List of nature centers in Maryland

This is a list of nature centers and environmental education centers in the state of Maryland.

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Name	Location	County	Region	Summary
Agricultural History Farm Park	Derwood	Montgomery	Capital	website, operated by the County, 455-acre complex with a historic farm site and a modern farming activity center
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp	Prince Frederick	Calvert	Southern	Nature Conservancy preserve and county park
Bear Branch Nature Center	Westminster	Carroll	Central	Operated by the County, features an aquarium and a planetarium
Black Hill Visitors Center	Boyds	Montgomery	Capital	website, operated by the County in Black Hill Regional Park
Brookside Gardens	Wheaton	Montgomery	Capital	50-acre public display garden with two conservatories and a nature center, located in Wheaton Regional Park
Carrie Murray Nature Center	Baltimore	Baltimore City	Central	Located in Gwynns Falls Leakin Park, includes rehabilitation center for disabled birds of prey and an insect zoo
Charlotte's Quest Nature Center	Manchester	Carroll	Central	Operated by the Manchester Parks Foundation, located on 60 acres (240,000 m2) of land and features over 4 miles of trails
Clearwater Nature Center	Clinton	Prince George's	Capital	website, operated by the County in Cosca Regional Park
Cromwell Valley Park	Baltimore	Baltimore	Central	426 acres, features the Willow Grove Nature Education Center, programs about nature, farming, local history and conservation awareness, operated by the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Croydon Creek Nature Center	Rockville	Montgomery	Capital	website, operated by the City
Cylburn Arboretum	Baltimore	Baltimore City	Central	City park with arboretum and gardens, features the Cylburn Nature Museum with Maryland natural history exhibits
Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center	Swanton	Garrett	Western	Operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources in the state park
Eden Mill Nature Center	Pylesville	Harford	Central	Independent organization in partnership with Harford County Parks and Recreation, nature center and historic grist mill museum
Fair Hill Nature Center	Elkton	Cecil	Eastern Shore	website, operated by the Fair Hill Environmental Foundation
Fountain Rock Park & Nature Center	Walkersville	Frederick	Western	website, operated by the County
Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center	Accokeek	Prince George's	Capital	website, 330-acre working farm, operated by the Alice Ferguson Foundation
Harford Glen Environmental Education Center	Bel Air	Harford	Central	Operated by Harford County Public Schools
Howard County Conservancy	Woodstock	Howard	Central	Located on a 300 year old, 232-acre farm
Irvine Nature Center	Owings Mills	Baltimore	Central	Private organization set on 116 acres (0.47 km2) of land
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary	Bristol	Anne Arundel	Central	Features the McCann Wetlands Study Center with displays about the wetlands, estuaries and the Patuxent River watershed, operated by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks
Locust Grove Nature Center	Bethesda	Montgomery	Capital	website, operated by the County in Cabin John Regional Park
Marshlands Nature Center at Point Lookout State Park	Scotland	St. Mary's	Southern	Seasonal nature center and American Civil War museum
Marshy Point Nature Center	Middle River	Baltimore	Central	Located on Chesapeake Bay at the county’s nearly 500-acre Marshy Point Park, operated by the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center	Brooklyn	Baltimore City	Central	website, Located on the Chesapeake Bay south of Baltimore's inner harbor, operated by the Living Classrooms Foundation
Maydale Nature Center	Colesville	Montgomery	Capital	website, operated by Montgomery County Public Schools in Maydale Conservation Park, currently closed^[1]
Meadowside Nature Center	Rockville	Montgomery	Capital	website, operated by the County in Rock Creek Regional Park
Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitor's Center	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's	Capital	Operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, encompasses 1,670 acres, wintering ground for Canada geese
Mount Rainier Nature and Recreation Center	Mount Rainier	Prince George's	Capital	website, operated by the County
Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center	Nanjemoy	Charles	Southern	website, 10-acre school site within the Charles County Public School System on the Najemoy Creek
New Germany State Park	Grantsville	Garrett	Western	455 acres, nature center open seasonally
Oregon Ridge Nature Center	Cockeysville	Baltimore	Central	Facility of Baltimore County Department of Recreation & Parks, assisted by the Oregon Ridge Nature Center Council
Patterson Park Audubon Center	Baltimore	Baltimore City	Central	Operated by the National Audubon Society
Patuxent Research Refuge	Laurel	Prince George's	Capital	National Wildlife Visitors Center is located in the South Tract
Phillips Wharf Environmental Center	Tilghman	Talbot	Eastern Shore	website, environment of the Chesapeake Bay
Pickering Creek Audubon Center	Laurel	Talbot	Eastern Shore	website, operated by the Chesapeake Audubon Society, a subsidiary of the National Audubon Society
Piney Run Nature Center	Sykesville	Carroll	Central	Operated by the County in Piney Run Park
Robinson Nature Center	Columbia	Howard	Central	18 acres, operated by the County and supported by the Robinson Foundation, exhibits on local habitats, wildlife, and the Chesapeake Bay
Sparks Bank Nature Center	Kingsville	Baltimore	Central	Open seasonally along the Torrey C. Brown Trail of Gunpowder Falls State Park
Watkins Nature Center	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's	Capital	website, operated by the County in Watkins Regional Park
Woodend Nature Sanctuary	Chevy Chase	Montgomery	Capital	40 acre sanctuary and mansion, operated by the Audubon Naturalist Society

