Storybook Walk Ribbon Cutting for “Keep Our Beaches Clean! What if Everybody Did That?”
Bayside Park 3rd Street 3rd Street Bayside, Ocean City, MarylandWhat started as an idea to further promote local stewardship and awareness surrounding trash clean ups, has metamorphosed into a multi-partner endeavor to bring a story to life. Maryland Coastal Bays Program, in collaboration with the Town of Ocean City, Plak That, 1% for the Planet, and Di angelo Publications, has implemented a Storybook Walk
Coastal Critter Crawl
Tow of BerlinBerlin Main Street is partnering with the Maryland Coastal Bays Program to host a Coastal Critter Crawl! Buckingham Elementary School students have created posters that feature 23 local critters found in the Coastal Bays watershed! To participant, pick up an entry form on April 19th at the Berlin Welcome Center (Foyer open 24/7) search the
Sunfest Fundraiser
Ocean City InletWe will be working a beer truck with several of our amazing volunteers at the Ocean City Springfest this year to raise funds that will go towards all the great things our organization does for the Coastal Bays. Come by and purchase a cold one for a great cause! We could use a
Stranded Spawning Horseshoe Crab Volunter Training
Become a horseshoe crab volunteer! Last year our stranded Spawning Horseshoe Crab Recovery Team rescued over 7,900 horseshoe crabs. If you are interested in joining us this spawning season, please register for our training on April 30th at 4 pm held at the Assateague National Seashore Education Center (7205 Stephen Decatur Hwy, Berlin MD 21811)
The Atlantic Bay Scallop
Baywater Landing MarinaCome learn about the history and the future of the Atlantic Bay scallop from leading experts from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, University of the Eastern Shore, and the Department of Natural Resources. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about bay scallops aquaculture and a limited amount of participants will be able to
Journey Up the Coast
Assateague State Park 6915 Stephen Decatur Hwy, Berlin, MarylandThe Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (Center) are excited to offer our “Journey Up the Coast: An In-Person Exploration of the Delaware Inland and Maryland Coastal Bays Program” for children ages 6-12 again this summer! Two programs will be available: Thursday, July 10th from 9:00 - 11:30
Community Beach Clean Up
94th Street Ocean CityCome out for a Community Beach Clean up on Tuesday, July 15th from 8-10 am, 4th Street in front of the tennis courts. We will be working to pick up trash on the beach and surrounding streets. Check in and pick up for materials. There will be tables set up with all the equipment needed
Journey Up the Coast
James Farm Ecological Preserve 30048 Cedar Neck Rd, Ocean View, DelawareThe Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) and the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays (Center) are excited to offer our “Journey Up the Coast: An In-Person Exploration of the Delaware Inland and Maryland Coastal Bays Program” for children ages 6-12 again this summer! Two programs will be available: Thursday, July 10th from 9:00 - 11:30
Marine Debris Plunder
White Horse Park Boat Ramp Ocean Pines, MDHelp us plunder marine debris by land or by sea
Explore the Estuary – Adult Learning Series
Maryland Coastal Bays Office 8219 Stephen Decatur Hwy, Berlin, MarylandThe Art of Fish Printing with Eastern Shore Gyotaku. Please join MCBP and Eastern Shore Gyotaku, Robby Chin at the Coastal Bays office to learn about the tradition Japanese method of fish printing. Robby will walk participants through its history and the process. All participants will have the chance to print local shellfish on paper
Explore the Estuary – Adult Learning Series
Rackliffe House 11800 Marshview Lane, Berlin, MarylandAn Evening with an Archeologist featuring Aaron Levinthal Please join MCBP for an evening at the Rackliffe House with archeologist Aaron Levinthal as we take a dive into the archeological history surrounding the Coastal Bays region and what he has unsurfaced about the culture of food in this region. Capacity 20 participants. Register HERE
Explore the Estuary – Adult Learning Series
Writing in Nature: A place-based writing workshop with MCBP’s Environmental Literacy Specialist, Andrea García. We hope you will join us for this unique writing workshop where nature is the storyteller. Participants will immerse themselves in nature and use the majesty of the outdoors to fuel their creative juices. This event's location will be announced at