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Outdoor Centers: Maryland Allegany Co WESTERN MD 4-H EDUCATION CENTER 1916 MARYLAND HIGHWAY SUITE A MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD 21550- Phone: 301-334-6967 Fax: 301-334-6961 Contact: JAMES SIMS Anne Arundel Co ARLINGTON ECHO OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER 975 INDIAN LANDING ROAD MILLERSVILLE, MD 21108 Phone: 410-222-3822 Contact: Stephen Barry www.arlingtonecho.org CAMP LETTS OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER (YMCA CAMP) PO BOX 208 EDGEWATER, MD 21037- Phone: 410-269-6697 or 301-261-4286 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Contact: GLORIA BROWN or KYLE IORIO CHESAPEAKE BAY ECOLOGY CENTER Adams Academy at Adams Park 245 Clay Street Annapolis, MD 21401 http://www.severnriver.org/CBEC.htm CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION Philip Merrill Environmental Center 6 Herndon Ave Annapolis, MD 21403 (410) 268-8816 www.cbf.org Baltimore City BRAGG NATURE CENTER 6601 Baltimore National Pike Baltimore, MD 21228- Phone: 410-747-8336 Contact: BEN WALLACE CYLBURN ARBORETUM 4915 Greenspring Avenue Baltimore, MD 21209 410.367.2217 http://www.cylburnassociation.org/ Baltimore County CROMWELL VALLEY PARK GENESEE VALLEY OUTDOOR LEARNING CENTER 1717 RAYVILLE ROAD PARKTON, MD 21120- Phone: 410-343-0101 or -0138 Fax: 410-343-1451 http://www.geneseevalley.org/ Contact: JIM CURTIS OREGON RIDGE NATURE CENTER 13555 BEAVER DAM ROAD COCKEYSVILLE, MD 21030- Phone: 410-887-1854 or 771-0034 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE http://www.oregonridge.org/ Contact: KIRK DREIER, SUE LESLIE, or GLENN SWISTON MARSHY POINT NATURE CENTER 7130 Marshy Point Road (at Dundee and Salt Peter Creeks Park) Chase, MD 21220 410.887.2817 http://www.co.ba.md.us/Agencies/recreation/countyparks/marshypoint/ SOLDIER'S DELIGHT 5100 DEER PARK ROAD OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117- Phone: 410-922-3004 Calvert Co BATTLE CREEK CYPRESS SWAMP C/O CALVERT COUNTY COURTHOUSE PRINCE FREDERICK, MD 20678- Phone: 410-535-5327 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Contact: ANDY BROWN CHESPAX PO Box 722 Huntingtown, MD 20639 Phone: 410-535-2960 Email: [email protected] http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/schools/chespax/chespax.html FLAG POND NATURE PARK (Address and Phone same as for Battle Creek Cypress Swamp) JEFFERSON PATTERSON PARK AND MUSEUM 10545 MACKALL ROAD ST LEONARD, MD 20685- Phone: 410-586-0050 or -9700 Fax: 410-586-9705 Contact: GEORGE ABBEE KING'S LANDING King’s Landing Road, Huntingtown, MD Phone: 410-535-2960 Fax: 410-535-7372 Contact: JACKIE WEYMEYER Carroll Co BEAR CREEK NATURE CENTER 300 John Owings Road Westminster, MD 21158 410-848-2517 http://ccgov.carr.org/hashawha/bearbrnc.htm CARROLL COUNTY OUTDOOR SCHOOL Hashawa Environmental Center 300 John Owings Road Westminster, MD 21157 410.848.9040 Contact: Steve Heacock PINEY RUN NATURE CENTER 30 MARTZ ROAD SYKESVILLE, MD 21784- Phone: 410-795-6474 Fax: 410-795-6235 Contact: LOREN LUSTIG, Administrator Cecil Co FAIR HILL NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 630 TAWES DRIVE ELKTON, MD 21921- Phone: 410-398-4909 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Contact: HOLLY HANNUM or KAREN ASPINWALL Email: http://fairhillnature.org/school.html [email protected] Charles Co NANJEMOY CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER 5300 Turkey Tayac Place Nanjemoy, MD 20662 Phone: 301-743-3526 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Email: [email protected] www.ccboe.com/[email protected] Contact: STEVE CARDANO Frederick Co FREDERICK OUTDOOR SCHOOL (CAMP GREENTOP) C/O MONOCACY MIDDLE SCHOOL 8009 OPOSSUMTOWN PIKE FREDERICK, MD 21702- Phone: 301-696-9261 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Contact: EDDIE MAIN Email: [email protected] http://www.campgreentop.org/ SUMMIT LAKE OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER EMMITSBURG, MD 21727- Phone: 301-924-3123 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/outdoored/sl/procedures.html THORPEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 12805-A Mink Farm Road Thurmont, MD 21788 –1402 Phone: (301) 271-2823 Fax (301) 271-2060 http://www.thorpewood.org/about/about.html Garrett Co HICKORY ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER 604 PRIDE PARKWAY ACCIDENT, MD 21520 Phone: 301-746-8461 Fax: 301-746-8461 http://www.ga.k12.md.us/schools/Hickory/ WESTERN MARYLAND 4-H EDUCATION CENTER 1916 MARYLAND HIGHWAY, SUITE A MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MD 21550- Phone: 301-334-6967 Fax: 301-334-6961 Contact: PAUL WEBSTER Email: [email protected] Harford Co ANITA C. LEIGHT ESTUARY CENTER 700 Otter Point Road Abingdon, MD 21009 410.612.1688 http://www.otterpointcreek.org/ EDEN MILL NATURE CENTER 1617 Eden Mill Road Pylesville, MD 21132 410.836.3050 http://www.edenmill.org/ HARFORD GLEN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER 502 WEST WHEEL ROAD BEL AIR, MD 21015 Phone: 410-638-3903 Fax: 410-638-3907 Contact: MARK HERZOG http://hcps.org/harfordglen/ Kent Co ECHO HILL OUTDOOR SCHOOL 13655 BLOOMINGNECK ROAD WORTON, MD 21678 Phone: 410-348-5880 Fax: 410-348-2010 Contact: PETER RICE or BETSY McCOWN Email: [email protected] www.ehos.org Montgomery Co AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY Whittel Field Ecology Center 8940 Jones Mill Road Chevy Chase, MD 20015 301.652.9188 http://www.audubonnaturalist.org/ BROOKSIDE NATURE CENTER Wheaton Regional Park 1400 Glenallen Road Wheaton, MD 20902 301.946.9071 http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/facilities/brookside_nature.shtm LATHROP E. SMITH ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 5110 MEADOWSIDE LANE ROCKVILLE, MD 20855- Phone: 301-924-3123 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Contact: Dave Honchalk Email: [email protected] http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/outdoored/ LOCUST GROVE NATURE CENTER 7777 Democracy Boulevard Rockville, MD 20850 301-299-1990 http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/park_of_the_day/jun/parkday_jun19.shtm MAYDALE NATURE CENTER 1638 Maydale Drive Colesville, MD 301.495-2500 http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/park_of_the_day/feb/parkday_feb7.shtm MEADOWSIDE NATURE CENTER 5100 Meadowside Lane Rockville, MD 20855 301.924.4141 http://www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/facilities/meadowside_nature.shtm Prince George's Co CLEARWATER NATURE CENTER 11000 THRIFT ROAD CLINTON, MD 20735- Phone: 301-297-4575 Fax: 301-297-5743 Contact: SANDY LYON http://www.pgparks.com/places/nature/clearwater.html HOWARD B. OWENS SCIENCE CENTER 9601 Greenbelt Road Lanham, Maryland 20706 Phone-301.918.8750 Fax-301.918.8753 http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/%7Ehbowens/ JUG BAY WETLANDS SANCTUARY 1361 Wrighton Road Lothian, MD 20711 410.741.9330 http://www.jugbay.org/ MERKLE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY VISITOR CENTER 11704 Fenno Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 301.888.1410 http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/southern/merkle.html PATUXENT RIVER PARK RR 3380 Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 301.627.6074 http://www.dnr.state.md.us/baylinks/10.html OXON HILL CHILDREN’S FARM 6411 Oxon Hill Road Oxon Hill, MD 20021 301.839.1177 http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/FT/Oxon_Hill.html PATUXENT NATIONAL WILDLIFE VISITOR'S CENTER 10901 SCARLET TANAGER LOOP LAUREL, MD 20708- Phone: 301-497-5760 or -5763 Fax: 301-497-5765 Contact: NELL BALDACCHINO @ Ext 5766 http://patuxent.fws.gov/vcdefault.html PATUXENT RIVER 4-H CENTER 18405 QUEEN ANNE ROAD UPPER MARLBORO 20774- Phone: 301-390-7259 Fax: 301-390-7883 Contact: NANCY WATKINS NATURE CENTER 301 Watkins Park