Author: Liana Vitali

Volunteers Needed: Nature Escape: Mini-Camp in Anne Arundel County (Aug 22-26, 9am-12pm)

We are seeking volunteers for Anne Arundel County’s Nature Escape: Mini-Camp the week of August 22-26, 2022, 9 am-12 pm. Nature Escape strives to engage children in a week full of morning activities, games, and crafts designed to disconnect children from their screens and connect them to nature. Nature Escape: Mini-Camp serves to both bridge…

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Become a Vernal Pool Monitoring Volunteer at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary! (Lothian, MD)

Join our volunteer team to survey our ten vernal pools throughout the 2022 season, beginning Feb 1 and ending May 30. Volunteers will receive an introduction to vernal pools, water quality monitoring, and our methods for sampling for animal life. Volunteers are expected to commit to visiting our pools once per month for 4-6 hours…

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Applications Open: Three (3) Summer Research/Education Internships Available at Jug Bay (PAID)

See the attached flyer for information and application details. All applications are due by March 18th, 2022.

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Volunteer Opportunity: Nature Escape Mini-Camp!

Anne Arundel County’s popular child-directed, screen-free nature program is back with a summer twist! Join our amazing group of volunteers to help deliver an affordable nature-immersive camp-like experience that will occur for one week simultaneously across five county parks! Details in the flyer below and also available by contacting Naturalist Liana Vitali at rpvita23@aacounty.org today!

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It’s back! Anne Arundel County’s Nature Escape Program – Volunteer Opportunity

It’s back! We are thrilled to launch the spring edition of our popular new Nature Escape program in our county parks in a few short weeks. We have expanded the program and are seeking volunteers who can commit to helping for the entire eight (8) week program at a park of your choosing. Check out…

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Upcoming spring field work opportunities at Jug Bay!

Getting spring fever? We have plenty of upcoming opportunities to get you outside in meaningful ways! Join us in the field this spring to support our stewardship and citizen science projects. Learn more at www.jugbay.org today!

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Applications Now Open: Four (4) Paid Summer Undergraduate Research Internships at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary

Applications Now Open: Four (4) Paid Summer Undergraduate Research Internships at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary Deadline: March 26th, 2021 Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary is one of ten parks operated by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks. It is also one of three sites that comprise the Maryland Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. It…

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Registration Now Open for Anne Arundel County Nature Escape!

Park Rangers from across Anne Arundel County have worked together to create Nature Escape, a weekly screen-free outdoor learning and free play experience that aims to provide a safe, creative, and energetic outlet. Each week children will explore a different theme in nature from Animal Homes and Water Worlds, to Geology and Mindfulness in Nature…

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Outdoor Education Volunteer Opportunity (Fort Smallwood & Beverly Triton Parks): Anne Arundel County’s Nature Escape Program

*Volunteers now needed for Fort Smallwood Park & Beverly Triton Park* We have received incredible support for our other parks – thank you! ______________________________ Hello! The children of Anne Arundel County (and almost everywhere!) are experiencing extraordinary adaptations to their curriculum platforms for the Fall 2020 school year. Thousands of elementary-aged students will log onto…

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Outdoor Education Volunteer Opportunity: Anne Arundel County’s Nature Escape Program

Hello! The children of Anne Arundel County (and almost everywhere!) are experiencing extraordinary adaptations to their curriculum platforms for the Fall 2020 school year. Thousands of elementary-aged students will log onto computers each day of the week during specific times to attend their virtual learning classrooms from September through December. The Recreation & Parks Department…

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