Do you know a Chesapeake Forest Champion?? Submit your nomination by September 2!
To help celebrate International Year of Forests, the U.S. Forest Service and partners are launching a new annual contest to recognize forest champions throughout the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Forests provide clean water and air, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and a host of other benefits to people. With around 100 acres of the region's forest lost to development each day, the need for local champions of trees and forests has never been greater!
The purpose of this contest is to recognize the outstanding efforts of groups and individuals to conserve, restore, manage and celebrate Chesapeake forests in 2011. The contest is open to all, including community groups, nonprofits, schools, youth organizations, natural resource professionals, private citizens, businesses, etc. Winners will be recognized and receive free registration and accommodations at this year’s Chesapeake Watershed Forum, which will be held September 29th – October 2nd in Shepherdstown, WV. For more information about contest rules & categories and to obtain a Chesapeake Forest Champion nomination form please visit the website referenced below. Please download the form and save it to your computer before completing it.
http://www.forestryforthebay.org/files/2011-Chesapeake-Forest-Champion-Contest1.pdf
Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Pemberton Historical Park - WOW Course
Pemberton Historical Park together with Environmental Concern will be presenting a WOW! The Wonder of Wetlands workshop on Saturday, August 27 from 9:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. The cost is $35 per person, which includes a curriculum guide. For more information or to register, visit www.wetland.org.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Pemberton Historical Park Summer Nature Camp
Registration for Pemberton Historical Park Summer Nature Camp is open all summer long! Camp will take place on a weekly basis until Friday, August 26. From topics such as fishing and mucking around to plants and conservation, we have just the camp to fit your child's interests. For more information, visit www.pembertonpark.org/summercamp.html.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
COASTAL BAYS DISCOVERY CAMP
DATE: June 27-28, 2011
TIME: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Boys & Girls, 8-12 years old
DESCRIPTION: Get your hands dirty and your feet wet… catch critters and get eye-to-eye with other coastal species. Investigate diamondback terrapins, horseshoe crabs, blue crabs and more. Become a wildlife scientist and discover what species live in our coastal bays and what it takes to keep them healthy. Learn what kids can do to help our coastal bays. Discover the riches of coastal habitats and learn how scientists test water quality, collect data, identify plant and animal species and evaluate human impacts to assess overall habitat quality. Campers will connect with nature, hone observation skills and develop a sharpened sense of the natural world. We are proud to offer this science camp in coordination with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. Program Supervisor: Kim Kinsey
FEE: Ocean City Residents: $127.00; Non-Residents: $142.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Campers will meet at Northside Park in Ocean City on June 27 and at Assateague on June 28.
Camp Extras: Camp T-Shirt & Nature Exploration Kit
REGISTER ONLINE at www.ocsportscamps.com
TIME: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Boys & Girls, 8-12 years old
DESCRIPTION: Get your hands dirty and your feet wet… catch critters and get eye-to-eye with other coastal species. Investigate diamondback terrapins, horseshoe crabs, blue crabs and more. Become a wildlife scientist and discover what species live in our coastal bays and what it takes to keep them healthy. Learn what kids can do to help our coastal bays. Discover the riches of coastal habitats and learn how scientists test water quality, collect data, identify plant and animal species and evaluate human impacts to assess overall habitat quality. Campers will connect with nature, hone observation skills and develop a sharpened sense of the natural world. We are proud to offer this science camp in coordination with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program. Program Supervisor: Kim Kinsey
FEE: Ocean City Residents: $127.00; Non-Residents: $142.00
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Campers will meet at Northside Park in Ocean City on June 27 and at Assateague on June 28.
Camp Extras: Camp T-Shirt & Nature Exploration Kit
REGISTER ONLINE at www.ocsportscamps.com
Monday, June 20, 2011
Don’t miss out on this great professional development training!
Wetland Plant ID Basics:
Instructor: Leslie Hunter- Cario
Date: July 26 - 27, 2011
Cost: $300 includes field excursions, course materials and snacks
Time: 8:30AM-5:00PM at Environmental Concern's Wetland Learning Center
Designed for wetland enthusiasts with a need for improvement in vegetation identification, this professional-level two-day field course will focus on both tidal and non-tidal wetland plant identification. Emphasis will be on key field characteristics of select vascular plant families. Instructor-led and group keying will teach the necessary skills for field identification of wetland indicator species.
Space is limited. Please register by July 12th.
For more information or to register please visit us online at www.wetland.org or call 410-745-9620
Instructor: Leslie Hunter- Cario
Date: July 26 - 27, 2011
Cost: $300 includes field excursions, course materials and snacks
Time: 8:30AM-5:00PM at Environmental Concern's Wetland Learning Center
Designed for wetland enthusiasts with a need for improvement in vegetation identification, this professional-level two-day field course will focus on both tidal and non-tidal wetland plant identification. Emphasis will be on key field characteristics of select vascular plant families. Instructor-led and group keying will teach the necessary skills for field identification of wetland indicator species.
Space is limited. Please register by July 12th.
For more information or to register please visit us online at www.wetland.org or call 410-745-9620
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Maryland Green Center Workshop – 2011 Updates
Come meet your new center partners (7 new centers were certified in 2011!), and get caught up on state actions on environmental literacy, national action on Green Ribbon Schools,
Maryland Green Schools updates, Center collaborations around the state, get new tools and funding information. Come prepared to share a successful program with others, with ideas to develop the Maryland Green Center Program and for the Center Symposium at the MAEOE Conference in Feb 2012.
July 14- 2-5pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, followed by refreshments and a sail on the Stanley Norman
Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 Second Street
Annapolis, Maryland, 21403
http://www.amaritime.org/
July 27th – 10am-2pm, Howard County Conservancy, lunch included, followed by a hike around Howard County Conservancy.
Howard County Conservancy
10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, Maryland 21163-0175
http://www.hcconservancy.org/
Feel free to extend this invitation to interested staff and volunteers.
RSVP to greenschools@maeoe.org
Maryland Green Schools updates, Center collaborations around the state, get new tools and funding information. Come prepared to share a successful program with others, with ideas to develop the Maryland Green Center Program and for the Center Symposium at the MAEOE Conference in Feb 2012.
July 14- 2-5pm, Annapolis Maritime Museum, followed by refreshments and a sail on the Stanley Norman
Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 Second Street
Annapolis, Maryland, 21403
http://www.amaritime.org/
July 27th – 10am-2pm, Howard County Conservancy, lunch included, followed by a hike around Howard County Conservancy.
Howard County Conservancy
10520 Old Frederick Road, Woodstock, Maryland 21163-0175
http://www.hcconservancy.org/
Feel free to extend this invitation to interested staff and volunteers.
RSVP to greenschools@maeoe.org
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