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Come explore, investigate, and get involved at Bay Day

Monday, May 6, 2024

The following is a release from Maryland Coastal Bays Program:

(May 6, 2024) The Maryland Coastal Bays Program (MCBP) and the Ocean Pines Association will host the fifth annual Bay Day festival Sunday, May 19th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at White Horse Park in Ocean Pines.

The mission of Bay Day is to inspire, educate, and equip individuals with the tools they need to make a positive impact in our Coastal Bays watershed and how to get involved with local environmental organizations. This is also a great opportunity for our community to learn about all the amazing environmental efforts happening in the area.

Bay Day is a free family-friendly event that is guaranteed to capture the interest of all age groups through hands-on activities, free guided boat tours, live music by Joe Esham, food trucks, live animal exhibits, and more!

This year, over 30 environmental partners including the Delmarva Discovery Museum, Protectors of the St. Martin, Assateague Island National Seashore, Chincoteague Bay Field Station, and the Phillips Wharf Fish Mobile will be participating in this event. There will also be free boat rides on the St. Martin River brought to you by the OC Bay Hopper.

As you wander around the festival, don’t forget to check out the Exploration Station under the White Horse Park pavilion. There, you will find opportunities to get involved in local community science projects, make environmental crafts, and leave with items to better your backyards!

Go Green OC will collect compostable items during Bay Day. Individuals should freeze their food waste and bring it to the Go Green OC exhibit booth at the event. Examples of acceptable food waste include fruit rinds, coffee grounds, eggshells, meat bones, fish, etc. MCBP will be collecting household and office electronic waste such as remote controls and old phones, office supplies such as pens, scissors, and CDs, and batteries, all to be appropriately recycled following the event.

For more information on Bay Day updates, visit the “Bay Day in Ocean Pines 2024” event on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/3766482703676671/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[]%7D.

For more information, contact MCBP Education Coordinator, Liz Wist at [email protected] or 410-213-2297 ex. 110.

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