Outdoor Centers: Maryland

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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