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 Program Grades 6 - 12
ESTUARINE ECOLOGY
A canoe based program for grades 6 - 12
Students will test water quality using up-to-date equipment and technology, delineate wetlands, monitor Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV), characterize vegetative communities in the marsh, and observe wetland animals in the context of watershed issue investigation.
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Grades 6-8 - Maximum 40 students per trip
Grades 9-12 - Maximum 56 students per trip
Cost: $210/group up to 30, plus $7/person over 30
OTTER POINT CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY
Science as a Tool
An Interactive Exercise Combining Field, Laboratory, and Classroom Experiences.
ON THE WATER AND IN THE LAB
The Otter Point Creek Environmental Survey is an unusual fieldtrip designed to provide students an opportunity to experience environmental field and lab work with applications to real world situations. With pre-visit and post-visit components, this program is intended to raise awareness of environmental issues in a fun, engaging, and hands-on way.
Involve the students in a scenario that is both realistic and meaningful. The activity can easily relate to real world connections, and the processes involved will hold more meaning and value to the students.
Expose the students to real world field monitoring and laboratory experiences with regard to environmental science, and make connections to actual applications.
Present students with a fictional, but reality based, dilemma in which they must gather facts, evaluate alternatives and consequences, and provide final judgment. In this manner, the students will be challenged to work as a team, draw upon multiple disciplinary skills, and make decisions based upon fact, experience, and predicted outcomes.
PROGRAM INFORMATION:
Grades 6-12 - Maximum 30 students per day, due to pontoon boat restrictions
Cost: $210.00 per day
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 Greoski, Park Naturalist
Anita C. Leight Estuary Center
Harford County Parks & Recreation
Phone: 410-612-1688
Fax: 410-612-0819
Email: lmgreoski@harfordcountymd.gov
Calendar of EventsView all
- Kayak Cruising on the Creek04/25/2019 @ 10:00 am-12:30 pmNudge around the endless nooks and crannies of Otter Point Creek and the upper Bush River with an adults only group. Choose one trip or all three to track the changes on the water through the spring season of northward migration and bud burst.
- Critter Dinner Time04/27/2019 @ 10:30 am-11:30 amWatch our turtles, amphibians and snakes eat while learning about these fascinating creatures.
- Earth Day 2019 Festival at Aberdeen Festival Park04/27/2019 @ 1:00 pm-4:00 pmEnjoy a fun day with live music, native animals, exhibits, "green" games, recycled crafts, local food, and more. Stop by the Estuary Center’s booth for face painting. Located at Aberdeen Festival Park, 60 N. Parke St., Aberdeen, MD
- Children's Garden Club04/27/2019 @ 1:00 pm-2:00 pmGet out the shovels and trowels while working with our naturalist to grow a garden full of fun! Cook, create, and explore while learning about how a garden is connected to us and the wild world around us.
- Marsh Meander Canoe04/27/2019 @ 2:00 pm-4:30 pmGather at water’s edge for an afternoon canoe on the winding channel of Otter Point Creek as it travels through marsh and swamp.
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