Join a Jug Bay Naturalist for a free guided tour of the wetland boardwalk to discover the wonderful and unique plants and animals found here at the Sanctuary! Tour is approximately 45 minutes in length and $6 vehicle entrance fee to the park is required. There is no participant limit and no registration is required.…

Considered by many to be a “sacred magical art”, the creation of a talisman with specific intentions written into the life-giving egg, the Pysanky is an ancient means to celebrate the cycles and events in nature and in life. Created using motifs rooted in nature and the cycles of life, designs are made with simple…

Join a Jug Bay Naturalist for a free guided tour of the wetland boardwalk to discover the wonderful and unique plants and animals found here at the Sanctuary! Tour is approximately 45 minutes in length and $6 vehicle entrance fee to the park is required. There is no participant limit and no registration is required.…

Please note this trip is full for 2020. The Friends of Jug Bay will revisit our Costa Rica partners at Palo Verde National Park, Costa Rica from March 1 to March 6, 2020. Proceeds from this trip will cover most if not all of the costs for Palo Verde staff to visit Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Fall 2020. This…

Bring the little ones to explore nature! Learn about a nature topic and then head out to experience the Sanctuary. We look, feel, listen, and discover at preschooler speed. Dress for the weather – we will always try to go outside! Parents play along with their children. Ages: 3 – 5 Click here to register!

Join a Jug Bay Naturalist for a free guided tour of the wetland boardwalk to discover the wonderful and unique plants and animals found here at the Sanctuary! Tour is approximately 45 minutes in length and $6 vehicle entrance fee to the park is required. There is no participant limit and no registration is required.…

Join a Jug Bay Naturalist for a free guided tour of the wetland boardwalk to discover the wonderful and unique plants and animals found here at the Sanctuary! Tour is approximately 45 minutes in length and $6 vehicle entrance fee to the park is required. There is no participant limit and no registration is required.…

Join a Jug Bay Naturalist for a free guided tour of the wetland boardwalk to discover the wonderful and unique plants and animals found here at the Sanctuary! Tour is approximately 45 minutes in length and $6 vehicle entrance fee to the park is required. There is no participant limit and no registration is required.…

Celebrate the Vernal Equinox by taking a long hike (4 miles) from the Wetlands Center to the Jug Bay Farm Preserve and back. We will stop along the way to look and listen for signs of the season. We’ll be back in time to watch a beautiful sunset over the Patuxent River and Jug Bay…

Join volunteer naturalist Diane Diaz Goebes to learn about the amazing osprey that return to Jug Bay each spring. We’ll have a 20-minute presentation, followed by a walk to observe ospreys in the wetlands. Dress for the weather, and be prepared to walk about 2 miles. Ages 5 and up. Fee: free for FOJB members,…