Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
Challenge yourself to see, really see. How many organisms can we find in one hike across various habitats? With the editor at the Maryland Biodiversity Project, Dave Webb, to guide us, we may be surprised with our findings. For the very small, we’ll sift soil and leaf litter and use magnifiers to search for little […]
Cost: $15-25
New Ringgold is a marine Devonian site. The fossils found are similar to Beltzville. There are corals, trilobites, crinoids, brachiopods and bryozoans. Preservation is pretty good, with some of the fossils coated in orange iron oxide for nice contrast. Collecting will be with hammer and chisel by breaking rock, although there is much rock already […]
Cost: $0
Clubs For the Family Lectures & Workshops Nature Connection Open to the Public
April is Maryland Archaeology Month, and we are pleased to bring you our annual Archaeo Expo. Archaeology has played an integral role in NHSM’s 95-year history. We are home to many artifacts that help trace the cultural story of the land we now call Maryland. Join us for a day of learning with exhibits, activities, […]
Cost: $0
Clubs Community Science Lectures & Workshops Open to the Public
City Nature Challenge (CNC), the Super Bowl of bioblitzes, is just around the corner. CNC is an annual friendly competition between cities across the globe to find and document plants and wildlife over a four-day period (April 26-29 this year) using the iNaturalist app. The Natural History Society of Maryland would like to make sure you are […]
Cost: $0-5
Past to Present at Patapsco
Cost: $20-30
Everybody needs a rock. I’m sorry for kids who don’t have a rock for a friend. I’m sorry for kids who only have TRICYCLES, BICYCLES, HORSES, ELEPHANTS, GOLDFISH, THREE-ROOM PLAYHOUSES, FIRE ENGINES, WIND UP DRAGONS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT—if they don’t have a rock for a friend. —B. Baylor (1974)
Cost: $0-5
NHSM Herp Club member Howdy Knipp discovered this incredible beaver dam pond near Bush Cabin Run off Gunpowder Falls last year. He describes it as a “herpers’ paradise.” It’s a 35-minute hike from the Masemore Lot. We’ll have to cross a stream and get wet, and there may be some crawling, scampering, and climbing. Be […]
Cost: $0
Join us for the naturalist version of seek and find: flip a log, find a salamander. We will walk the trails, looking for potential hiding spots under logs and debris. Being gentle with the forest floor, we will return any salamanders we find safe and unharmed to their hiding spots. More amphibians may be found […]
Cost: $10-25
If truffles are out of your price range, morels are the next best thing. Prized for taste and versatility by chefs worldwide, morels emerge for only a short time in spring. Knowing where to look for morels is one important factor in the hunt. Lucky for us, Nick Spero knows all the clues. He knows […]
Cost: $35-48
Love them or fear them, snakes inspire strong feelings. Where did they come from? At this meeting of the NHSM Fossil Club, join John Merck for a paleontological investigation into the origins of these iconic squamates and their ancient ancestors, including mosasaurs. John Merck received his BA from Oberlin College in 1977 with a degree […]
Cost: $0-5