References

↑ http://colesville.patch.com/articles/maydale-nature-center-not-a-priority-for-parks Colesville Patch, May 7, 2012, "Maydale Nature Center Not a Priority for Parks"

Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education

External links

Google Map of Nature and Environmental Education Centers in Maryland

Protected areas of Maryland

Federal

National battlefields	Antietam Monocacy

National historical parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal

National historic sites	Clara Barton Hampton Thomas Stone

National monuments	Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad

National seashores	Assateague Island

National Park Service parks	Catoctin Mountain Park Fort Foote Park Fort Washington Park Glen Echo Park Greenbelt Park Harmony Hall Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm Piscataway Park

National wildlife refuges	Blackwater Eastern Neck Martin Patuxent Research Refuge Susquehanna River

National historic and scenic trails	Appalachian Trail Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail

Other protected areas	Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

State

State parks	Assateague Big Run Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park Calvert Cliffs Casselman River Bridge Chapel Point Cunningham Falls Dans Mountain Deep Creek Lake Elk Neck Fort Frederick Fort Tonoloway Gambrill Gathland Greenbrier Greenwell Gunpowder Falls Hart-Miller Island Herrington Manor Janes Island Jonas Green Martinak Matapeake New Germany North Point Palmer Patapsco Valley Patuxent River Pocomoke River Point Lookout Purse Rocks Rocky Gap Rosaryville Sandy Point Seneca Creek Smallwood South Mountain St. Clement's Island St. Mary's River Susquehanna Swallow Falls Tuckahoe Washington Monument Wye Oak

State forests	Cedarville Chesapeake Doncaster Elk Neck Garrett Green Ridge Pocomoke Potomac-Garrett Savage River Seth Stoney Wicomico

Wildlife management areas	Avondale Belle Grove Billmeyer Bowen Cedar Island Cedar Point Cheltenham Chicamuxen Dan's Mountain Deal Island Diersson E.A. Vaughn Earlville Ellis Bay Fairmount Fishing Bay Frederick City Watershed Grove Farm Gwynnbrook Heater's Island Hugg-Thomas Idylwild Indian Springs Islands of the Potomac Isle of Wight Johnson Le Compte Linkwood McKee-Beshers Maryland Marine Properties Millington Mt. Nebo Myrtle Grove Nanticoke River Old Bohemia Pocomoke River Prather’s Neck Pocomoke Sound Sideling Hill Sinepuxent Bay South Marsh Strider Taylors Island Warrior Mountain Wellington

Natural environment areas	Belt Woods Dundee Governor Parris N. Glendening Mattawoman Morgan Run Severn Run Soldiers Delight Zekiah Swamp

County and
municipal

Parks and sanctuaries	Acorn Park Clifton Park Constitution Park Fort Smallwood Park Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Lake Centennial Lake Elkhorn Lakelands Park Oregon Ridge Park Patterson Park Robert E. Lee Memorial Park Troy Park

Non-
governmental

Parks and sanctuaries	Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary Conservation and Environmental Research Areas of UMBC Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary Sherwood Gardens Somers Cove Marina Sugarloaf Mountain Western Maryland Rail Trail Youghiogheny Scenic & Wild River

Nature centers	List of nature centers in Maryland

Maryland Department of Natural Resources (web): Maryland Forest Service and Maryland Park Service (web)

Nature centers in the United States