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The Chesapeake Bay region has a fragile ecology. Sanctuaries, nature reserves and ecology centers provide sanctuary
for bay wild life and conduct research on the ecology
of the bay. Many offer educational and receational
opportunities for young people and adults.
Special Program: Grasses for the Masses
Grow underwater grasses in your own home and plant them in the bay. Info at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). Training and equipment provided by the CBF.

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Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary
Anna C. Leight Estuary Center Otter Point Creek

Jug Bay
-Anne Arundel County , MD -
Photo from NOAA Archives

Otter Point Creek
- Harford County, MD -

Ecology Centers
Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary
Calvert County, MD
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Dorchester County, MD
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center Kent County, MD
Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge Kent County, MD
Jug Bay Patuxent River in Anne Arundel County, MD
Monie Bay
Deal Island Penninsula, Somerset County, MD
Otter Point Creek Harford County, MD
Patuxent Research Refuge Anne Arrundel and Prince Georges Counties. MD
Pickering Creek Audubon Center
Talbot County, MD