Come celebrate the dedication of Mattawoman Creek and surrounding forestlands as an Important Bird Area! The ceremony will be held on August 21 at 1:30pm at Mattingly Park in Indian Head, MD as part of the Mattawoman Creek Lotus Blossom Festival organized by the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County.
As of July 15, 2010, the property formerly known as the Jean Ellen DuPont Shehan Audubon Sanctuary in Bozman, MD is no longer owned by Audubon. We invite you to visit our nearby Pickering Creek Audubon Center to enjoy nature, outdoor activity and wildlife watching activities we offer there. The new owner of the Shehan property is considering future public access opportunities to the site.
The Spring 2010 edition of Pickering Creek Audubon Center's Views newsletter has been released. This edition includes articles and info on: the Assistant Naturalist program, EcoCamp, the new volunteer coordinator, trail cameras at Pickering and a multitude of intriguing outdoor programs this spring and summer. Also recently released is the IBA Program Update for Spring 2010
Audubon Watershed Experience (AWE) is a statewide multi-part high school program that engages school students in hands-on recreational activities like fishing and bird watching to 'hook' them in to science and the Chesapeake Bay. To see students in action and learn more about the Audubon Watershed Experience, visit the AWE website.
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