Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
Enjoy a front row seat to one of nature’s greatest shows as we guide you past Wade Island, one of the largest nesting islands for wading birds in Pennsylvania. You will be surrounded by tiny and adult great egrets, black-crowned night herons, double-crested cormorants, and more! This section of the Susquehanna River has a few […]
Cost: $70-100
World Turtle Day closes out with a presentation on restoration efforts for Maryland’s state reptile, the diamondback terrapin, from the guy who literally wrote the book on the subject, Dr. Willem Roosenburg. Poplar Island is a one-of-a-kind 1,140-acre restoration project off Tilghman Island in the Chesapeake Bay. Using dredge material from shipping channels, the island, formerly reduced […]
Cost: $0-5
In the magical two weeks between Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, many of our thoughts turn to gardening. This month’s Lep Club meeting is here for you in the nick of time! Join us to share lep eggs or caterpillars to add to fellow members’ collections or to help start new collections. Have spare or […]
Cost: $0-5
Located in Montross, VA (on the south side of the Potomac River, adjacent to Westmoreland State Park), Stratford Cliffs are part of the Calvert Formation, a rare geological phenomenon along the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River. Among the most important fossil research sites in the Mid-Atlantic region, they were formed when land replaced an ancient […]
Cost: $30-40
Volunteers have been and remain central to our success. Volunteers lead outings, teach classes, share nature with the public, help at community events, build/design exhibits and educational materials, greet visitors, work in the gift shop, help with social media, take pictures, and much more. We are grateful for our volunteers that generously donate their time to […]
Cost: $0
Brian Gratwicke, a conservation biologist who leads the amphibian conservation programs at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, will talk about his global work and then bring it home to local amphibians, including hellbenders and redback salamanders, and vernal pools. Brian’s focus is building capacity to conserve amphibians in Appalachia and Panama, developing […]
Cost: $0-5
Meet the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center leaders who are on the front lines of understanding climate change and how it impacts the Chesapeake Bay. The campus is a natural laboratory for long-term and cutting-edge ecological research, including water quality, fisheries, invasive species, and global change. With 2,650 acres of forests, marsh, and shoreline, our focus […]
Cost: $15-25
Enjoy a front row seat to one of nature’s greatest shows as we guide you past Wade Island, one of the largest nesting islands for wading birds in Pennsylvania. You will be surrounded by tiny and adult great egrets, black-crowned night herons, double-crested cormorants, and more! This section of the Susquehanna River has a few […]
Cost: $70-100
Enjoy a front row seat to one of nature’s greatest shows as we guide you past Wade Island, one of the largest nesting islands for wading birds in Pennsylvania. You will be surrounded by tiny and adult great egrets, black-crowned night herons, double-crested cormorants, and more! This section of the Susquehanna River has a few […]
Cost: $70-100
Search for trilobites at this private quarry with volunteer leaders from our NHSM Fossil Club. The mostly shale rock from the Middle Devonian Mahantango Formation is home to a diverse set of prehistoric life including brachiopods, bryozoans, mollusks, corals, graptolites, and even cephalopods, squid-like animals with shells. Trilobites, the site’s main draw, originate from one […]
Cost: $5-25