Drive Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 301-218-6700 http://www.pgparks.com/places/parks/watkins.html WILLIAM S. SCHMIDT CENTER PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 18501 AQUASCO ROAD BRANDYWINE, MD 20613- Phone: 301-888-1185 Fax: 301-888-1236 Contact: JOHN NEVILLE [email protected] http://www.pgcps.pg.k12.md.us/~schmidt/index.html Queen Anne's Co CHESAPEAKE BAY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER Physical Address: Wildfowl Trust of North America 600 Discovery Lane, Grasonville, Md. 21638 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 519, Grasonville, Md. 21638 Phone: 410-827-6694 Fax: 410-827-6713 http://www.wildfowltrust.org/ CAMP WRIGHT 400 CAMP WRIGHT LANE, STEVENSVILLE, MD 21666- Phone: 410-643-4171 Fax: 410-643-8421 Contact: VAN E. BEERS or NOAH KEGLEY St. Mary's Co ELMS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER ST. MARY'S CO PUBLIC SCHOOLS / DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTION 27190 POINT LOOKOUT ROAD, LOVEVILLE, MD 20656- Phone: 301-475-4230 Fax: 301-475-4229 Contact: MARIANNE CHAPMAN Talbot Co PICKERING CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 11450 AUDUBON LANE, EASTON, MD 21601- Phone: 410-822-4903 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Email: [email protected] http://www.pickeringcreek.org/ Washington Co FAIRVIEW OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTER 12808 DRAPER ROAD, CLEAR SPRING, MD 21722- Phone: 301-766-8138 Fax: 301-842-1152 Contact: CARL STARK, Principal Email: [email protected] http://www.alt.wcboe.k12.md.us/mainfold/schoopag/otherins/fairview/fairview.htm Wicomico Co PEMBERTON HISTORICAL PARK AND ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER PEMBERTON DRIVE, SALISBURY, MD 21801 Phone: 410-860-2447 http://www.msde.state.md.us/summercenters/brochure/16_Env_His_Research.pdf Worcester Co POCOMOKE RIVER STATE PARK (MILBURN LANDING and SHAD LANDING) POCOMOKE RIVER STATE PARKS ROUTE 3, PO BOX 237, SNOW HILL, MD 21863 Phone: 410-632-2566 Fax: NOT AVAILABLE Contact: Lt. Gary Edelhardt http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/eastern/pocomokeriver.html CONTACT INFORMATION: Rebecca Bell, Environmental Education Specialist Division of Instruction, Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 .
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    i Towson University Office of Graduate Studies A STUDY OF NATURE PLAY SPACE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PIEDMONT REGION OF MARYLAND by Victoria Rose Brusaferro A thesis Presented to the faculty of Towson University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Environmental Science in the Department of Environmental Science of Towson University Towson, Maryland 21252 (May, 2015) Thesis Committee: Dr. Sarah Haines Dr. Amy Trauth-Nare Dr. Brian Fath ii ii ABSTRACT Most of the United States population lives in urban areas, where heightened anthropogenic activity acts as a source of the majority of greenhouse gases (Hoornweg, 2011). Adaptive ways to deal with regional land management efforts need to be addressed in an effort to combat the effects of spreading urbanization (Roling, 1997). A positive environmental ethic is developed through children’s regular contact with nature, as well as substantial nature-based play (Bunting and Cousins, 1985). This paper proposes targeting the age when children first begin developing their bond with earth to harness a generation of environmentally conscious thinkers that will integrate sustainable practices in their behaviors and careers (Sobel, 1994). The most rapidly urbanizing region of Maryland, the Piedmont, can be studied to discern the present-day perspectives of best sustainable practices for naturalization of outdoor spaces specifically targeted to children ages four to seven years old in that area. ii Table of Contents LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………………..vi