MIDDLE PATUXENT ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION AND AREA

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  • Home
    • Overview
    • Rules and Regulations
    • The Foundation
    • Natural Resource Management in the MPEA
    • MPEA Management Plan
    • Projects and Research
    • History
    • Donate
    • Volunteer Programs
    • MPEA Newsletter
    • Managed Deer Hunts
    • Native Wildflowers
    • Native Trees and Shrubs
    • Non-native and Invasive Plants
    • Birds
    • Reptiles and Amphibians
    • Mammals
    • Insects and Spiders
    • Mushrooms
    • Welcome, MPEA Neighbor
    • Storm Water Management
    • Rain Barrels
    • Rain Gardens
    • Landscaping
    • Attracting Birds
    • Yard Trimmings
Pileated Woodpecker

Birds

  • Native Wildflowers
  • Native Trees and Shrubs
  • Non-native and Invasive Plants
  • Birds
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
  • Mammals
  • Insects and Spiders
  • Mushrooms
Pileated Woodpecker

Pileated Woodpecker

Photo Courtesy of Ken Paynter

Barred Owl

Barred Owl

Photo Courtesy of Ken Paynter

Scarlet Tanager

Scarlet Tanager

Photo Courtesy of Ken Paynter

Screech Owl in Wood Duck Box

Screech Owl in Wood Duck Box

Courtesy of Cheryl Farfaras

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Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation

Columbia, Maryland 21044


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MIDDLE PATUXENT ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION AND AREA

Information about the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area and the Middle Patuxent Environmental Foundation.  The MPEA is owned by Howard County, Department of Recreation and Parks.  The MPEF provides financial support to Howard County for the preservation and maintenance of the MPEA.  Middle Patuxent River runs through the MPEA on its way to the Chesapeake Bay.  Access to the MPEA is available from Trotter Road in Columbia, Maryland, or from Clarksville, Maryland.