Upcoming Event Category: Nature Connection

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Nature Connections: Nature’s Glow

Sun, January 26, 2025, 1pm - 4pm
child friendly, family friendly, geology

For the Family Nature Connection Open to the Public

You may have just put away your Christmas lights but we still can light up your night! There are many animals, plants, minerals, and algae that glow in the dark. Some, like scorpions and calcite, only appear different under ultraviolet light. Others, like dinoflagellates and fireflies, are visible to the naked human eye. This may […]

Cost: $0

Nature Connection: Shells

Sun, February 23, 2025, 1pm - 4pm
fossils, shells

For the Family Nature Connection Open to the Public

Shells in Maryland are not just found in Ocean City! Join us for an afternoon on one of the nature’s most endearing symbols. Did you know that Maryland’s state fossil is a shell? Ecphora gardnerae gardnerae is an extinct species of snail that lived in Maryland 5 million years ago! We’ll have specimens for both […]

Cost: $0