Marshy Point Nature Center

Marshy Point Nature Center
Street address	7130 Marshy Point Road
Location	Middle River, Maryland
Operator	Baltimore County, Maryland
Land area	500 acres (2.0 km2)
Opened	May 1, 2000
Official site	marshypoint.org

Marshy Point Nature Center is a nature center in Middle River, Maryland. The center, built along the Dundee and Saltpeter Creeks,^[1] is built on hunting grounds once used by U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.^[2]

History

Groundbreaking began on the center on October 20, 1998, enabled by a $2.7 million grant.^[2] In 2000, the state of Maryland spent $2 million to purchase the trails behind the center.^[3]

The center officially opened to the public on May 1, 2000.

In 2005, $300,000 was approved for the expansion of the center.^[4] This expansion provided 30% more space at the facility.

Gallery

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  The creeks at Marshy Point Nature Center

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  A live snake exhibit

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  A stuffed duck

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  Tall grass on the trails

External links

• Marshy Point Nature Center on Google Street View

References

1. ^ Evan Balkan (2006). 60 hikes within 60 miles. Menasha Ridge Press. ISBN 10:0-89732-623-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=U8B1TnrgSvkC&pg=PA88&dq=%22marshy+point+nature+center%22&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&cd=1. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Joe Nawrozki (Oct 20, 1998). "A place of learning on hunting ground". The Baltimore Sun. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/35262533.html?dids=35262533:35262533&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+20%2C+1998&author=Joe+Nawrozki&pub=The+Sun&desc=A+place+of+learning+on+hunting+ground%3B+Groundbreaking%3A+Plans+move+ahead+for+a+500-acre%2C+%242.7+million+complex+near+Chase+that+will+include+trails+and+a+visitors+center.&pqatl=google. 
3. ^ Joe Nawrozki (Jun 8, 2000). "County saving a pristine forest". The Baltimore Sun. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/54950693.html?dids=54950693:54950693&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun+08%2C+2000&author=Joe+Nawrozki&pub=The+Sun&desc=County+saving+a+pristine+forest+County+purchase+shields+land+from+development+Preservation%3A+Using+the+state's+Rural+Legacy+Program%2C+Baltimore+County+buys+554+acres+of+forest+and+waterfront+property+to+shield+it+from+development+and+to+preserve+the+environment.&pqatl=google. 
4. ^ Lisa Goldberg (Apr 14, 2005). "Assembly approves state funding for most of Balto. County's priorities". The Baltimore Sun. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/821555381.html?dids=821555381:821555381&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+14%2C+2005&author=Lisa+Goldberg&pub=The+Sun&desc=Assembly+approves+state+funding+for+most+of+Balto.+County's+priorities+%3B+School+construction+to+receive+%2415+million+more+than+last+year%3B+METRO%3B+News+from+around+the+Baltimore+region&pqatl=google.