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Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm
For Kids
 
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Kids,

Our brand new Junior Ranger program is now up and running! Earn a badge, certificate, and patch by completing the activities in our new Junior Ranger Book, 

So, if you are between the ages of 9 and 13, you can take the challange, and become a Junior Ranger. Come out to Oxon Cove Park and Learn, Explore and Protect!



 

 
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We will offer a new program for you in Spring 2010 if you are not quite old enough to be a Junior Ranger. You can become an nature explorer by visiting the park, checking out the kit, and doing the activities in the kit with your parents. We want you to be excited about learning and being outside. These activites are fun and are all about being a nature explorer!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OXCO 1891  

Did You Know?
In 1891, Saint Elizabeths Hospital, acquired the Oxon Cove Park Property, to establish a farm where patients, removed from the confines of a hospital setting, could benefit from fresh air and outdoor work at this new "farm colony." This hospital farm was called Godding Croft.

Last Updated: August 11, 2009 at 07:55 EST