BioBlitz Hike for City Nature Challenge

Sat, April 25, 10am - 12pm
bioblitz, birding, birds, City Nature Challenge, hike, spring

Photo by NIU

Animals Bird Watching Field Experiences For the Family Hiking Native Plants & Trees Open to the Public

City Nature Challenge started as a competition between Los Angeles and San Francisco and has grown into an international event, motivating people around the world to find and document wildlife in their own cities. This annual four-day global bioblitz takes place in two parts, with the first dedicated to taking photos of wild plants and […]

Cost: $0-5

Eighty Years of Box Turtles

Wed, May 13, 9am - 11:30am
Eastern box turtle, herptetology, research, turtles

Animals Field Experiences

Since the 1940s, scientists have tracked Eastern box turtles at the Patuxent Research Refuge as part of one of the longest-running wildlife surveys in the U.S. This research reveals their movements, survival strategies, and use of habitats. With box turtle populations in steep decline due to habitat destruction, road mortality, and illegal trafficking, information gathered […]

Cost: $15-25

Late Night with Horseshoe Crabs

Sat, May 30, 8:30pm - 10pm
horseshoe crabs, night hike, spawning

Animals Field Experiences

What do thousands of horseshoe crabs do when the evening tide is high, and the spring moon is full? Grab your flashlight to see a spawning so huge that people travel to view it from around the world. The scene begins with male horseshoe crabs waiting along the water’s edge. As a female moves with […]

Cost: $20-25