Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
The Natural History Society of Maryland has teamed up with Digital Maryland to digitize some amazing archival materials including photographs, correspondence, field notes/ledgers and more. The first tranche of materials is now available here: https://collections.digitalmaryland.org/digital/collection/nhsm. But that’s not all. Much of the material is handwritten. To make it easier to access, search and utilize, it […]
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The most famous asteroid has to be the Chicxulub Event. Remember? 65 million years ago an asteroid roughly 6 to 9 miles in diameter hit Earth in what is now Mexico, killing 70% of all species on Earth, including the dinosaurs. Although immense impactors like the one that devastated the entire planet 65 million years […]
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Aristotle said that nature could only be understood through observation, analysis, and classification. Humans have devised many ways to observe, analyze, and classify the natural world. Join our friends from the Johns Hopkins Center for Functional Anatomy and Evolution to learn about their favorite tools in evolutionary biology, comparative anatomy, and phylogenetics. This interactive workshop […]
Cost: $35-50
John Merck of the University of Maryland will provide an overview of the evolutionary history of perhaps the planet’s most beloved reptile, the turtle — “very tough nuts for cladists to crack,” according to John. This meeting of the NHSM Fossil Club will take place in person at 6908 Belair Rd. Please email the club […]
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Ensuring the health of pet reptiles goes beyond proper diet and habitat — it includes routine parasite screening. At this meeting of the NHSM Herp Club, Tyler France will cover the importance of fecal smear and fecal float analysis, how it benefits reptile owners, and how The Chameleon Collective services make parasite checks more accessible. […]
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Hummingbirds have evolved to push the boundaries of vertebrate physiological performance. Although these adaptations have proven to be beneficial to hummingbirds in a wide variety of ways, adaptations are also associated with trade-offs that influence how the birds function and interact with their environment. This talk will focus on hummingbird natural history along with the […]
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Over 100 marine species living in US waters are listed as Endangered or Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Well-known and beloved species like humpback whales and green sea turtles occupy spots on this list, as well as species that are not as familiar. In this talk, marine conservation biologist Dr. David Shiffman will go […]
Cost: $5-15
Recent discoveries at a site in Reisterstown suggest that Ice Age hunter-gatherers inhabited what is now Baltimore County, crafting tools from local stone, which they then carried with them throughout the region. This online presentation by Zachary Singer will provide an overview of the Paleoindian Period (13,000-10,000 years before present) in Maryland based on data […]
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What do thousands of horseshoe crabs do when the evening tide is high and the spring moon is new or full? A spawning so huge that people travel to view it from around the world. The scene begins with male horseshoe crabs waiting along the water’s edge. As a female moves with the tide onto […]
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At this month’s meeting of the NHSM Lep Club, we’ll welcome Amanda Wray, founding member of Wild Ones Baltimore, for a discussion of the benefits of adding native plants to your yard and garden. Contact the club coordinator (mfalk@marylandnature.org) with any questions or comments. If you love butterflies and moths, consider joining the NHSM Lep […]
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