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Supporting Research, Wildlife Conservation, and Education at the Patuxent Research Refuge
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Below is a list of special events at the Patuxent Research Refuge. For a full list of upcoming USFWS events at Patuxent, click here.

Upcoming events

    • 28 Sep 2024
    • 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    • National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708

    Magical Monarchs & Pollinators:

    Creating Habitats Celebration and Workshop

    Saturday, September 28, 2024

    12:30pm - 3pm

    Free and open to the public - all ages welcome! Free native plants given to attendees.

    12:30-1pm     Monarch Butterfly Releases
    1-2pm     Movie: Flight of the Butterflies
    2-3pm     Free Native Plants & Workshop

    1-3pm     Arts & Crafts

    Presenters include:

    • Monarch Magic, with Barrie Hershkowitz, Monarch Education and Montessori teacher (retired)
    • Nurturing Natives, with Esther Bonney, co-founder of the youth-led nonprofit "Nurture Natives" (www.nurturenatives.org), based in Maryland.
    • Pollinator Habitats, from Balconies to Decks and Beyond, a workshop with Elmer Dengler, BS in Environmental Resource Management, and 34 years with USDA/NRCS. Currently manages five pollinator gardens for the City of Bowie. Dengler was also a Research Associate for Dr. Urquhart, the scientist featured in the intriguing Flight of the Butterflies film, about the 40-year search that led to the discovery of the monarch butterfly overwintering grounds in Mexico.


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    • 1 Oct 2024
    • 31 Oct 2024
    • National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708


    Vanishing World by Liz Guertin

    Exhibit: October 1-31, 2024

    9:00am to 4:30pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays)

    Reception: Saturday, October 5, 2024 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm

    Liz Guertin explores the natural world and the landscapes & species we are losing in her show Vanishing World. She uses the photographic techniques of intentional camera movement (ICM) and multiple exposures to amplify and communicate the impacts of habitat loss, species extinction, global climate change, and invasive species in the world around her. She views the changes we're seeing on the earth as surreal and abstract, difficult for humans to grasp in our everyday lives. She endeavors to capture this new planet with her camera. However, it's not all doom & gloom -- Liz enjoys the beauty of nature as well, and the show will have flowers and forests too.




    • 2 Nov 2024
    • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
    • National Wildlife Visitor Center, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708

    Friends of Patuxent Wildlife Holiday Bazaar

    Saturday, November 2, 2024
    9AM to 3PM

    National Wildlife Visitor Center
    10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop
    Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, MD

    • Shop Baldy’s Bargains for wild and not-so-wild new & gently used treasures
    • Shop over 20 local vendors providing one-of-a-kind gifts to complete your holiday shopping list
    • Take home a treat from the Bake Sale
    • Adopt a new houseplant
    • Lunch at the Crane Café
    • Meet live animals
    • Door prizes every hour
    • Play Wildlife Bingo
    • Enjoy wildlife holiday story time
    • NEW THIS YEAR - Demos by The Chesapeake Woodturners!


    Cash is highly encouraged but checks & credit cards will be accepted.

    Supports the Patuxent Research Refuge and Eastern Ecological Science Center.

    For questions or more information, please call 301-497-5772.


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