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Environment
Our Bay: Chesapeake CalendarPublished 10/24/09
Want to help the Chesapeake Bay, learn about it or just plain enjoy it? Check out these upcoming bay-related events and meetings. Saturday Learn about hawks, eagles and falcons at 1 p.m at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. For ages 10 and older. $5. Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300. City of Annapolis fall GreenScape. Info.: MDWhittlinger@annapolis.gov. Patuxent Research Refuge hosts a wildlife festival from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Wildlife Visitor Center. Events include tours of normally-closed research areas and a peek at endangered whooping cranes. Info.: patuxent.fws.gov or 301-497-5887. Help plant trees in the Riva Trace neighborhood with the South River Federation. Meet at corner of Riva Trace Parkway and Spring Trace at 9 a.m. Info.: www.southriverfederation.net Sunday Become a Chesapeake Bay Foundation oyster gardener at 10 a.m. at CBF headquarters in Bay Ridge. Registration required. $75. Info.: MdOyster Gardening@cbf.org or 410-268-8816. K&B True Value on Forest Drive in Annapolis holds ladies night with tips on conserving energy, eco-friendly cleaning and composting. Registration requested. Info.: KBTrueValue@verizon.net Several groups team up to plant 1,200 trees from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the headwaters of Bacon Ridge Branch in Crownsville. Kids welcome with adult supervision. Info.: www.srlt.org or 410-424-4000. Wednesday Kids ages 3 to 5 and an adult can learn how bats are beautiful at 1:30 p.m. at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. $6 in advance, $8 at door and $3 for sibling. Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300. Friday Spa Creek Conservancy kicks off a new Stewardship Program for businesses and organizations at 10 a.m. at Heritage Baptist Church in Annapolis. Info.: www.spacreek.org. Oct. 31 Programs at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center include program on bats at 11 a.m. ($5) and an eyeball dissection at 1 p.m. ($5) Nov. 1 Patuxent Riverkeeper program celebrates fifth anniversary with a party at 5 p.m. at Killarney House in Davidsonville. Info.: www.paxriverkeeper.org. Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary holds art show and sale from 2 to 6 p.m. in the wetlands center. Featuring artists who spent two previous days painting at the sanctuary. Info.: www.jugbay.org or 410-741-9330. Nov. 3 Today is Election Day for mayor and City Council in Annapolis. What will your candidate do for the bay? Info.: www.hometownannapolis.com/election_annapolis.html Nov. 5 Severn River Commission meeting at 4 p.m. at 2664 Riva Road in Annapolis. Info.: www.aacounty.org/severnriver. Nov. 7 International Beachcombing Conference is Nov. 7 and 8 at Chesapeake Bay Foundation headquarters in Bay Ridge. Info.: hudson@societyoceansciences.org or www.beach combingconference.com. Spa Creek Conservancy holds tree planting at St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Annapolis. Info.: www.spacreek.org. Programs at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary include a bird walk at 8 a.m. and a tree hike at 1 p.m. Info.: www.jugbay.org or 410-741-9330. Take a hike to see cypress trees at 10 a.m. at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Contee Farm property. For ages 8 and older. $5. Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300. Master Gardeners offer help with composting at 10 a.m. at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis. Info.: www.friendsofquietwaterspark.org. Do you have an environmental event for the Chesapeake Calendar? E-mail it to ourbay@capitalgazette.com. |
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