Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge, Rock Hall, MD
Dates: ongoing
Description: Welcome to Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge at the confluence of the Chester River and the Chesapeake Bay on Maryland's Eastern Shore. This 2,285-acre island refuge is a major feeding and resting place for migrating and wintering waterfowl. More than 100,000 ducks, geese and swans seek sanctuary here each year, as do migrating and breeding songbirds and shorebirds, and bald eagles that thrive year-round. Join interpretive programs and hikes at this wetland site known for rare plant life, a variety of carnivorous plants, and rare and threatened species.
Wineberries with garlic mustard: a new type of exotic fruit salad? Not quite. These are two invasive plant species that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would like help removing. Garlic mustard is a newly arrived invasive species we handpull and is a management priority. Wineberry is a raspberry-like plant that begins to ripen with fruit between June and July and is removed with spading forks. Wear high boots for ticks, DEET bug repellent, hat and gloves.
Where: Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge, 1730 Eastern Neck Road, Rock Hall, MD
Contact: 410-639-7056 or Angie Bigodi at 410 221-1047