The National Aquarium recruits volunteers to restore habitat for wildlife, remove debris, and maintain trails at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore.
The Aquarium partners with the National Park Service and receives support from the Maryland Port Administration, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Steinweg Baltimore, Inc., and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to make this event possible.
At the last Fort McHenry Field Day, 139 volunteers helped out. In total, we collected 14,827 pieces of harmful marine debris, and this doesn’t even include the many wheelbarrows full of driftwood that were removed from the wetland. This Field Day was part of a partnership with the National Park Service to celebrate National Public Lands Day. The debris data collected will be sent to the Ocean Conservancy as part of International Coastal Cleanup, a worldwide effort to remove debris from our waterways.
» View a slideshow of photos from past Fort McHenry Field Days here.
