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  2. Cromwell Valley Park - Wikipedia

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    Open all year. Cromwell Valley Park is a public park just to the north of Baltimore City. The park initially opened in 1993, on 426 acres (172 ha) of rural farm land. It is primarily open fields, woods, cultivated gardens and orchards. The varied terrain provides an excellent habitat for local wildlife, particularly birds of prey which feed on ...

  3. Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitor's Center - Wikipedia

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    Appearance. Coordinates: 38°43′53″N76°43′9″W38.73139°N 76.71917°W. Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary and Visitor's Center is a wildlife refuge in Upper Marlboro, Maryland that is operated by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. The site encompasses 1,670 acres and is a wintering ground and breeding area for Canada geese.

  4. Bear Branch Nature Center - Wikipedia

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    Bear Branch Nature Center is a nature center in Carroll County, Maryland near Westminster.It features interpretive exhibits about local plants and animals, an outdoor water feature and play area, a Discovery Room for children, an observation beehive, live animals including an eagle, hawks, owls, snakes, salamanders, turtles, frogs, and toads, a planetarium and observatory.

  5. Deep Creek Lake - Wikipedia

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    Deep Creek Lake is a man-made reservoir in the U.S. state of Maryland. [1] It has an area of 3,900 acres (16 km 2 ), a shoreline length of 69 miles (111 km), and a volume of 106,000 acre⋅ft (0.131 km 3 ). [2] [3] The lake is home to a wide variety of aquatic life, such as freshwater fish and aquatic birds.

  6. Gunpowder Falls State Park - Wikipedia

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    Gunpowder Falls State Park is a public recreation area comprising six non-contiguous areas covering 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) in northeastern Baltimore County and western Harford County, Maryland. The state park is primarily made up of the stream valleys of the Big and Little Gunpowder Falls and the Gunpowder River; its natural features range ...

  7. Glen Burnie station - Wikipedia

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    Glen Burnie station (formerly Cromwell/Glen Burnie station) is a Baltimore Light RailLink station in Glen Burnie, Maryland. It is one of the system's two southern terminals, and one of two stations in Glen Burnie. Trains depart Glen Burnie bound for Fairgrounds station (during peak commuting hours on weekdays) or Hunt Valley station (at all ...

  8. Patuxent Research Refuge - Wikipedia

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    The Patuxent Research Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States, established in 1936 by executive order of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the only National Wildlife Refuge in the country established to support wildlife research. With land surrounding the Patuxent and Little Patuxent Rivers ...

  9. List of nature centers in Maryland - Wikipedia

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    website, operated by the County in Cosca Regional Park Cromwell Valley Park: Baltimore: Baltimore City: Central: 426 acres, features the Willow Grove Nature Education Center, programs about nature, farming, local history and conservation awareness, operated by the Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks Croydon Creek Nature Center ...