Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy (MRC) is pleased to announce the 3rd Annual Tour the Shore Kayak Series, which explores local rivers, creeks and parks. Tours will be hosted by MRC Riverkeepers, educators and scientists on paddling trips along the rivers they strive to protect.

Participants will learn about local ecology, history and water quality. Tour the Shore is open to the public and enables community members of all ages and paddling abilities to rent a kayak, or bring their own, for a guided tour of some of the Eastern Shore’s unique creeks and rivers. MRC values time spent on the water connecting people to the waterways they drive past every day. This year MRC is introducing new paddles to the roster that highlight narrow creeks, flooded forests and sunken marshes. Trips may combine water and land exploration.

Whether paddling, hiking or both, MRC wants to help paddlers reconnect to nature while meeting new people. Tours are $40 for non-members and $25 for members. A limited number of binoculars and guide books are available to borrow during the paddles.

Blackwater Wildlife Refuge

Friday, June 16 • 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Pack a lunch and prepare to paddle one of the Eastern Shore’s most famous marsh systems and for good reason. Be sure to bring or borrow binoculars for Eagle sightings. The tour will stop off at a small island for lunch.

Upper Choptank River

Friday, July 21 • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Leave from Greensboro and paddle past red clay riverbanks and gravely stream beds.

Skeleton Creek

Friday, August 18 • 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Launch at Windyhill Landing, cross the Choptank River to paddle the narrow and winding Skeleton Creek as it transitions from a brackish marsh to fresher waters with corresponding changes in plant and animal species.

Miles Creek

Friday, September 22 • 1 – 4 p.m.

Explore this undisturbed creek in Talbot County when pickerel weed and groundsel tree are beautifully blooming.

Preregistration is required. Space is limited. Contact Suzanne@midshoreriverkeeper.org or call 443-385-0511 to sign up and get all the details.