This month we honor the Horseshoe Crabs, have you seen them at the beach yet? MCBP assists the Department of Natural Resources with an annual horseshoe survey. Click here for more details. June marks the beginning of spawning season for these amazing prehistoric inhabitants of our waterways. And this species has been saving our lives

Please join us for an afternoon of learning about the history of oysters in our Coastal Bays, the importance of them to our watershed, and current citizen-led efforts to help understand and restore these amazing creatures. This program will take place at Archer Oyster Company in George Island Landing on Friday, May 6th from 1:30-3:00

Join us for a 1-hour guided evening kayak program on Ayers Creek led by Maryland Coastal Bays Program staff in partnership with Ayers Creek Adventures. While out on the water, we will learn about some of the creatures that call our watershed home, and explore changes in the environment at dusk!   This program will

Join us on Thursday, August 4 from 8-10 am at the Lewis Road Kayak Launch for a litter clean up along the neighboring road

Join us on Monday, September 12 from 2-4 pm for MCBP’s Discover Your Watershed at the Lewis Road Kayak Launch

Join us on Thursday, October 6 from 2-4 pm at the Lizard Hill Wetland Restoration site for an invasive vine and tree removal.

Join Maryland Coastal Bays Program for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count at Heron Park. Each February, data collected from participants of the Great Backyard Bird Count are utilized by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society to better understand global populations prior to Spring migration. MCBP’s Archer Larned and Kim Abplanalp will

Please join the Maryland Coastal Bays Program and the Lower Shore Land Trust for "Planting Native: How to Bring Nature into your own Backyard" with special presenter Doug Tallamy. Attendees will hear from Doug on the importance of creating landscapes that enhance local ecosystems rather than degrade them, and how best to accomplish that goal. The

Every year MCBP hosts an  annual Terrapin Survey and help survey for our State reptile! Come join us!

Help us plunder marine debris by land or by sea

Tuesday, October 24th, MCBP will be hosting the release of the Annual Report Card at the Ocean City Marlin Club beginning at 1 pm. The State of the Bays Report documents the most up-to-date status of the water quality and living resources in the Coastal Bays and highlights the management steps being taken to preserve