Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
Start the new year outside with naturalist Kerry Wixted on a wintery hike around Annapolis Waterworks Park. We will start hiking in a slightly hilly area filled with beech trees, then wind down to the former Annapolis reservoir. Let’s look for mammal signs and winter birds and practice winter botany skills along the way. Our […]
Cost: $10-25
Spotting a bald eagle brings a sense of joy, whether you’re spotting one for the first time or your hundredth. Join NHSM’s naturalist Nick Spero to watch for eagles on a winter day, the perfect time of year to find those who migrate here to spend the winter months. We may spot other birds, too, […]
Cost: $20-25
You could be so busy birding that you won’t notice it’s chilly on this winter bird hike at Waredaca Brewing Company. With the predicted winter irruption of birds headed south searching for food, the trails may be extra busy with viewings. Possible sightings could include ducks such as redhead or American coot, hawks like rough-legged, […]
Cost: $5-10
Conowingo Fisherman’s Park holds a top spot in the US for viewing bald eagles. Eagles can be found year-round here, but during the winter months, their numbers soar. Eagles dot the trees and soar over the rapids, watching for shad, herring, and eels to bob up to the water’s surface, stunned by the dam’s turbines. […]
Cost: $10-25
Is February too early for wildflowers in Maryland? Surprisingly, no. The Eastern Skunk Cabbage has evolved many traits over the last 72,000 years, and blooming in cold weather is only one of many abilities that make it unique in the plant world. Join us for a hike to learn more about how this remarkable plant […]
Cost: $20-25
Boots, gloves, winter tree key. Check! Time to learn about woody plant ID from Dr. Vanessa Beauchamp, associate professor in botany at Towson University. This field experience challenges us to look beyond the leaves and focus on other features used to distinguish tree species. Let’s learn about bark texture, leaf buds, and leaf and bundle […]
Cost: $10-25
The sun and moon rise every day or night. We take it for granted. But should we be complacent about our closest star and Earth’s only satellite planet? Let’s learn from Banneker Planetarium’s Director Dave Ludwikoski about the lunar eclipse and blood moon occurring in March and the solar superstorms predicted for 2025. Information will […]
Cost: $5-10