http://www.bayjournal.com Top 30 events from the Chesapeake Bay's newspaper en-us Copyright 2007 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay http://backend.userland.com/rss Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:00 EST 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 Invasinators: 2-4 p.m. Jan. 8 and 2:30-4:30 p.m. Feb. 4. Ages 14+ This winter, volunteers will focus on mapping, ground truthing and monitoring invasive plant problem areas to formulate an invasives action plan. Be prepared to work at both Leight Park and the Bosely Conservancy. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11775 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 8-11 a.m. Feb. 4 and March 3. Learn to identify birds by sight and sound. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11845 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 9-10 a.m. Feb. 4. Ages 8+ (Ages 8-11 w/adult) Meet eagle researcher Jess Baylor at the Conowingo Dam parking lot off Shures Landing Road , to observe eagle activity. Free. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11823 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 Learn about native plants while removing invasive ones 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 7, Feb. 4 and March 3 in Greenbelt National Park, 12 miles from Washington, DC. Bring lunch and gloves. Meet at the Sweetgum picnic area. To register, or if there is inclement weather, contact Tom Crone at tomnjan@erols.com, 301-864-1959, 202-746-2228, or 301-344-3944. For details, visit www.nps.gov/gree. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11800 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 1-3 p.m. Feb. 4. Take a closer look at a dead tree to learn its history. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11847 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 Participants investigate leafless trees to discover their identities and make their own I.D. books. Fee is $3 for non members and $2 dollars for members. Registration is required. For more information call 410-887-1815 or visit info@oregonridge.org http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11873 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 Join us at Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary for a kid-friendly afternoon filled with fun and snow! We will be actively learning about: ?Why snowflakes are important to us ?How snowflakes are formed ?Snow Flake Shapes ?Historic Snowfalls in Maryland and more! AND.....Make your own snow flake craft!!! Hot cocoa provided. Free. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11897 02/04/2012 02/04/2012 5-7 p.m. Feb. 4. Ages 6-10. Learn what "once in a blue moon" means and the answers to other moon questions. Make a flip book of the moon's phases. Participants will go outside to gaze at the moon; dress for the weather. Fee: $5. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11841 02/05/2012 02/05/2012 Help the Maryland Native Plant Society, Sierra Club and Chapman Forest Foundation 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 1, Feb. 5 and March 4 remove invasive plants. Bring a lunch. Contact: Marc Imlay at ialm@erols.com or 301-283-0808 (301-442-5657 day of the event). Meet at Chapman Forest's main gate. Carpoolers meet at the Sierra Club MD Chapter office at 9 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. Carpool contact: Laurel Imlay at 301-277-7111. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11786 02/05/2012 02/05/2012 Take a guided tour of our day use area to see what our park has to offer. Call our park office at (757)566-3036 for more information regarding programs. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11882 02/07/2012 02/07/2012 Trail guide training The Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville, MD, is offering Trail Guide Training 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 7-10. Volunteers are needed to help lead school groups that visit throughout the year. The fee of $25 is totally refundable if one becomes an active trail guide. Those who are interested in becoming a guide but cannot attend this class can call to learn about alternative training methods. For information, call 410-887-1815 or e-mail http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11768 02/08/2012 02/08/2012 Trail guide training The Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville, MD, is offering Trail Guide Training 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 7-10. Volunteers are needed to help lead school groups that visit throughout the year. The fee of $25 is totally refundable if one becomes an active trail guide. Those who are interested in becoming a guide but cannot attend this class can call to learn about alternative training methods. For information, call 410-887-1815 or e-mail http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11769 02/08/2012 02/08/2012 10-11 a.m. or 1:30-2:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Ages 3-5. Learn how slime helps land and water animals move and stay moist, then make slime. Fee: $7; siblings (ages 1-2 or 6+) are $3. Pre-registration suggested; space is limited. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11834 02/08/2012 02/08/2012 10-11 a.m. or 1:30-2:30 p.m. Feb. 8. Ages 3-5. Learn how slime helps land and water animals move and stay moist, then make slime. Fee: $7; siblings (ages 1-2 or 6+) are $3. Pre-registration suggested; space is limited. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11835 02/08/2012 02/08/2012 Working with Middle and High School Students: 1-4 p.m. Feb. 8. Learn how to reach out to, and work with, student and teachers. