https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/members/naturalhistorysocietyofmaryland/activity/ Activity feed for NaturalHistorySocietyofMaryland. Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:08:35 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 9380686d0e4b5826c4efb018ba7cd523 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68992 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:45:00 -0400 National Fossil Day is a day to celebrate and learn about fossils, paleontology, and the history of life on Earth. It’s a day to promote scientific exploration, environmental stewardship, a…

]]> 0 7c283ab1fc12a46e199b4280b80efd69 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68891 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:43:38 -0400 Ever turn a rock over in the woods and find all sorts of mysterious creatures? Find out more about them and the rest of the “decomposers” that make plant and animal life on earth possible!

]]> 0 48dd0f8e5d8b9a7c0c39223d2d09b68f https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68750 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:57:44 -0400 Grab your binoculars and join us for an early morning expeditionary paddle from Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area to Pickering Creek Audubon Center! This 2.5-mile paddle will take…

]]> 0 e53d08597b148a80a0dedecb5a0e0c0d https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68747 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:57:39 -0400 Join the Natural History Society of Maryland for a weekend exploration of one of the Mid-Atlantic’s most remarkable and least understood ecosystems, the bald cypress swamps of the Delmarva P…

]]> 0 447628dfa4306af802a24d50c88229cd https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68745 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:57:32 -0400 Along Maryland’s Eastern Shore, rising seas and saltwater are transforming coastal forests into striking landscapes known as ghost forests. At the boundary where marsh meets forest, these c…

]]> 0 b93a84a15a5a5e204d23e0bb67f7a8a4 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68736 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:39:10 -0400 Join the Natural History Society of Maryland for an exploratory paddle through the expansive tidal freshwater wetlands of Jug Bay. This nationally recognized research area is one of the…

]]> 0 4d2e9b619e76cb164e2e873024e7f597 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68721 Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:44:51 -0400 Learn from the experience of a real shark scientist in Maryland! Dr. Beth Bowers tracks sharks that travel right off the the coast of our Maryland seashore. She is currently working to…

]]> 0 3aea8844b2e4082945dd03072012289d https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68711 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:26:00 -0400 Dr. Beth Bowers, the Natural History Society’s Sharkfest keynote speaker, will share her experience studying blacktip shark and spinner shark migration. Learn more about her talk at […]

]]> 0 0da35f8a1d895125bdeac519420094ac https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68707 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:25:36 -0400 Come to the shark side for a chompin’ good time! Celebrate all things shark at our annual Sharkfest, Sunday, August 30th. Learn about one of the most successful creatures ever living on our p…

]]> 0 c7a070d53e205d99cca88feb3fe78645 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68686 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:41:45 -0400 Late summer is peak flowering season in Maryland, with some of our most popular flowers from black-eyed susans to coneflowers to sunflowers.  All of these flowers are in the same fami…

]]> 0 7247bac2d9fe7efbc47f824f80c5abc3 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68681 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:41:34 -0400 Our Class Pet Is A Living Fossil is a photographic nonfiction book that follows Mr. Eric Jayne’s fifth‑grade “horseshoe crab scientists” as they raise and study one of Earth’s most extraordin…

]]> 0 31a51dc9365a33b05fd7a407be0d20a0 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68679 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:40:35 -0400 This month, we are raffling off a beautiful, genuine Megalodon tooth. Proceeds support ongoing educational programming at the Maryland Museum of Natural Sciences. GET TICKETS […]

]]> 0 36822a6dbd12d27a3295b590d53ba8e5 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68685 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:38:51 -0400 The Making of Maryland: 1 Billion Years and Counting Exhibit OpenMaryland’s story begins more than a billion years ago, when the piece of Earth we call home sat near the South Pole.  The Making of Ma […]

]]> 33342198a18453c66d0952412bbc9284 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68616 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:44:30 -0400 Step off the shoreline and into the heart of shark conservation and marine research. Join us for an immersive marine science weekend in Miami, where we’ll go beyond observation to become a…

]]> 0 376e821b778bef93006f3bc09c522144 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68521 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:58:58 -0400 Maryland’s story begins more than a billion years ago, when the piece of Earth we call home sat near the South Pole. Join us for the Grand Opening of our newest exhibit, The Making of Mary…

]]> 0 3205562958d8a9717b6aeb590fbc7c0c https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68313 Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:42:57 -0400 See live butterflies and moths, reptiles and amphibians, and rare fossils…make butterfly jewelry, shed your own snake skin, and dig for fossils…have your picture taken with Luna the moth, Flu…

