Join the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and NHSM for a hands-on experience harvesting invasive water chestnuts (Trapa natans) by canoe. These fast-spreading plants threaten native bay grasses, block waterways, and create mosquito breeding grounds, but with your help we can clear them out and keep our waters healthy. Some paddling experience needed. Participants are welcome to bring their own boat. Registration is required for this event, as space is limited.
***Water chestnut seed pods have strong, sharp, needle-like points and should be handled with caution.
What will be provided:
- Life Jacket/ PFD
- Paddle
- Canoe
What to bring:
- Meal/ Snack
- Water
- Appropriate clothing that can get dirty and/or wet.
- Please wear sturdy shoes that will stay on your feet.
- Sun protection/ Bug Spray
- Binoculars, if you’d like!
- Camera (optional)
- Coast Guard approved PFD, If you’ve got it
Donations are appreciated. The Natural History Society of Maryland is a volunteer-led non-profit organization, your donation will go directly to support the programs, the nature collections, and the building that make this kind of nature education possible.
For questions, please email Bex at BLyons@marylandnature.org.
Registration
Levels:- NHSM Members and Non-Members: $0
- Bring Your Own Boat NHSM Members and Non-Members: $0