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11779 02/09/2012 02/09/2012 Trail guide training The Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville, MD, is offering Trail Guide Training 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 7-10. Volunteers are needed to help lead school groups that visit throughout the year. The fee of $25 is totally refundable if one becomes an active trail guide. Those who are interested in becoming a guide but cannot attend this class can call to learn about alternative training methods. For information, call 410-887-1815 or e-mail http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11770 02/10/2012 02/10/2012 Trail guide training The Oregon Ridge Nature Center in Cockeysville, MD, is offering Trail Guide Training 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 7-10. Volunteers are needed to help lead school groups that visit throughout the year. The fee of $25 is totally refundable if one becomes an active trail guide. Those who are interested in becoming a guide but cannot attend this class can call to learn about alternative training methods. For information, call 410-887-1815 or e-mail http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11771 02/10/2012 02/10/2012 Apartments, houses, mansions- these are homes for people!  But just like people, animals build homes too- lodges, dens and nests. Come learn about animal architects and build your own animal home in this fun hands on program. Free. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11911 02/10/2012 02/10/2012 Participants will find a sweet treat by the moonlight as they tap there first tree and then warm up by the fire and make s'mores. For ages 6 and up. Fee is $3 dollars for non members and $2 dollars for members. Registration is required. For more information call 410-887-1815 or visit info@oregonridge.org. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11874 02/10/2012 02/10/2012 Participants will find a sweet treat by the moonlight as they tap there first tree and then warm up by the fire and make s'mores. For ages 6 and up. Fee is $3 dollars for non members and $2 dollars for members. Registration is required. For more information call 410-887-1815 or visit info@oregonridge.org. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11875 02/10/2012 02/10/2012 Find a sweet treat by moonlight as we tap our first tree and then warm up by the fire and make s'mores. Ages 6+. $3 for non members and $2 for members. Registration required. Please Call 410-887-1815. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11889 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 2-3:30 p.m. Feb. 11. Ages 4+ Learn about groundhogs during a story and craft, then go outside to discover what the park's groundhogs and their cousins are up to outside. Dress for the weather. Fee: $4. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11842 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 White-tailed Deer Survey: 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 14 and Feb. 11. Ages 16+ Help to determine if the deer population of Leight Park is a healthy size. Volunteers will conduct pellet (deer scat) counts out on the trails. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11773 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 Baltimore's Cromwell Valley Park is looking for volunteers to help with Habitat Restoration Team Workdays 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 10. Volunteers, who must be 13 or older, will help to remove invasive weeds and plant native species. The workday is cancelled if it rains heavily; the rain date is the next day. Snacks, drinks and tools are provided. Bring gloves and water. Reservations are not required. Meet at Sherwood House parking lot. For details, contact Carl Koprowicz at birders1@netzero.com or 410-887-2503. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11783 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 Join us for a naturalist-guided search for winter birds on the refuge. Field guides and binoculars are recommended. Ages 14+. Free. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11912 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 Help the Maryland Native Plant Society, Sierra Club and Chapman Forest Foundation 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 10 remove invasive plants in Ruth Swann Park. Meet at Ruth B. Swann Park-Potomac Branch Library's parking lot. Bring lunch. Contact: Marc Imlay at ialm@erols.com or 301-283-0808; (301-442-5657 day of the event). Carpoolers meet at the Sierra Club MD Chapter office at 9 a.m. and return at 5 p.m. Carpool contact: Laurel Imlay at 301-277-7111. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11789 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 Help the Montgomery County Sierra Club and Montgomery County Parks 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 14, Feb. 11 and March 10 remove invasive plants and restore native communities along the Underground Railroad Experience Trail in Sandy Spring, MD. Bring clippers, saws, loppers and water. Meet at the parking lot near the picnic tables. To register, e-mail Jeremy Arling at jeremy.arling@maryland.sierraclub.org. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11797 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 12:30-2 p.m. Feb. 11. All ages. (Ages 12 and younger w/adult) Learn how to recycle paper and other fibers to create http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11824 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 2-4 p.m. Feb. 11. Ages 8+ Hikers will learn how plants and animals adapt to survive the winter. Free. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11825 02/11/2012 02/11/2012 Participants find winter birds. Bring your own pair of binoculars if you have them or use ours. Ages 5 and up. http://www.bayjournal.com/calendar.cfm?EventDetails=11876