Northern Map Turtle Cleanup
May 11th
8:30am at Conowingo Park and Octoraro Creek Trail
Come and Help Cleanup the Home of the Northern Map Turtle!
Towson University students and faculty have dedicated much time and effort to public outreach programs with an emphasis on educating the public on environmental issues of the Susquehanna River, northern map turtle conservation and to emphasize the importance of partnerships with the community.
Towson University has partnered with schools in the greater Baltimore area to integrate map turtle conservation and research into K-12 curriculum. Past partnerships have also involved collaborations between local schools to provide high school students internship opportunities based on data collected at the station.
Internship opportunities are available to TU students interested in environmental education public outreach. Outreach mainly occurs on the weekends during the summer where students present information about northern map turtles and the history of the Port Deposit-Towson University partnership.
This project has partnered with various groups, including the High 5 Initiative and girl scout/boy scout troops. If your organization would like to get involved in MD northern map turtle conservation, contact Dr. Kimble at skimble AT_TOWSON
The Towson University Northern Map Turtle project would not be possible without the collaboration of countless members of the community. If you see a map turtle on land, here is what to do: