Join an avid birder and Jug Bay volunteer, Gwen Brewer, to learn skills for identifying birds by sight and sound on a guided hike. Wear comfortable walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring a spotting scope and binoculars if you have them. Registration required. Ages 12 and older. Free with $6 per vehicle park…

First Day Hikes are free, guided hikes offered each year on New Year’s Day. The program started in Massachusetts in 1992 and has since gone nationwide. The hikes are intended to promote an alternate way of celebrating the New Year by going outside, getting exercise, and enjoying local nature and history. This year join our…

Join Master Naturalist and Jug Bay Volunteer, Mike Quinlan, to welcome winter on this shortest day of the year. Enjoy a brisk hike to look for anything green which survives the cold.  We’ll enjoy hot chocolate and donuts in the Plummer House at the end of the hike. Maximum 10 participants. Please bring your COVID mask.…

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. Fee: $6 per child, payable the…

Early evening is a good time to look for beavers and otters! Join Chuck Hatcher, Jug Bay’s resident expert on otters, for a 1-2 mile walk through the woods to our Beaver Pond. There you will look and listen for signs of activity while Chuck shares interesting facts about these amazing creatures. Bring a flashlight.…

Cancelled due to COVID. Join Friends of Jug Bay Member, Anne Muecke, and Jug Bay staff to create a beautiful holiday wreath. We will supply everything you need to make your own wreath for the holidays using greens from local areas and Jug Bay. Whether you are a novice or an expert, we will help…

Cancelled due to COVID. Join Friends of Jug Bay Member, Anne Muecke, and Jug Bay staff to create a beautiful holiday wreath. We will supply everything you need to make your own wreath for the holidays using greens from local areas and Jug Bay. Whether you are a novice or an expert, we will help…

NEW START TIME – Join avid birders and Jug Bay volunteers, Brad Mann & Gwen Brewer, to learn skills for identifying birds by sight and sound on a guided hike. Wear comfortable walking shoes, dress for the weather, and bring a spotting scope and binoculars if you have them. Registration required. Ages 12 and older.…

Cancelled – Join Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary’s Superintendent Patricia Delgado for a fun 5K run along our beautiful, scenic trails of the Jug Bay Glendening Nature Preserve. The first group of 10 runners will meet at 8:30 am and the second group of 10 will meet 10:00 am; both groups will report at the Glendening Preserve,…

Join Jug Bay volunteer and Maryland Master Naturalist, Mike Quinlan, for a walking alternative to the Post Turkey Trot 5K Run on Nov 28th. We’ll look for signs of the season like seed heads, cool weather plants, and scat, tracks, and mammals. Free with $6 per vehicle admission. Ages 10 and up welcome. Registration required.