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The Great Garlic Mustard Pull & Pasta Party!

Apr 12, 2025 10:00AM—1:00PM

Jug Bay’s Glendening Nature Preserve  5702 Plummer Lane Lothian, MD 20711

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Spend the day learning how to identify invasive garlic mustard and join staff Naturalists and Friends of Jug Bay in a large, single day effort to remove as much Garlic Mustard as possible from our Glendening Nature Preserve. Participants will also learn a Sanctuary favorite recipe for Garlic Mustard pesto and enjoy a pasta lunch…

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Citizen Data Science Workshop: Intro to Data Management

Apr 13, 2025 1:00PM—3:00PM

Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711

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Have a dataset you have no idea how to handle? Want to improve the design of your study? Simply just want to learn something new? Come to a Citizen Data Science Workshop! This first workshop in the six-part series will serve as a basic introduction to data collection and storage in online systems. We will…

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Everything Butterfly Garden 

Apr 15, 2025 8:00AM—11:00AM

Jug Bay’s Glendening Nature Preserve  5702 Plummer Lane Lothian, MD 20711

Every Tuesday morning, when weather permits  Regular hours are 8-11 (April 15 – Sept 30), 7 am start in the heat of the summer Join fellow gardeners, butterfly watchers, and native plant enthusiasts in our butterfly garden maintenance group. Volunteers weed, water, prune, socialize, and otherwise maintain the Butterfly Garden near the Glendening Preserve's Plummer…

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Preschool Explorers – Spiders 

Apr 16, 2025 10:00AM—11:30AM

Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711

Bring the little ones for an opportunity to practice various skills and explore nature! Each class focuses on a different topic and follows the same basic structure. We begin with a story, head outside for movement and exploration, and finish with a craft or hands-on activity. We look, listen, feel, and discover at preschooler speed.…

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Pollinator Wednesday 

Apr 16, 2025 9:00AM—12:00PM

Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary - Emory Waters Nature Preserve 6032 Pindell Road Lothian, MD 20711

Every Wednesday Year Round  Join Jug Bay staff and volunteers on Wednesdays 9 am – 12 noon at the Emory Waters Nature Preserve. To beat the summer heat we will meet 8-11 am June 25-Sept 17, 2025. See Jug Bay’s newest property and learn about native perennials that support our native butterflies, bees, and other…

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Field Work Friday with a Twist: Cleaning Jug Bay Marshes!

Apr 18, 2025 9:00AM—12:00PM

Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711

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Every Friday Year Round Kick off the weekend with the great feeling that comes with doing good and important work! Join our Field Work Fridays at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. Every Friday rain or shine, volunteers join staff naturalists to tackle a stewardship project in need of support. In April, volunteers will have a unique…

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Stream Water Chemistry

Apr 18, 2025 8:30AM—11:30AM

Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711

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Join our Stream Water Chemistry volunteer team to conduct field tests on dissolved oxygen content, and other parameters, at important streams feeding Jug Bay. Water samples are also collected for lab analysis. This is a great way to learn how to use professional equipment, see the park, and become involved in habitat monitoring efforts. Free.…

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Everything Butterfly Garden 

Apr 22, 2025 8:00AM—11:00AM

Jug Bay’s Glendening Nature Preserve  5702 Plummer Lane Lothian, MD 20711

Every Tuesday morning, when weather permits  Regular hours are 8-11 (April 15 – Sept 30), 7 am start in the heat of the summer Join fellow gardeners, butterfly watchers, and native plant enthusiasts in our butterfly garden maintenance group. Volunteers weed, water, prune, socialize, and otherwise maintain the Butterfly Garden near the Glendening Preserve's Plummer…

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Pollinator Wednesday 

Apr 23, 2025 9:00AM—12:00PM

Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary - Emory Waters Nature Preserve 6032 Pindell Road Lothian, MD 20711

Every Wednesday Year Round  Join Jug Bay staff and volunteers on Wednesdays 9 am – 12 noon at the Emory Waters Nature Preserve. To beat the summer heat we will meet 8-11 am June 25-Sept 17, 2025. See Jug Bay’s newest property and learn about native perennials that support our native butterflies, bees, and other…

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Waterbird Survey

Apr 24, 2025 7:30AM—9:30AM

Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711

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Every other Thursday  Join a periodic survey of waterbirds on freshwater, tidal, marshes at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. The ornithological knowledge and collaborative attitude of our volunteer team creates a phenomenal learning experience. All of this in the beautiful early morning light of the Jug Bay Wetlands, on the Patuxent River. Ages: 12 and older;…

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