Educational Outreach

Education is a fundamental pillar in the success of environmental conservation.

By educating our community and youth on the importance of native ecosystems, we can inspire and ignite curiosity around these special spaces & all that live within them.

Our Programs

  • Close-up of an Eastern box turtle among green grass and clovers.

    Box Turtle Ecology

    Building a Box Turtle Habitat

    including Hubert E. Box.

    plants & depending on the season a garden tour.

  • A garden with pink echinacea flowers and white yarrow blossoms among green foliage.

    Eastern Ecology

    Common ecosystems within Maryland

    Learning about plants and animals within these ecosystems.

    Think feathers, plantings for birds , scavenger hunt through deciduous forests.

    Meeting at quiet waters park.

  • A person holding a turtle shell in the forest, with another person walking away in the background.

    Life in a Shell

    A physiologists view of a turtle

    Includes a shell display, Hubert E. Box.

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Small seedlings in square pots arranged in rows on a wooden surface.
Young woman showing a turtle to an elderly couple outdoors in a park setting.
Weathered wooden birdhouse on a metal pole in a grassy field with trees in the background.
A turtle with a brown shell and orange-spotted legs in a leafy environment.
Close-up of strawflower plants with small yellow and white blooms in a garden setting.
Woman holding a turtle in a grassy outdoor setting with picnic table.
White jasmine flowers with yellow centers on green leafy branches.
Turtle on a log beside a water lily in a pond.
Close-up of white magnolia flowers blooming on branches
Elderly man holding a turtle on a bench outdoors
Frog in water near shore with reflection and plants
Pink coneflowers and white wildflowers in a garden
Close-up of a hand holding a large dark feather in a forest with green ferns and trees in the background.
Wetland area with aquatic plants and lily pads on the water, surrounded by trees.
Person holding a painted turtle with red and yellow markings over a pond with lily pads.
Close-up of pink milkweed flowers with a brown butterfly resting on a leaf.
A hand holding two bird feathers, one with black and white spots and the other blue, with a pond covered in lily pads in the background.
Person holding a small, patterned snake
Cluster of white yarrow flowers with green foliage in a garden setting.