Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
Bird Watching Camping Field Expeditions Marine Science & Sailing Native Plants & Trees Weekend Long
Sail away for the weekend! Board the Lady Maryland for an all-day sail down the Chesapeake Bay and up through the Magothy River Sanctuary to our overnight destination, Camp Whippoorwill, and return sail the next morning. It’s a nature camp for adults! We’ll be exploring both on the water and on the land, and be on […]
Cost: $195-225
Field Experiences Foraging Hiking Native Plants & Trees Wild Edible Walks
♪♪ Way down yonder in the pawpaw patch ♪ Look for us there! Finding pawpaw trees in our local forests is fairly easy. Finding fruit on a pawpaw tree is the tricky part. Join master forager Nick Spero in search of the pawpaw fruit, a small green potato-shaped fruit with a flavor often compared to […]
Cost: $38-48
Along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, rising seas and saltwater are transforming coastal forests into striking landscapes known as ghost forests. At the boundary where marsh meets forest, these changes reveal the dynamic relationship between sea level rise, shifting habitats, and the resilience of coastal ecosystems. Our guide will be Dr. Keryn Gedan, Associate Professor of Biology […]
Cost: $30-50
Ever turn a rock over in the woods and find all sorts of mysterious creatures? Find out more about them and the rest of the “decomposers” that make plant and animal life on earth possible! Activity Tables 1:00-3:00pm look through a microscope to see macroinvertebrates, fungi and bacteria from streams and soil get a closer […]
Cost: $0
This fall, we are teaming up with Common Tone to bring Story Makers to the Maryland Museum of Natural Sciences. Designed for children aged 1-5 and their caregivers, each session will include a family craft and music event that explores a story through songs, art, movement, and play. Children will create and take home a craft inspired […]
Cost: $0-120
Creating a safe haven for butterflies and moths goes beyond just planting beautiful flowers to attract them to your space. In this presentation, we’ll explore: How to select and nurture native plants (esp. keystone species) that host Lepidoptera (specialists and generalists), How to recognize and remove the most common non-native invasives & How to provide […]
Cost: $0-0
Our Class Pet Is A Living Fossil is a photographic nonfiction book that follows Mr. Eric Jayne’s fifth‑grade “horseshoe crab scientists” as they raise and study one of Earth’s most extraordinary animals. This unique classroom project blends hands‑on science, stewardship, and storytelling, showing how students, their teacher, and scientist Stephanie Tuckfield work together to protect a […]
Cost: $0-5
Grab your binoculars and join us for an early morning expeditionary paddle from Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area to Pickering Creek Audubon Center! This 2.5-mile paddle will take us through a dynamic coastal environment as we explore the quiet and protected waters surrounding Wye Island before making our way up Pickering Creek to the […]
Cost: $20-80
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
Before you spot a single mushroom cap, an entire hidden kingdom is already at work beneath the forest floor. We begin by breaking down the core biology and identification groups that help you recognize fungi in the field. This call starts with the basics of fungal biology and the major identification groups used in the […]
Cost: $60-80