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The Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary is located along the tidal Patuxent River in southern Maryland, United States. It was established in 1985 and is operated by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks. It includes more than 1,700 acres (6.9 km 2) of tidal freshwater wetlands, forests, meadows and fields.
Idylwild Wildlife Management Area is a Wildlife Management Area in Caroline County, Maryland near Federalsburg. The 3,800 acres (1,500 ha) area is bounded on the west by Marshyhope Creek, with areas of wetlands. [1]
North Beach is a town in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.The population was 1,978 at the 2010 U.S. Census.. In addition to a boardwalk, North Beach has multiple parks, including Wetlands Overlook Park, Sunrise Garden, Callis Park, and the Walton Beach Nature Preserve.
The Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve reflects the diversity of estuarine habitats found within the Bay and consists of three components: A 2,087 acres (8.45 km 2) freshwater tidal marsh at Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary located 20 miles (32 km) from Washington, D.C. A 726 acres (2.94 km 2) freshwater tidal marsh at the Otter Point ...
Bristol is an unincorporated community in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. [1] Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (a stop on the Patuxent Water Trail) [2] and the colonial town of Pig Point (alternately referred to as Bristol Landing and Leon at times) are on the Patuxent River waterfront portion of Bristol.
The refuge is located on Maryland's Eastern Shore, just 12 mi (19 km) south of Cambridge, Maryland in Dorchester County, and consists of over 28,000 acres (110 km 2) of freshwater impoundments, brackish tidal wetlands, open fields, and mixed evergreen and deciduous forests.
Assateague Island National Seashore is a unit of the National Park Service system of the U.S. Department of the Interior.Located on the East Coast along the Atlantic Ocean in Maryland and Virginia, Assateague Island is the largest natural barrier island ecosystem in the Middle Atlantic states region that remains predominantly unaffected by human development.
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has the authority to purchase an additional 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) for the park. [3] Charles County has moved to protect an additional 65,000 acres (26,000 ha) of the wetland. [2] The headwaters of the swamp are protected as part of Cedarville State Forest. [2]