Our Bay: Chesapeake Calendar

Want to help the Chesapeake Bay, learn about it or just plain enjoy it? Check out these upcoming bay-related events and meetings.

Saturday

West/Rhode Riverkeeper needs help at stream cleanup. Meet at corner of Owensville Road and Muddy Creek Road, behind High's at 8:30 a.m. Info.: www.westrhoderiverkeeper.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.

Thursday

Learn how humans affect salt marshes in a seminar at 10:45 a.m. at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Speaker is Keryn Bromberg Gedan of Brown University. Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300.

Friday

Learn about the global nitrogen cycle from William H. Schlesinger of the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies during a seminar at 10:45 a.m. at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300.

Annapolis Maritime Museum hosts Woods Tea Co. in concert at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Info.: www.amaritime.org.

Nov. 14

Events at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center include a bird hike at 8:30 a.m. (Ages 10 and older. $4.), gulls and terns at 1 p.m. (Ages 10 and older. $4.) and an owl prowl at 8 p.m. (Ages 10 and older. $5.) Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300.

Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary needs volunteers for Stewardship Day to pull invasive plants, remove debris and work in gardens. Ages 7 and older. Shifts are 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Meet at the Plummer House. Info.: www.jugbay.org or 410-741-9330.

Nov. 15

Help monitor insects and invertebrates in streams at 13:30 p.m. at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. For teens and adults. Info.: www.jugbay.org or 410-741-9330.

Programs at Patuxent Research Refuge North Tract include a bird walk at 8:30 a.m. and a night hike at 4:30 p.m. Info.: patuxent.fws.gov or 301-497-5887.

Nov. 17

Severn River Association meeting, 7 p.m. at Calvary United Methodist Church in Annapolis. Info.: www.severnriver.org.

Nov. 18

Magothy River Association meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Whitehurst Community Clubhouse in Severna Park. Info.: www.magothyriver.org.

Kids ages 3 to 5 can learn about Scaredy Scarecrows at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Tawes Garden at Department of Natural Resources building. $1. Info.: 410-260-8184.

Nancy Knowlton of the National Museum of Natural History lectures on coral reefs at 7 p.m. at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300.

Nov. 19

Did dinosaurs live in Maryland? Parent-child class will answer that question at 1:30 p.m. at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Ages 3 to 5. $6 in advance and $8 at door. Info.: www.serc.si.edu or 443-482-2300.

Count waterbirds at 7:30 a.m. at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. Info.: www.jugbay.org or 410-741-9330.

Green Drinks informal environmental networking group meets at 5:30 p.m. at Chesapeake Bay Roasting in Crofton. Info.: www.annapolisgreen.com.

Nov. 20

State task force on pier construction meets at 10 a.m. in the House of Delegates building in Annapolis. Info.: www.mde.state.md.us or 410-537-3000.

Do you have an environmental event for the Chesapeake Calendar? E-mail it to ourbay@capitalgazette.com.