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Posted May 6, 2024 | Topic: Education
Wednesday, 07/17/2024: Kayaking: Ecotour – Havre de Grace Maritime Museum (Havre de Grace, MD)
Join others who love the Bay and want to learn more! This will be a fun and fact filled paddle along the shores of Havre de Grace . Paddle one of our kayaks while looking for birds and mammals as well as hear about the human history of this northern shore of the Chesapeake. NOTE:…
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Posted May 1, 2024 | Topic: Advocacy, Agriculture, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Education, Funding Opportunities, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Marketing and Communications, Organizational Development, Professional Development, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation), Stormwater Management, Volunteerism
Present at This Year’s Chesapeake Watershed Forum!
Interested in connecting your area of expertise with over 400 restoration and protection practitioners across the watershed? We are looking for a combination of theme-related sessions that spotlight a case study or introduce new, innovative, and/or hot topics. Or more in-depth presentations that facilitate discussion and application to activities and organizations at the local level….
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Education
Education Instructor with Animal Care Specialist position(s) – Echoes Of Nature
Description: Echoes Of Nature is a non-profit environmental, educational business that works with live animal ambassadors. Our native and non-native ambassadors are adopted from shelters and rescues. We currently have over 100 ambassadors. We work with mammals, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and invertebrates. We have been in business since 2002 and a non-profit since 2010. Our…
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Education, Professional Development, Stormwater Management
Thursday, 08/22/2024: Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional: Level 1 Training (Washington, DC)
Registration for Summer 2024 is open! Level 1 is our baseline credential that covers design, installation, and management of sustainable landscapes and green infrastructure. Each class, led by regional experts, incorporates classroom work with a field-based practicum and BMP inspection/verification training. CBLP emphasizes critical thinking, interactive learning, and collaborative practice. Registration is a 2-step process….
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Education
Wednesday, 05/01/2024: Zoom Presentation: Saving Maryland’s ‘Ghost Owl’
Join Southern Maryland Audubon for the latest research and conservation efforts to help the Barn Owl—one of the most vulnerable species of birds in Maryland. The “ghost owl” has been disappearing in Maryland along with the old barns where they once nested and the farm fields where they hunted. Our speakers have been at the…
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Education, Habitat Restoration & Conservation, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation)
Saturday, 06/22/2024: Kayaking: Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Mapping (Havre de Grace, MD)
Learn about the rich submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) that can be found in the Bay. SAV gives a bountiful food source to wildlife and helps protect the Bay from contaminants and tidal action. Learn about basic identification of the plants and locations of the SAV’s while learning how to survey and map out plant beds….
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Education
Wednesday, 07/03/2024: Kayaking: Historical Waterways (Havre de Grace, MD)
Join the Environmental Center at the Havre de Grace Maritime Museum to find out about the historical uses of the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River as we explore historical sites via the water. As we explore the Bay, learn how the historical waterway has changed and evolved to current modern modes of transportation and…
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Education, Science (Methods, Monitoring, and Evaluation)
Wednesday, 07/10/2024: Kayaking: Coastal Geology of the Bay (Havre de Grace, MD)
Learn about the coastal sedimentation along the Chesapeake Bay as well as the geological processes that shape our landscape. Learn how geology impacts the regions diversity of plants, wildlife, and urban development. We’ll discuss fossils, take sediment core samples, and learn the geologic periods that the Bay covers while enjoying the sights from the water….
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Education
Thursday, 08/08/2024: Expedition: Eating Invasives with the Chesapeake Culinary Center (Denton, Maryland)
Join ShoreRivers for an afternoon at the Chesapeake Culinary Center, an innovative food security and culinary center in Denton. Participants will receive a tour of the center and learn how to cook with invasive species. While enjoying your meal of invasive blue catfish, participants will hear from owner Beth Brewster about how to use cooking…
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Posted April 30, 2024 | Topic: Agriculture, Education
Tuesday, 08/20/2024: Expedition: Pizza and Permaculture with the Eastern Shore Permaculture Institute (Galena, Maryland)
Join ShoreRivers for an introduction to permaculture and a tasty cooking demo (with produce fresh picked from the garden by YOU) at The Eastern Shore Permaculture Institute. Tour this tightly packed eco-demonstration site and learn about our community garden, wildflower meadow, raspberry tornadoes, mushroom logs, bees, chickens, greenhouse, cobb pizza oven, Paw Paws, and much…