2022-1: Time Speeds Up for Island Creek Ospreys
The 10 named Ospreys of lower Island Creek started the 2022 season earlier than ever and kept to a fast pace. So there was plenty of extra time if something should go awry. Turned out that was a good thing.
Uncertainty Is Exhausting, for Kids Too
Uncertainty is exhausting. Kids feel it too. The background noise of grown-up stress. The questions about their world. We can’t promise stability in everything, but WaldenWise has some easy activities to give kids a steady presence to help them make sense of it all.
Open House Set @ UMD MATRIX Lab
The University of Maryland MATRIX Lab’s Industry Open House will be held from 9am to 3pm Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at the University System of Maryland at Southern Maryland SMART Building in California, MD.
2021-1: A Telescope, Anthropomorphism
A telescope on the Island Creek Ospreys in 2021 led to anthropomorphism, specifically, snarky names to the 10 in the nests lined up in front of the island house.
Navy, ACMI Team Up to Create Energetics Facility in Indian Head
ACMI Federal has been awarded $50 million from the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division to build the Maryland Energetics Innovation Hub in Charles County.
Healthy St. Mary’s Conducting Survey
The Healthy St. Mary’s Partnership invites all who live, work, or play in St. Mary’s to complete the Community Health Assessment. The purpose of the survey is to get opinions about community health problems in the county. The survey is open until June 30, 2026.
Lex Park to Celebrate Community, Culture & Cuisine
Join the fun at the Community, Culture & Cuisine event from 11am to 4pm Saturday, June 27, 2026, by the Lexington Park Business Association and St. Mary’s County Arts Council! The event will be held in St. Mary’s Square on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park, MD.
Sanders to Moderate TPP Symposium
Retired RADM Scott Sanders will moderate The Patuxent Partnership symposium, Evolving Warfare: Rise of the Drones, on June 18. The symposium will focus on emerging drone and future autonomous technologies and how they will affect US Navy operations. Registration is now open.





















