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Did you know MD Coastal Bays Program has a “Trail to Restore the Shore” that takes you to various restoration sites around the watershed?!This trail can be accessed in person or virtually! If you’re exploring in person and come across a sign that looks like the image below, use your phone to scan the QR code to learn more about that site.If you want to explore this trail more online, just click the following link to connect to our Story Map of all the sites! The online resource will also show you where the current signs are installed.storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c7478e75d22449c7b80cd23c4f677aacImage: A Trail to Restore the Shore sign installed at the Assateague Living Shoreline at Assateague State Park. ... See MoreSee Less
We are thrilled to announce that earlier this month, Chandler Joiner has accepted the position of Environmental Educator at MCBP. Despite her assuming a new full time role, Chandler is quite the familiar face at Coastal Bays. Chandler has been with MCBP for the past three years in different capacities including as a Chesapeake Conservation Corps member and a contractual staff member. You may have seen Chandler around the bays leading an educational field experience or the OC Estuary Explorers camp, at our Bay Day festival, or heading up one of the many Living Local community events she organizes. She brings amazing experience in program development and facilitation to this position.As environmental education has really taken root in the area over the past decade, we embrace this opportunity to more intentionally share our work and keep our community actively engaged. Join us in welcoming Chandler! We are excited to see the innovative projects she creates. To read more about Chandler and her role, please visit mdcoastalbays.org/the-mission/the-people/staff/ ... See MoreSee Less
This week MCBP was excited to co-host a boat trip for our Governor Larry Hogan and our Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources Jeannie Haddaway-Riccio to the nesting platform project in Chincoteague Bay.Currently the platform is host to 62 Common Tern nests and a total of 115 eggs! That's going to be a lot of fluffy chicks running around in a few short weeks! Most terns are spending their time sitting and incubating their eggs or off foraging. Fifteen of the 19 terns that were banded on the raft last year have returned this year, which is an amazing return rate!There is also Common Tern that was banded in Argentina(!!) that appears to be nesting on the platform, as well as some American Oystercatchers.Please visit this link for a recent article on this year’s project:mdcoastdispatch.com/2022/06/14/floating-islands-project-aims-to-restore-bird-habitats/... See MoreSee Less
May Newsletter 2022 Upcoming Volunteer Events (click on each for more details) Volunteer Calendar (one click shopping for events all year) Horseshoe Crab Recovery Team Director's Notes A Note fr...
