Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
Remember Hodge Podge Lodge? If you’re of a certain age and grew up on the East Coast, you may have fond memories of this children’s television series from the 70’s, featuring Miss Jean and her animal friends. Relive those moments on this birding walk, which includes a visit to the Lodge, now at Howard County […]
Cost: $15-20
Join us for a full-day tour of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) with lead archaeologist Dr. Jim Gibb. Pack a lunch and come explore the intersection of history and modern science across the property. Our tour begins at the Woodlawn House to learn of its history and the exhibits highlighting important finds on the […]
Cost: $20-25
Join us at the Masonville Cove Bird Banding Station to learn about how Baltimore’s greenspaces support local birdlife and how scientists employ bird banding to study ecology—regionally and beyond. At our station, the southbound fall migration is busier and sees a more diverse cast of species than spring; more than a dozen species of sparrow, […]
Cost: $0-12
We’ve peered over the edge into the pit at Texas Quarry for years, dreaming of the treasure waiting below. That dream is now a reality with this newest adventure – a trip to the bottom to search for calcite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, and other less common minerals at Martin Marietta’s Texas Quarry. We’ll start at the […]
Cost: $3-10
Digging holes seems like child’s play. But not when you’re the crew at Martin Marietta’s Texas Quarry. Their hole isn’t measured in feet, but rather in miles: a mile long and a half mile wide, to be exact. This massive pit supplied marble used to build the walkway to the Capitol in Annapolis and the […]
Cost: $3-10