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Annmarie Garden
http://www.annmariegarden.org/
Dowell Road
Solomons,
MD
20688
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410.326.4640
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Annmarie Garden Sculpture Park & Art Center, open daily from 9am-5pm, includes a thirty-acre outdoor sculpture park and an Arts Building. A paved path meanders through the woods past permanent and loaned works of outdoor art. The ourdoor display includes over twenty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution, as well as a number of works on loan from other sources. Daily acitivites, including a walking guide and artsy scavenger hunts, make this an unforgettable place to visit.
The Arts Building is dedicated to bringing innovative and engaging exhibits to southern Maryland. Featuring nationally developed and advertised show, every exhibit includes carefully crafted programs and events to compliment the show and provide opportunities for visitors to interact with the art. The Arts Building also boasts a café and a gift shop.
Annmarie Garden is also a place to take art classes. The Studio School offers art classes, workshops and art camps for all ages and abilities. Drawing from a talented and accomplished faculty, the Studio School offers small scale classes and workshops on a variety of subject in an adult and family-friendly style.
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Battle Creek Cypress Swamp
http://www.calvertparks.org/Parks/CypressSwamp/CShome.htm
Bowens,
MD
410-535-5327
At the northernmost limits In the United States for the natural range of bald cypress trees, this 100-acre nature sanctuary recalls a time some 100,000 years ago when cypress swamps were common over large parts of the region and now-extinct animals like mammoths roamed the landscape.
Directions: On Route 4/2 south of Prince Frederick, turn west on Sixes Road (county 506). From Sixes Road, turn left (south) on Grays Road for 1/10 mile to Cypress Swamp on the right.
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Cedarville State Forest
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/cedarville.html
10201 Bee Oak Road
Brandywine,
MD
20613
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1-888-432-CAMP
The Piscataway Indian Tribe made this section of Southern Maryland its winter camping ground because of the mild climate and abundance of game. Legend says there is an Indian Burial ground in Cedarville, but to date is has not been located. The headwaters of the Zekiah Swamp are located in Cedarville. The swamp extends Southward through Charles County for 20 miles, emptying into the Wicomico River. The Swamp is one mile wide, and serves as a haven for wildlife. The surrounding land is mostly agricultural fields. In colonial times and there after efforts were made to drain the swamp for cultivation. Drainage ditches are still evident. To this day, the swamp remains wooded bottom land.
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Flag Ponds Nature Park
http://www.calvertparks.org/Parks/FlagPonds/FPhome.htm
Flag Ponds Parkway
Lusby,
MD
20685
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Named after the abundant Blue Flag Iris, this parkland has been set aside by the County to preserve a portion of the natural beauty of the area. There are a variety of trails through the park - a half-mile trail to the beach and a fishing pier - longer trails through the park to two freshwater ponds. The area had been a sheltered harbor, supporting a fishery. One of the fishermen's shanties still remains, housing an exhibit on the Chesapeake's old-time fishing industry.
If you take the several trails through the wooded area, you are likely to meet woodchucks, rabbits, and raccoons that inhabit the preserve. You can also see an occasional bald eagle, as well as ducks and other water fowl.
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Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center
http://www.hardbargainfarm.org/
2001 Bryan Point Road
Accokeek,
MD
20607
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Thousands of school children come to the center on the Potomac River every year to discover the wonder & excitement of the working farm, woods & wetlands. Hard Bargain Farm provides a fun way to learn about the history of the Potomac River and its natural environment. It's not everyday you get to travel back in time. After all, the farm looks much the way it did in the early 1920s when Alice and Henry Ferguson lived here.
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Kings Landing Natural Resources Management Area (NMRA)
http://www.calvertparks.org/Parks/KingsLanding/KLPhome.htm
Huntingtown,
MD
410-535-2661
Kings Landing Park in Huntingtown offers a wide range of natural experiences. A 200-foot fishing pier provides opportunity for fishing in the Patuxent River. Canoe and kayak access is also provided. Trails meander through upland forest, meadows and a boardwalk provides view of the marshes along Cocktown Creek. Picnic tables are provided in several locations. Groups may rent Patuxent Hall and picnic pavilions for events or activities. Overnight camping is available for organization-sponsored youth groups.
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London Town House & Gardens
http://www.historiclondontown.com/
Edgewater,
MD
21037
410-222-1919
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Historic London Town and Gardens is a 23-acre park located on the South River in Edgewater, Maryland. The park is owned by Anne Arundel County and managed by the London Town Foundation, a not-for-profit foundation. London Town has within its boundaries part of the late-seventeenth and early eighteenth-century town of London, which is currently being excavated by archaeologists from the Lost Towns Project.
London Town also features the William Brown House, a National Historic Landmark house museum; an eight-acre woodland garden; the Richard Hill Garden of native and imported medicinal plants; and a multi-purpose pavilion, which is rented for weddings, corporate and business meetings, and other special occasions. The pavilion is also used for lectures and cultural events.
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Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center
http://www.ccboe.com/nanjemoycreek/default.htm
Nanjemoy,
MD
20662
301-743-3526
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Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center, a school site within the Charles County Public School System, is located on 10 acres along Nanjemoy Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River. Thanks to a generous land-lease agreement with Mr. Calvert Posey of Nanjemoy, Charles County Public Schools has been able to incorporate environmental education into its curriculum at a beautiful site which contains many diverse habitats and plenty of opportunities to experience nature first hand. Our nature trails meander through a tidal marsh, upland woods, fields and river shoreline. The creek offers beds of submerged aquatic vegetation and open waters where students can watch osprey, bald eagles, great-blue herons and many species of waterfowl. NCEEC offers students the opportunity to experience the richness of forest, coastal, meadow and wetland habitats and to explore their own connections to the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay.
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