Earth Day 2025

Earth Day Walks

Five walks will be a highlight of the Earth Day Celebration at Quiet Waters Park. More details will follow in the April newsletter as well as a link to reserve your space on the first three walks where reservations are requested. The last two are self-guided so enjoy them throughout the day.

• 9:00am—BIRD WALK: Join noted birders Jack Turner and Jim Collatz as you walk through the forests, meadows and shorelines of the park—looking and listening for a variety of birds, including spring migrants. Bring binoculars if you have them. We will try to identify as many birds as we can and keep a list to submit to the ebird database. All Ages
• 11:00am—WOODLAND WALK: Jim Collatz, the Environmental Committee’s tree expert, will lead a walk along paved trails through the forests of the park. He will share his deep knowledge of the variety of trees, their history, and the role they play in defining the Eastern Deciduous Forest Ecosystem. All Ages
• 1:00pm—Shinrin-Yoku~The Art of Forest Bathing: Come along with Laura Falvey, a guide certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy, for a peaceful walk along the trails of the park to learn to engage the senses and appreciate the benefits of being immersed in a natural environment. Expect to feel relaxed, refreshed and connected to nature after this slow-paced guided walk. Ages 15-Adult
• 10:00-2:00—Self Guided Storybook Walk: stroll at your leisure, with children in tow, along the Compost Trail for this family friendly exhibit arranged by the Eastport-Annapolis Neck Public Library. Follow the pages of a children’s book displayed along the path in an interactive way and enjoy being in nature with children. All Ages
• 10:00-2:00—Self Guided Interpretive Signs & New Watershed Stewards Garden Walk: Follow along with a map to see 8 large signs displayed along trails in the park that give you fascinating environmental information about that section of the park: from bald cypress trees to vernal pools, to meadows and woodland forests. Delve into the park’s history when Indigenous Peoples harvested oysters and when the park was a working farm. Along the way, stop and talk to Watershed Stewards about 5 small native gardens they have planted and why native plants are the best way to go! All Ages