Volunteer Opportunities
Current & Upcoming
Everything Butterfly Garden
Jul 30, 2024 8:00AM—10:00AM
Jug Bay’s Glendening Nature Preserve 5702 Plummer Lane Lothian, MD 20711
Every Tuesday morning, when weather permits Regular hours are 9-11am (April 9 – Oct 15), 8-10 am 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 Nature Preserve's Plummer…
View MorePollinator Wednesday
Jul 31, 2024 8:00AM—11:00AM
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 19-Sept 11, 2024. See Jug Bay’s newest property and learn about native perennials that support our native butterflies, bees, and other…
View MoreSAV Watch-A-Thon
Aug 02, 2024 10:00AM—4:00PM
Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711
RegisterJoin us for our annual SAV Watch-A-Thon event this summer! Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) are critical components of a healthy aquatic ecosystem providing habitat and nursery grounds for fish, serving as food for animals such as turtles and waterfowl, clearing the water by reducing wave action, absorbing excess nutrients, and reducing shoreline erosion. At this…
View MoreSPECIAL Field Work Fridays – 10am-4pm
Aug 02, 2024 10:00AM—4:00PM
Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711
Register***This Field Work Friday will be an all day event in support of our annual SAV Watch-A-Thon event. See below for details*** This week, Field Work Friday (FWF) will temporary expand program hours in support of our first ever SAV Watch-A-Thon event at Jug Bay. We will NOT have FWF from 9am-12pm but instead operate…
View MoreEverything Butterfly Garden
Aug 06, 2024 8:00AM—10:00AM
Jug Bay’s Glendening Nature Preserve 5702 Plummer Lane Lothian, MD 20711
Every Tuesday morning, when weather permits Regular hours are 9-11am (April 9 – Oct 15), 8-10 am 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 Nature Preserve's Plummer…
View MorePollinator Wednesday
Aug 07, 2024 8:00AM—11:00AM
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 19-Sept 11, 2024. See Jug Bay’s newest property and learn about native perennials that support our native butterflies, bees, and other…
View MoreWaterbird Survey
Aug 08, 2024 7:30AM—9:30AM
Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711
RegisterEvery 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;…
View MoreField Work Friday
Aug 09, 2024 9:00AM—12:00PM
Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary - Visitor Center 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711
RegisterEvery Friday Year Round 9:00 am – 12:00 pm 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. Projects include…
View MoreEverything Butterfly Garden
Aug 13, 2024 8:00AM—10:00AM
Jug Bay’s Glendening Nature Preserve 5702 Plummer Lane Lothian, MD 20711
Every Tuesday morning, when weather permits Regular hours are 9-11am (April 9 – Oct 15), 8-10 am 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 Nature Preserve's Plummer…
View MorePollinator Wednesday
Aug 14, 2024 8:00AM—11:00AM
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 19-Sept 11, 2024. See Jug Bay’s newest property and learn about native perennials that support our native butterflies, bees, and other…
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