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July FULL MOON Paddle! Mr. Bryan took a group of paddlers out to experience a night on Back Creek.

It was a cloudy night that obstructed our initial moonrise view, but we had some great close encounters with our feathered friends. We saw at very close range a black crowned night heron sitting on a piling, and up on top of a mast an osprey drying its wings after some "free diving" for fish for dinner!

We had a great time discussing not only moon mythology but also some interesting science related to our Chesapeake Bay. Although the moonrise was cloudy from the water we did see the moon once we got back to shore.

Thank you Kevin and the Capital SUP staff! 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟳 𝗮𝘁 𝟲:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠.

Mr. Bryan returned to Back Creek in Eastport for the June Full Moon Paddle with Capital SUP in Annapolis.

We had nice weather and a good turnout even though we had to postpone one day due to clouds and rain the evening before. The paddlers learned a lot about the local environment and birds including a close encounter with a great blue heron fishing! We hope to you all at the end of July for our next FMP with Capital SUP on Tuesday, July 28 in the heart of Eastport!

The Baden Library Branch of Prince George's County invited us to be part of its summer programming lineup. This was a new location for us to present at and it was AMAZING!

What a cool and creative library filled with eager and excited children and parents! Ms. Jen presented "Curious Crabs" to 61 very curious kiddos and adults. They all loved learning all about Blue Crabs and especially seeing and touching live ones.

This program was especially relevant to the season, given the recent 4th of July holiday. Many families shared that they love catching crabs and look forward to summer crab cookouts with family and friends. Thank you, Ms. Dickerson and PGCL staff for having us!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟴𝘁𝗵? Join Mr. Bryan as he leads a full moon paddle on Back Creek in Eastport, Annapolis along with our friends at Capital SUP. A portion of the proceeds from this event will be donated us. Come support two environmental groups as we share everything special about the 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙈𝙤𝙤𝙣! We hope to see you all this Sunday, June 28th at 7:30pm in the heart of Eastport!

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We finished the 2025–2026 school year at Broadneck Elementary School. All four classes of 2nd graders enjoyed learning about Maryland critters and their unique and amazing adaptations.

Ms. Jen & Ms. Cathy had a wonderful time with these very curious and engaged students! It was so fun to hear the classes share their experiences on the local waterways and connect those experiences to what they were learning.

Thank you, Ms. Cockroft & the 2nd Grade Team for a great day!

Ms Jen & Ms. Cathy had a wonderful time presenting "Curious Crabs" to all five kindergarten classes at Point Pleasant ES. The students were so eager to learn about blue crabs, and it was a fantastic way to wrap up the school year. We wish these rising first graders a wonderful summer!

It's so fun for our team to visit new schools! Back in April while hiking at Patapsco, CSH2O's Secretary/Treasurer, Sandy & volunteer extraordinaire, Karen, ran into Aundel MS 6th grade teacher Ms. Thomas-Barton during their field trip. That led to Ms. Jen, Mr. Bryan & Ms. Karen visiting Ms. Thomas-Barton's four 6th grade classes in May.

The 6th graders were so engaged in our "Who Polluted the Chesapeake? & Oyster 101" program. We're so glad that we could visit this "new-to-us" school before wrapping up the '25-'26 school year! Thank you, Ms. Thomas-Barton for having us!

Mr. Bryan returned to Back Creek in Eastport to kick off the 2026 𝑭𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔 with Capital SUPn Annapolis.

We had a good weather and a good turnout and we had a very rare 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗢𝗡. Why is it called a blue moon? It is called that when you have 2 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 1 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩. That is what happened in May of this year.

The paddlers learned a lot about the local environment and birds and we ended the evening with a primal call to the moon (check out below). We hope to you all at the end of June for our next FMP with Capital SUP on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟴 in the heart of Eastport!

Mr. Bryan and Ms. Jen returned to Oak Hill Elementary to present 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑶𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝟏𝟎𝟏 to the 5th grade classes.

The students were very knowledgeable about our Chesapeake Bay and the importance of oysters in our local waterways. The students learned a lot about the 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙚𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙤𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 inside that protective shell. Uncle Bryan thanks his niece for not embarrassing him ... and he returned the favor! 😁

All 5 Kindergarten classes at Folger McKinsey participated in our "Curious Crabs" program. Mr. Bryan, Ms. Cathy & Ms. Jen had a blast with these bright and fun students! The kindergartners loved connecting the program's content to their own experiences on local waterways. Thank you, Folger Owls for having us and for your generous donation and support of CoreShark H2O!