HOURS OF OPERATION
Monday thru Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m.
School Programs Grades 2-5
ESTUARY ECOLOGY
Learn about estuaries and watersheds through activities including water quality testing (dissolved oxygen and turbidity, primarily), a shoreline walk, fish seining, and watershed lessons.
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Maximum 60 students per trip
Cost: $150/group up to 30, $225/group up to 45, or $300/group up to 60
WETLAND ANIMAL AND PLANT ADAPTATIONS
Discover the unique and often amazing adaptations that enable plants and animals to survive in wetland habitats through hands on activities and interaction with live animals and study mounts. Choose four of the following animals or plants:
Turtles
Fish
Birds
Beaver
Wetland Plants
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Maximum 60 students per trip
Cost: $150/group up to 30, $225/group up to 45, or $300/group up to 60
Programs can also be customized to meet your specific curriculum requirements.
For more information or to register your group for a school program please contact:
Lauren Pathoumthong, Park Naturalist
Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
Harford County Parks & Recreation
Phone: 410-612-1688
Fax: 410-612-0819
Email: lmpathoum@harfordcountymd.gov
Calendar of EventsView all
- Invasinators04/18/2021 @ 12:00 pm-2:00 pmBecome part of a volunteer team of invasive plant removers and native plant restorers. Learn why non-native invasive plants are a threat to our ecosystem, how to identify problem plants, and removal and restoration strategies. Wear sturdy shoes, long sleeves, and work gloves for field work in the Reserve each meeting date, weather permitting.
- Ponds and Polliwogs04/18/2021 @ 1:00 pm-2:30 pmHop on over to dip net in the ponds and puddles surrounding the Center to see what is swimming around!
- Wandering for Wildflowers04/18/2021 @ 3:00 pm-4:30 pmThe first wildflowers of spring are elusive and ephemeral but well worth the hunt. Hike on and off trail in search of ladyslippers, wild azaleas, and trout lilies, discovering the survival secrets of each!
- Tails and Tots04/18/2021 @ 3:30 pm-4:30 pmStory time with a natural twist! Listen to stories, learn new songs, and move like the animals!
- Nature Playgroup04/19/2021 @ 9:30 am-10:30 amLittle ones and their parents play and learn in the natural world. Stories, songs, simple crafts and discovery outings will highlight each day’s theme. Topics: Turtles, Flowers, Clouds, Frogs, Ducks, and Butterflies Dates: Mondays, March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 19, 26
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