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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.
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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.
Many of those ecosystems are protected by some form of parkland, on the state and local levels. The most notable of which include Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Merkle Wetlands Sanctuary in the Edgar A. Merkle Wildlife Refuge, [2] [3] and Patuxent River Park, along with many more. Farther north, there is the 20 square mile Patuxent Research Refuge ...
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary: Bristol: Anne Arundel: Central: Features the McCann Wetlands Study Center with displays about the wetlands, estuaries and the Patuxent River watershed, operated by the Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks Locust Grove Nature Center: Bethesda: Montgomery: Capital
Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary; P. Patuxent Research Refuge; Piney Orchard Nature Preserve This page was last edited on 16 December 2016, at 22:49 (UTC). Text is ...
Patuxent Research Refuge supports a wide diversity of wildlife in forest, meadow, and wetland habitats. The land is managed to maintain biological diversity and to protect and benefit native and migratory bird species. During the fall and spring migrations, many waterfowl species stop to rest and feed. Over 270 species of birds occur on the refuge.
In addition to a wealth of wetlands and forests, Blackwater Refuge is also host to over 250 bird species, 35 species of reptiles and amphibians, 165 species of threatened and endangered plants, and numerous mammals that can be spotted throughout the year in Blackwater's marshes, forests, meadows, and fields. During winter migration, Blackwater ...