Exploring Jug Bay

At the beginning of October, IAN staff took a field trip to Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary. This remarkable place protects 1,700 areas of tidal freshwater marshes, forested wetlands, upland and riparian forest, creeks, meadows, pine and sand barrens, and fields along the Patuxent River. The Patuxent is one of the Chesapeake Bay's smaller tributaries. Jug Bay is one of three components of the Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Jug Bay is also the site of Native American settlements stretching back at least 10,000 years. Our nature-loving staff was excited just to be outside on a beautiful early-autumn day!