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Current Research

Many of our ongoing research projects are dependent on volunteer participation.  Click on the links below to learn more about the research opportunities at Jug Bay.
 
BioBlitz
 
Birds
  • MAPS (breeding songbird population study)
  • Winter Waterbird Survey
  • Patuxent Estuary Winter Waterbird Survey

Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Maryland

Herp Surveys

  • MARA (Maryland Amphibian and Reptile Atlas)
  • Box Turtles Home Range Study
  • Vernal Pool Amphibians

Stream Watershed Studies

  • Water Chemistry Monitoring
  • Macro-invertebrate Sampling
  • Fish Surveys

Plankton

 

Volunteers Calendar

Research: Spring Waterbird Migration Survey

May 23, 2013 7:30am


Snakehead Survey

May 24, 2013 7:00am


Volunteer Sleepover

May 25, 2013 8:00pm


Research: Secretive Marsh Bird Survey

May 28, 2013 5:15am


Stewardship: Garden Club (Wetlands Center)

May 30, 2013 9:30am


Research: Water Chemistry Training

May 31, 2013 9:30am


Research: Phytoplankton Monitoring

May 31, 2013 1:30pm


Turtle Caretaker Training

June 1, 2013 10:00am


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