2023 INDOORS Fall Festival
Admission and parking are FREE! Costs vary by activity and are CASH ONLY. Registration is NOT required to attend.
Naturalist’s Notes
2023 Spring Festival
Activities include native plant sales, Admission and parking are FREE! Costs vary by activity and are CASH ONLY. Registration is NOT required to attend. …
2023 Summer Camps
About Our Camps We are looking forward to offering in-person summer camps (again) this year! There is a limit of one (1) week of camp …
Snakeheads Are Here to Stay
From a pond in Crofton almost twenty years ago, to Dundee Creek today, the northern snakehead is here to stay. These fish are native to …
Hooded Mergansers: Crested Divers
The cold months bring a variety of waterfowl to Dundee Creek and the surrounding Upper Chesapeake Bay, but one of the most recognizable is the …
Nature Finds a Way
It has been a real adjustment coming to the Nature Center these last few months, with only the sounds of our live animals and no …
Vulture Awareness?
It seems that these days, there is a holiday for almost everything. Indeed, Saturday, September 7, is this year’s International Vulture Awareness Day. When I …
The Magic of Nature
A connection to the natural world may mean different things for each of us, but there is no doubt about its basic importance. The connections …
Nuthatches
The white-breasted nuthatch is one of our most common and recognizable birdfeeder visitors. Their call of “ank-ank-ank” and the speed with which they move up …
The Opossum’s Tale
While their strange appearance and unusual habits, Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) are one of our most interesting mammals. They are the only marsupials found in …