Chris Swarth, Natural History Conference speaker for the week, is a naturalist and director of the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Maryland, a freshwater tidal wetlands on the coast. Chris notes that there are many species of plants and animals at Jug Bay. A few details: Wild rice is important plant there for lots of different species—a native plant, many creatures depend upon it. There’s a nature center where they stage programs and exhibits; they train lots of volunteers to work with them on "citizen science." They use fences to enclose small areas in an effort to protect the wild rice from the geese. Jug Bay has had a banding station in operation for about 20 years, studying local songbirds such as cardinals or wood thrush. In addition to their work with birds, they attach transmitters to turtles to gather information about them.
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Chris Swarth
Chris Swarth, Natural History Conference speaker for the week, is a naturalist and director of the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary in Maryland, a freshwater tidal wetlands on the coast. Chris notes that there are many species of plants and animals at Jug Bay. A few details: Wild rice is important plant there for lots of different species—a native plant, many creatures depend upon it. There’s a nature center where they stage programs and exhibits; they train lots of volunteers to work with them on "citizen science." They use fences to enclose small areas in an effort to protect the wild rice from the geese. Jug Bay has had a banding station in operation for about 20 years, studying local songbirds such as cardinals or wood thrush. In addition to their work with birds, they attach transmitters to turtles to gather information about them.
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