COMPLEX CHALLENGE TUCKAHOE STATE PARK

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TUCKAHOE STATE PARKCOMPLEX CHALLENGE

STAY TOUGH, DON'T PUFF

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Color a Ranger to be your tour guide!

Trail maps for each park can be found online at https://dnr.maryland.gov/Publiclands/Pages/parkmap.aspx

Take pictures of youradventures and

share them on ourFacebook page,

Friends of Tuckahoeand Martinak State

Parks.

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HOW MANY BRIDGES DID YOU CROSS ON THE TRAIL?

WHAT STRUCTURE CAN BE FOUND ON EITHER SIDEOF THE TRAIL?

BONUS QUESTION! VISIT TUCKAHOE'S AVIARYLOCATED BEHIND THE PARK OFFICE!WHICH RAPTOR IS YOUR FAVORITE IN THE AVIARY?

THE LAKE TRAIL IS .75 MILES LONG, BUTTUCKAHOE HAS OVER 20 MILES OF TRAILS FORVISITORS TO HIKE.

CAN YOU NAME 2 PLANTS YOU SAW ALONG THETRAIL?

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WHAT COLOR IS THE OLD CAR ON THE TRAIL?

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Tuckahoe State Park

13187 Crouse Mill Rd Queen Anne MD 21657

The Lake Trail  .75 Miles

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WHO IN YOUR FAMILY/TEAM COULD DO THE HERONSTANCE THE LONGEST?

IN AREAS HEAVILY POPULATED BY DEER YOU MAY NOTICE A________________________WHERE THEY HAVE HEAVILY EATEN THEVEGETATION AS FAR UP AS THEIR NECKS WILL STRETCH.

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE EXERCISE?

BONUS QUESTION!! WHAT IS THE MYSTERYVESSEL BEHIND THE NATURE CENTER?

HOW MANY HUMMINGBIRD HANDS SWINGS CANYOU DO IN 30 SECONDS?

IN WINTER, HONEYBEES CAN UNHINGE THEIR WINGSAND VIBRATE THEIR FLIGHT MUSCLES TO GENERATEHEAT FOR THE HIVE.

Martinak State Park

137 Deep Shore RdDenton MD 21629

The Fitness Trail 1 MILE

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WHAT YEAR DID THE WYE OAK TREE FALL DURINGA BIG THUNDERSTORM?

THE WYE OAK TREE WAS OVER __________YEARS OLD!

WHAT YEAR WAS THE WYE OAK TREE DECLAREDMARYLAND'S STATE TREE?

A CLONE OF THE WYE OAK TREE IS PLANTED INTHE ORIGINAL LOCATION OF THE WYE OAK TREE.

WHAT WAS THE BRICK BUILDING NEXT TO THEWYE OAK TREE’S FORMER LOCATION USED FOR? __________________

WHAT TYPE OF OAK TREE WAS THE WYE OAK TREE?

Wye Oak State Park

14214 Old Wye Mills RdWye Mills MD 21679

A Tree to See

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NAME 3 ANIMALS YOU HAVE SEEN OR HEARD ALONGTHE TRAIL

THE SCHOOLHOUSE WOODS TRAIL RUNS THROUGHWHAT TYPE OF FOREST?

NAME A PLANT COMMONLY FOUND IN THE SWAMP TO THERIGHT OF THE TRAIL

BONUS QUESTION! THE HOLLY TREE WAS OVERHOW MANY YEARS OLD?

FOR OVER 300 YEARS, WYE ISLAND WAS PRIVATELYOWNED AND MANAGED FOR AGRICULTURAL USE,INCLUDING TOBACCO AND WHEAT FARMING

WHAT BODY OF WATER SURROUNDS THE ISLAND?

Wye IslandNatural ResourcesManagement Area

632 Wye Island RdWye Mills MD 21679

Schoolhouse Woods Trail 1.2 Miles

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NAME 2 SPECIES THAT WILL BENEFIT FROM THE GRASSLANDRESTORATION PROJECT

PLANTING PERENNIAL NATIVE PLANTS ALONG THE EDGES OFAGRICULTURE FIELDS HELPS IMPROVE _______________________ BYFILTERING EXCESS NUTRIENTS.

BONUS QUESTION! KNOCKS FOLLY IS A FEDERAL-STYLE BRICKHOME, LOCATED UP THE ROAD FROM SASSAFRASS NRMA, THATWAS COMPLETED IN 1796. HOW MANY YEARS DID IT TAKE TOCOMPLETE THIS HOUSE?

INSECTS POLLINATE 3/4 OF THE WORLDS CROPSTHAT HUMANS RELY ON.

WHAT COLORS DO YOU SEE IN THE PLANTS GROWING INTHE MEADOWS?

Sassafrass Natural ResourcesManagement Area

13761 Turners Creek Rd,Kennedyville MD 21645

Meadow Wander

DID YOU SEE A BUTTERFLY? SKETCH THE BUTTERFLY AND SEE IF YOU CANIDENTIFY IT WHEN YOU GET HOME!

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YOU DID IT!

Questions? Call 410-820-1668

When you have completed your adventures, contactthe Duty Ranger at 443-221-8285 to collect your prize.

Family/Team Name:_____________________________________