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Phillips Wharf Environmental Center

Cause Area

  • Animals
  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Education & Literacy
  • Environment

Location

672 West Glenwood AvenuePO Box 3317Easton, MD 21601 United States

Website:

http://www.phillipswharf.org
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Mission Statement

The Phillips Wharf Environmental Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that focuses on environmental education. Our mission is to encourage, educate, and engage Chesapeake Bay stewards of all ages through interactive experiences showcasing the Bay’s ecosystem and its inhabitants. Our vision is a healthy Chesapeake Bay with clean water, thriving fisheries, and access for all.

Description

Phillips Wharf works to connect people to the Chesapeake Bay through our traveling marine science program (the Fishmobile), in addition to our oyster restoration program (Tilghman Islanders Grow Oysters), and adult education programs. Our goal is to support educated and passionate people to care about and protect the Bay.

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by Carol M. (December 11, 2009)
Phillips Wharf is a wonderful place, right on the water on Knapps Narrows. There are hands-on exhibits for kids and adults. Fish, crabs, turtles, oysters, clams, horseshoe crabs and more; all up-close and personal. You will learn about their biology, why they are important to the Bay ecosystem, how waterman catch them, and what natural and man-made problems they face. PWEC offers great programs for kids to learn about how pollution happens, how to measure water quality and what that means to the animals and plants living in the Bay, and to even get out on the water aboard PWEC's boat. Adult programs include guided bird tours and kayak trips to explore the local marshes just off Knapps Narrows. The staff and volunteers are knowledgeable, friendly, passionate, and professional. As a professional fisheries biologist and avid birder, PWEC is my local organization of choice to support with my money and volunteer time, and also a great place to go have fun just as a program participant.
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