]]> 0 17cb3ab972c1f77982e8355f3a9bbce7 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68214 Fri, 15 May 2026 12:41:29 -0400 Our keynote speaker for World Turtle Day, Dr. Nicole Barbour, will share her experiences tracking leatherback sea turtles in Costa Rica and green sea turtles in the Cayman Islands. As a…

]]> 0 519440d10604a774969ca79b9d8a5896 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=68148 Wed, 06 May 2026 12:38:03 -0400 At World Turtle Day at the Natural History Society of Maryland, part of our Nature Connections series, meet and interact with over a dozen species of turtles, learn about the latest…

]]> 0 72fd4fc6a4e4b718363e685f55c17480 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67880 Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:37:45 -0400 Nature Connections is back! Be a part of our first Nature Connections since the building renovation!  Hawks, osprey, eagles, falcons, owls, kites, and vultures, are all amazing birds of p…

]]> 0 bf1d64ef0c799d5d98a837019615f50f https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67796 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:58:29 -0500 Join the Natural History Society of Maryland for a special Founders Day tribute honoring Romeo Mansueti (1923–1963) — one of our own whose scientific legacy continues to shape Chesa…

]]> 0 62e8d78d14da5e5f2bb6d7e80f6857ed https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67531 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:34:51 -0500 This extended workshop builds on the introductory presentation, Birding CAN Change the World, and is designed for those who are ready to move from learning into implementation. Participants…

]]> 0 f39fec9e12fbdab76a4ecd2b3f5270a6 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67521 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:32:09 -0500 Many people know how to identify trees by their leaves, but what about when those leaves have fallen or are out of reach? Through our learning process you will deepen your ability to…

]]> 0 eed76fc6060435f69b52fe92a2150dbc https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67384 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:11:12 -0500 Period: February 2, 2026 – May 15, 2026 (15 weeks) Time Commitment: 150 hours, 10 hours/week (primarily on-site, supplementary remote work) Compensation: $2000 stipend Position…

]]> 0 88c7e610cce7b8b66b55868f3dd62d2e https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67178 Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:36:16 -0400 Period: December 1, 2025 – March 13, 2026 Deadline to Apply: November 10, 2025 Time Commitment: ~10 hours/week (mostly remote) Compensation: $1,500 stipend Position Summary T…

]]> 0 bf4259f85a40e52e99dc34ae0424cf86 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67156 Fri, 17 Oct 2025 12:41:29 -0400 NHSM is thrilled to join over 2,200 museums across the globe for Museum Store Sunday, a day dedicated to purposeful shopping and community support. Though our museum remains officially…

]]> 0 9e8d22f8d1e462b138da1726ff1f5dca https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67120 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 12:28:08 -0400 The Maryland Maritime Archaeology Program is a unit within the Maryland Department of Planning, Maryland Historical Trust.  It was created in 1988 to search for, inventory, and manage…

]]> 0 712940909e0c2df578aaeae64336667c https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67053 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:55:39 -0400 Sika deer (Cervus nippon), a native of East Asia, have become an iconic yet mysterious part of the Delmarva Peninsula’s wildlife. In this talk, University of Delaware researchers Rebekah Mant…

]]> 0 f1a09973e4834cd46e15f6734c340ad6 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67051 Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:55:21 -0400 Ben Burgunder loves mosquitoes. Ironic, considering that his job involves killing them by the thousands to reduce the risk of West Nile virus! This presentation will cover the good, the bad,…

]]> 0 860083dc77ad13dc11266295d9bd88a0 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=67029 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:52:48 -0400 Natural phenomena are happening all around us. You just need to know where and when to look. The annual Chimney Swift migration is as massive and incredible as any on Earth. These birds…

]]> 0 8e0003f625ce4502ddaba30b6d97fbc5 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66957 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:34:59 -0400 August is peak season for cyanobacteria blooms in Maryland—and we’re diving into the science behind them with one of the state’s leading experts. Join Cathy Wazniak, Environmental Progra…

]]> 0 807f74a769098abd8a446840bafcd37a https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66933 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:25:57 -0400 Spend the day with us at Adkins Arboretum, the only public garden focusing on plants native to the Mid-Atlantic coastal plain. We’ll take two casual hikes, each with a different focus, with a…

