Exploring Two Nature Preserves in Calvert County
We're heading to Calvert County in southern Maryland to explore two ancient natural sites: Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary and Flag Ponds Nature Park.
We'll meet at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp and step back 100,000 years in time to when cypress swamps were common in this region. We'll start with a quick tour of the nature center to learn a bit of the natural and cultural heritage of the area. From there we'll do a short walk along an elevated boardwalk that will allow us to appreciate the primeval beauty of this rare habitat.
Next we’ll drive about 15 minutes to Flag Ponds Nature Park and check out its nature center before setting out on a 3-mile round trip walk through the woods to a beach along the Chesapeake Bay. Miocene fossils such as shark teeth, stingray plates, and whale and porpoise vertebrae are sometimes found along the shoreline at Flag Ponds.
After our hike we'll have a brown bag lunch at Flag Ponds. Bring a camp chair or picnic blanket in case there aren't any picnic tables nearby.
Sorry, no doggies on this hike; they're not allowed at Battle Creek Cypress Swamp.
This activity is open to members and non-members of Women Outdoors. Non-members are welcome to attend two WO events as guests. On your third event, we'll ask you to join the Mid-Atlantic Region of Women Outdoors. You can also join right now by clicking on this Join Us link.
Registration will close on Thursday, November 13.
Bring:
- Snacks and water
- Brown bag lunch
- Camp chair or picnic blanket
- Binoculars
- Dress for the weather
- $5 cash (exact change) or credit card to pay for parking at Flag Ponds
Specific meeting location and inclement weather information. Your automatic confirmation email will provide the exact location where we will meet for the event. It will also provide information on possible cancellation if required by weather conditions. (Scroll all the way to the bottom of the email.)
Please respect the trip leader and other participants and arrive on time - 10:00 a.m.
The automatic confirmation email is the only email you will receive about this event. Be sure and save it or print it out because there may not be good cell service at the event location.
RSVP and Cancellation – IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ
If you register but then are unable to attend, please cancel your registration. Events may be cancelled due to lack of attendance, as well as changes in weather or other circumstances.
If you must cancel at the last minute, call or text the trip leader (see your confirmation email for contact details) and let her know who it is who is calling/texting.
To Cancel: Go to your Registration List
- Click on this event in your list.
- Click on the Already registered link under the REGISTER button.
- At the next page that opens with your registration form, click on the CANCEL REGISTRATION button, and then again click on Cancel Registration on the pop-up form.
- Ignore the link to contact the administrator.
