Rice and Rails: The Delicate Ecology of Wild Rice Marshes

Join naturalist Greg Kearns in a remarkable opportunity to learn about our sora rail population and its tight link with wild rice in the Patuxent River marshlands. While out on a pontoon boat, we hope to see rail out on the mudflats during low tide, and possibly watch the banding of a few individuals. We will learn about the wild rice as it ends its seasonal bloom and the strong connection between it and the rail population. Greg began investigating this secretive small marsh waterbird in 1987, which led to ground-breaking research and understanding of the bird’s natural history, as well as an amazing restoration effort conducted there at Jug Bay under Greg’s direction.

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