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 Pathoumthong, 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 Creek10/02/2020 @ 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 fall season of migration and leaf color.
- Day's Cove - Kayak Exploration10/03/2020 @ 9:30 am-12:30 pmExplore the waters of the Gunpowder Falls while searching for eagles above, beavers below, and the changing foliage all around! This is an approximately 4 mile round trip paddle; recommended for experienced kayakers. *Meet at Mariner Point Park
- Spooky Batty Fun10/03/2020 @ 2:30 pm-4:00 pmAre bats spooky or cool? Decide for yourself. Discover fun facts, play a bat communication game, and make a batty craft for Halloween.
- Nature Playgroup 110/05/2020 @ 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: Foxes, Leaves, Squirrels, and Spiders
- Nature Playgroup 210/05/2020 @ 11:00 am-12:00 pmLittle 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: Foxes, Leaves, Squirrels, and Spiders
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