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Monday, March 09, 2026Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Hosts 2026 Eagle Festival
Naturalist Mike Callahan of Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center will present an interactive program with live birds at the Eagle Festival at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday, March 14, 2026. Photo credit: Robert Sullivan Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge is celebrating 250 years of America’s rich natural heritage and the birthday of the National Wildlife Refuge System at its annual Eagle Festival on Saturday, March 14, 2026, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. This free,
Wednesday, January 14, 20262026 Free Guided Birding Tours Offered at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Get outside this winter and spring by participating in a free guided birding tour at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (NWR). Throughout the winter, waterfowl and raptors, including bald eagles, are plentiful, while spring brings in migratory warblers and shorebirds. Guided birding tours are scheduled for January 17, January 25, February 1, February 15, February 22, March 1, March 22, March 29, April 4, April 19, and May 3, 2026. Participants meet at the Blackwater NWR Visitor Center at 8:00 a.m. for
Monday, December 29, 2025U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Plans Prescribed Fires for Winter and Spring 2025-26
Brett Gore and Matt Watson, Mid Atlantic Zone Firefighters, learn to fly the Alta X UAS at Blackwater this fall. Cambridge, MD – This winter and spring (December 2025-April 2026), Mid-Atlantic Zone firefighters with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be planning and implementing several prescribed fires across the Blackwater and Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuges in Dorchester, Kent, and Wicomico counties. Prescribed fires will aim to reduce hazardous fuel loads in the woods and marshlands, while
