive Building is not open.

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MISSION

It is the mission of the Manchester Parks Foundation to be stewards of the environment by protecting the watershed area and our precious natural resources, by teaching environmental education to the public, by the restoring of the native plants and animals, and by maintaining a diverse natural world.

The Manchester Parks Foundation is the caretakers of Charlotte's Quest Nature Center and Pine Valley Park.