Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
The woolly mammoth won’t be on display forever. But you can keep the memory of the mammoth alive by painting your very own. With guidance from artist and teacher Brittany Roger, you will create this stunning ice age landscape featuring an adult and baby mammoth munching grasses with the ice sheet in the background. It’s […]
Cost: $50-65
Community Science Field Trips For the Family Open to the Public
ExStream Fun
Cost: $0
If crack-of-dawn birding excursions aren’t your thing, maybe it’s time to give moth-watching a try. Since moths come out when the sun goes down, moth-watching, or mothing, is a great activity for night owls. In partnership with the DNR, join moth expert Tim Hoen, Ranger Jen Cashell, and our team of volunteer experts in exploring […]
Cost: $4-5
By popular demand, NHSM is expanding our public exhibit hours. Come for the Ice Age in Maryland exhibit featuring our wooly mammoth, and linger for more fossils, seashells, gemstones, archaeological artifacts, and other treasures. Admission is always free! Join us between 10 AM and 2 PM on the following First Sundays: March 3 April 7 […]
During select open Sundays at the museum, NHSM’S Game Master, Tabbie, will be on hand to teach new hatchlings, guide recent fledglings, and challenge experienced birds. Two tables will be set up, one for learning, one for playing (depending on demand, additional tables may be added). Free, but please RSVP for planning purposes. If you […]
Cost: $0
Once upon a time, three islands floated in the Chesapeake Bay to the east of Baltimore. While looking like tiny scraps of land to most people, others saw potential. Thirty years and 90 million cubic yards of material later, Hart-Miller Island was born. The Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland Department of Natural Resources rebuilt […]
Cost: $0-15
Got a tape measure? Bring your extra-long one to size up these tree champions in Harford and Cecil Counties. Join us for a driving tour to see these record-holding trees registered with the Maryland Big Tree Program. By using a formula developed by Maryland’s first state forester, Fred Besley, these trees are ranked by size […]
Cost: $15-20
If crack-of-dawn birding excursions aren’t your thing, maybe it’s time to give moth-watching a try. Since moths come out when the sun goes down, moth-watching, or mothing, is a great activity for night owls. In partnership with the DNR, join moth expert Tim Hoen, Ranger Jen Cashell, and our team of volunteer experts in exploring […]
Cost: $4-5
Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in the Northeast U.S. Found primarily on two islands named Big Indian Rock and Little Indian Rock, these petroglyphs are thought to be as […]
Cost: $50-100
Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in the Northeast U.S. Found primarily on two islands named Big Indian Rock and Little Indian Rock, these petroglyphs are thought to be as […]
Cost: $50-100