Resources

1. What should I do if I find a bird in trouble?
   
   Please do not try to rescue an injured osprey yourself. You could hurt yourself or the osprey. Try these resources:
   
   
   • Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research:
     302-737-9543 (answered from 9 am - 5 pm EST daily)
     www.tristatebird.org
   
   
   
   • Wildlife Rescue, Inc:
     443-507-0950
     www.wildliferescueinc.org
   
   
   
   • Search: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contactA.htm#md
     for the wildlife rehabber nearest you
   .
   
   
   • Call the Chesapeake Bay Safety and Environmental Hotline:
     1-877-224-7229
   
   
   
2. Considering ways to recycle fishing line?
   
   Contact Berkley Conservation Institute to learn more about keeping our waterways clean and wildlife safe.
   http://www.berkley-fishing.com/about_conservation.php
   
   Participate in the BoatU.S. Foundation and the BoatU.S. Angler Program to help reduce marine debris. Become part of the nationwide network of monofilament recycling locations by volunteering to install and maintain a monofilament recycling location at a fishing spot near you.
   Click here www.boatus.com/foundation/Monofilament/ for details.
   
   Click here to download plans to build a monofilament recycling bin: Monofilament Recycling Bin



3. Would you like to install an osprey platform?
   
   In Maryland, platform installation is covered under a permit issued by the Maryland Department of the Environment. However, applications are required. For an application, please click here: Osprey Pole Permit Package
   
   Click here to download plans for building an osprey platform: Osprey Platform and Predator Guard



4. Looking for local environmental news?
   
   Try: http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/ENV.html. Many of the stories in “Our Bay,” are well- researched and written by Capital staff writer Pamela Wood.



5. Enjoy learning about the animals, places and people of Maryland?
   
   Visit: www.marylandlife.com.



6. Looking for places to see wildlife and learn more ways to preserve and protect our environment?
   
   There are plenty!
   
   Begin with the Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network. (www.baygateways.net/index.cfm)
   
   A few favorites include:
   
   The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center (www.bayrestoration.org)
   
   Annapolis Maritime Museum (www.annapolismaritimemuseum.org)
   
   Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (www.serc.si.edu)
   
   The Patuxent Research Refuge, the nation's only National Wildlife Refuge (www.fws.gov/northeast/patuxent/)
   
   Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (www.fws.gov/blackwater/)
   
   Pickering Creek Audubon Center (www.pickeringcreek.org)