]]> 0 2dbfcad99263e4a85ff0181eb5c75b8b https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66800 Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:28:19 -0400 Join us for a unique on-the-water experience that invites you to explore the future of the Patapsco River while canoeing its scenic stretch near Daniels Dam. Guided by a representative from…

]]> 0 e3cba871ab8a53ddabab05e4accac5fa https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66767 Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:27:47 -0400 Join us for a scenic paddle down one of the most fascinating stretches of the Potomac River, where geology and history come together. Along this 12-mile journey, we will explore a fundamental…

]]> 0 9c79bf1cf0964a62cc11f1a3c2b279d0 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66702 Fri, 20 Jun 2025 13:17:58 -0400 Are you interested in natural history and the behind-the-scenes world of museum collections? Do you have a desire to preserve artifacts, specimens, and data for future generations? Apply…

]]> 0 e82140d7298f756c99acbdd06c12f74b https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66617 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:24:45 -0400 Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in…

]]> 0 25dfdc06f778470884f3bb8494f6c29d https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66616 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:24:44 -0400 Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in…

]]> 0 25dfdc06f778470884f3bb8494f6c29d https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66609 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:24:44 -0400 Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in…

]]> 0 093c9fb27ce86c6c43fb961a5870154e https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66606 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:23:45 -0400 Join us on an unforgettable journey along the Patapsco River! On this paddle we will follow the river as it bends through the industrial landscapes and vibrant neighborhoods of Baltimore…

]]> 0 bec9d16ae2a395fabe6cc68f8a0bd196 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66615 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:23:34 -0400 Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in…

]]> 0 d8049f0dfabb16aa912035605363f4fe https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66614 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:23:33 -0400 Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in…

]]> 0 d8049f0dfabb16aa912035605363f4fe https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66607 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:23:33 -0400 Take a step back into history with this unique paddling experience! Located on the Susquehanna River just south of the Safe Harbor Dam is one of the largest concentrations of petroglyphs in…

]]> 0 0490e484624108c409f5f81278dc8841 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66602 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:23:24 -0400 An island only accessible by boat? No problem! Join NHSM and Baltimore City Naturalist, Molly Hoopes on a paddle across Middle River to Hart Miller Island for a day full of birding, plant…

]]> 0 38455a4a3c9eb706c1a0bdc03d8b70f7 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66604 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:23:07 -0400 Grab your binoculars and join us on an expeditionary paddle from Wye Island Natural Resource Management Area to Pickering Creek Audubon Center! We will begin our paddle in the quiet and…

]]> 0 9108d39d2905d0aeb7d48079c46f8a59 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66600 Thu, 29 May 2025 13:22:56 -0400 Join us on the Susquehanna River for an explorative paddle! With the help of expert guides, we will be looking for map turtles that inhabit the river. You will also have a chance to meet…

]]> 0 9b40bf6250677ab4b33b12d1193834a6 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66336 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:37:36 -0400 Over 100 marine species living in US waters are listed as Endangered or Threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Well-known and beloved species like humpback whales and green sea turtles…

]]> 0 0fc6721c965327db86bf198288d13697 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66226 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:33:12 -0400 Aristotle said that nature could only be understood through observation, analysis, and classification. Humans have devised many ways to observe, analyze, and classify the natural world. Join…

]]> 0 89f418f8e98d6481ff5d542608e0bb7e https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66193 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:33 -0400 A large iron ring hangs from a wall that was set in place many decades ago. And right below, there’s a big stone step. Look closely to see a peephole near the top. Who was spying? Join g…

]]> 0 77ea2f0ce066a6ac9b659ea0a47941a1 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66191 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:10 -0400 Our newest Maryland Big Tree tour takes us to Baltimore County to experience the record holders at Hampton National Historic Park. Fourteen trees on this historic site are registered in the…

]]> 0 9b967e0d211e6ae48eca3c6d65eb9bb3 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66189 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:41:58 -0400 Springtime warmth means more birds overhead, on the move to their summer homes. Join ecologist John Canoles for a birding hike at Swan Harbor Farm, a popular bird spot with diverse habitats,…

]]> 0 aaf3745b5240a64a4803a5cac734d736 https://www.chesapeakenetwork.org/?p=66187 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:41:30 -0400 Susquehanna State Park sits on land rich in history. And Virginia bluebells! Spring weather ignites ephemerals into full bloom there, with bluebells winning the most prolific award as they…

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