Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
Maryland is home to at least sixteen native species of freshwater mussels, though that number continues to shift as taxonomic work refines our understanding. These species occur statewide in a wide range of aquatic habitats, and identification can be challenging. Key features often lie inside the shell, and many species show significant variation in shape and […]
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Insects have lived on Earth for 480 million years, and most live in ecosystems that meet their wide range of needs and preferences, including areas of human habitation and burial. Insects can be a valuable analysis tool in paleoecology and archaeology, and when the two are combined, the science can be called archaeoentomology. Michael Monzon, […]
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The Earth has a long history, and for most of the time has supported life. We will probe the depths of geological time and how life evolved into its current state. Recent advances in microbiology have suggested that eukaryotic cells (those with nuclei) were a logical and even likely outgrowth of evolution in a group […]
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Agricultural drainage ditches are essential for water management on farms with high water tables, including those on the Delmarva Peninsula. These seemingly mundane agricultural infrastructures are home to insect biodiversity that provides valuable ecosystem services,such as pollination, biological control of pests, decomposition of plant and animal matter, and food support for wildlife. In this presentation, we will learn about phosphorous sequestration by tube-dwelling, non-biting […]
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We will make three-quarter ribbed baskets using a mix of natural materials and reed. You will learn how to shape a ribbed basket, create patterns with different materials, and learn about the process of harvesting natural materials. Each basket will be unique due to the different sizes of materials, all made from invasive vines and reeds, with many color […]
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The Japanese Giant Salamander (Andrias japonicus) is a cousin to the Maryland-native Eastern Hellbender. Learn about their biology and hear about a field excursion Matt Neff, Curator of Estuarine Biology at the Calvert Marine Museum, partook in when he was a zookeeper at the National Zoo in 2019. Brief Bio of yourself – Matt is Curator […]
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This presentation was rescheduled from its original date in January. Step into the invisible world that curiosity and cutting‑edge imaging make visible. In this talk, Dr. Tagide deCarvalho will share the stories and techniques behind her striking microscopy images—revealing how modern optical and electron microscopes open windows into cells, viruses, and other hidden structures of […]
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Thomas Mayr was a lifelong resident of Anne Arundel County and an avid amateur archaeologist starting in 1926 while still in High School. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Mayr recorded the specific location of all of his finds in journals, kept up with both anthropological and archaeological literature of the time, and corresponded with professionals […]
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Evidence of one of the most powerful tsunamis to hit North America has been unearthed on a North Carolina hillside. Join us to learn about this perfectly preserved sequence of impact fallout and tsunami deposits hidden for 35.5 million years. This finding is tied to the Chesapeake Bay bolide, the largest known impact crater in the […]
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Did you know that there are some caterpillars that don’t eat plants for food? There are numerous butterfly species worldwide that eat other insect larvae or nymphs as their food source during their developmental stages and there are even some species that live here in Maryland. These are primarily members of the Lycaenidae family (Hairstreaks […]
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