Conservation Organizations & Nature Education Centers
Local Conservation Organizations
- City Wildlife
- Greater Baltimore Wilderness Coalition
- Lights Out Baltimore
- Lights Out DC
- Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership
- Maryland Native Plant Society
- Maryland Biodiversity Project
- Maryland Coastal Bays Program
- Nature Forward (formerly the Audubon Naturalist Society)
- Safe Skies Maryland
- Susquehannock Wildlife Society
Audubon Chapters and Independent Organizations
- Audubon Mid-Atlantic
- Audubon Society of Central Maryland
- Audubon Society of the District of Columbia
- Chesapeake Audubon Society
- Prince George’s Audubon Society
- Southern Maryland Audubon Society
Riverkeepers and Watershed Societies
- Anacostia Riverkeeper
- Anacostia Watershed Society
- Assateague Coastkeeper | Assateague Coastal Trust
- Back River Restoration Committee
- Bird River Restoration Campaign
- Blue Water Baltimore
- Chester Riverkeeper | ShoreRivers
- Choose Clean Water Coalition
- Choptank Riverkeeper | ShoreRivers
- Gunpowder Riverkeeper
- Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
- Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper
- Mattawoman Watershed Society
- Miles – Wye Riverkeeper | ShoreRivers
- Patapsco Heritage Greenway
- Patuxent Riverkeeper
- Potomac Riverkeeper Network
- Sassafras Riverkeeper | ShoreRivers
- Severn Riverkeeper
- South, West, and Rhode Riverkeeper | Arundel Rivers Federation (South, West, and Rhode Rivers)
- ShoreRivers (Chester, Choptank, Miles-Wye, & Sassafras Rivers)
- Waterkeepers Chesapeake
Chesapeake Bay
- Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
- Bay Journal
- Chesapeake Conservancy
- Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- Chesapeake Bay Program
- Chesapeake Bay Trust
- Forests for the Bay
National Conservation Organizations
- American Bird Conservancy
- Ducks Unlimited
- Izaak Walton League
- National Audubon Society
- National Parks Conservation Association
- National Wildlife Federation
- The Nature Conservancy
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – Maryland
Nature Education and Nature Centers (Parentheses show county or city where each is located; this does not imply that these centers are owned and managed by the county, although some are.)
- Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center (Anne Arundel County)
- Battle Creek Cypress Swamp (Calvert County)
- Black Hill Nature Programs (Montgomery County)
- Brookside Nature Center (Montgomery County)
- Carrie Murray Nature Center (Baltimore City)
- Charlotte’s Quest Nature Center (Carroll County)
- Clearwater Nature Center (Prince George’s County)
- Cromwell Valley Park (Baltimore City)
- Croydon Creek Nature Center (Montgomery County)
- Cylburn Arboretum Nature Camp (Baltimore City)
- Deep Creek Lake Discovery Center (Garrett County)
- Eden Mill Nature Center (Harford County)
- Fair Hill Nature Center (Cecil County)
- Fountain Rock Park & Nature Center (Frederick County)
- Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center (Prince George’s County)
- Harford Glen Environmental Education Center (Harford County)
- Hashawa Environmental Center & Bear Branch Nature Center (Carroll County)
- Hazel Outdoor Discovery Center (Wicomico County)
- Howard County Conservancy (Howard County)
- Irvine Nature Center (Baltimore County)
- Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary (Anne Arundel County)
- Locust Grove Nature Center (Montgomery County)
- Marshlands Nature Center at Point Lookout State Park (St. Mary’s County)
- Marshy Point Nature Center (Baltimore County)
- Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (Statewide)
- Masonville Cove Environmental Education Center (Baltimore City)
- Maydale Conservation Park (Montgomery County)
- Meadowside Nature Center (Montgomery County)
- Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitor’s Center (Prince George’s County)
- Mt. Aetna Camp and Retreat Center
- Mt. Rainier Nature Center (Prince George’s County)
- Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center (Charles County)
- Natural History Society of Maryland (Baltimore County)
- New Germany State Park (Garrett County)
- Oregon Ridge Nature Center (Baltimore County)
- Patterson Park Audubon Center (Baltimore City)
- Patuxent Research Refuge – National Wildlife Visitor Center (Prince George’s County)
- Phillips Wharf Environmental Center (Talbot County)
- Pickering Creek Audubon Center (Talbot County)
- Piney Run Nature Center (Carroll County)
- Robinson Nature Center (Howard County)
- Sparks Bank Nature Center (Baltimore County)
- Watkins Nature Center (Prince George’s County)
- Woodend Nature Sanctuary (Montgomery County)
Local Land Trusts
- American Chestnut Land Trust
- Baltimore Green Space
- Burkittsville Preservation Association
- Carroll County Land Trust
- Cecil Land Trust
- Charm City Land Trusts
- Chesapeake Conservancy
- Chesapeake Ecology Center
- Conservancy for Charles County
- Eastern Shore Land Conservancy
- Greater Sandy Springs Green Space
- Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
- Harford Land Trust
- Howard County Conservancy
- Land Preservation Trust
- Long Green Land Trust
- Lower Shore Land Trust
- Maryland Environmental Trust
- NeighborSpace of Baltimore County
- Patuxent Tidewater Land Trust
- Potomac Conservancy
- Scenic Rivers Land Trust
- Severn River Association
- Severn River Commission
- Southern Calvert Land Trust
- Spa Creek Conservancy
- The Conservancy of Broad Creek
- The Manor Conservancy
- Weems Creek Conservancy
Environmental Research Organizations and Projects