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      <image:caption>Our annual education activities include working in the public schools, presentations to adult groups and assistance to other non-profits in support of environmental research. We also support annual Master Naturalist training activities. Workshops for scouts and other groups are held along with seasonal nature walks open to the general public. We provide a location for overnight camping for Boy Scouts at our Preserve. We are a member of the Sustainable Calvert Network where we work with our partners in advocating for land protection in Calvert County.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Research opportunities at Cove Point are abundant. Long term efforts include monitoring of plant populations in the Cove Point marsh and well as surveys on horseshoe crab activities at the Cove Point beach. We offer our Small Grants Programs to local Marylanders to support environment research and assessment projects.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Seasons at Hellen Creek Forest and WildLife Preserve</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fox, deer, squirrels, groundhogs, box turtles, skunks, and lots of birds are some of the wildlife seen regularly at the Preserve.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Once a dense grove, numerous Hemlocks were transplanted to begin a new stand along Hellen Creek.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Deer fencing was placed around each transplanted Hemlock grove to prevent grazing and trampling.</image:caption>
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