Become a BCNES Member

For as little as $15 a year, you can join the Battle Creek Nature Education Society (BCNES) and help provide quality environmental education programs to students and adults.

Who is BCNES? 

Battle Creek Nature Education Society (BCNES) incorporated in 1985 as a non-profit charitable organization providing supplemental financial support for the educational programs of Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary, Flag Ponds Nature Park and Kings Landing Park in partnership with the Calvert County Natural Resources Division.

These three Calvert County Parks are peerless examples of the ecological diversity found in Southern Maryland Region. Flag Ponds protects approximately 500 acres of natural area on the Chesapeake Bay from beach to upland. Battle Creek Cypress Swamp Sanctuary protects 100 acres of one of the northernmost stands of baldcypress trees in the United States. Kings Landing protects over 265 acres of natural area on the Patuxent River including 4,000 feet of river shoreline and 50 acres of marshland. Each offers significant opportunities for outdoor learning and compatible recreation.

With fiscal support from BCNES, the Natural Resources Division significantly contributes to the environmental education requirements of thousands of elementary through high school students from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia providing hands-on, inquiry learning experiences about our local natural resources and the environment in general. With more than 50,000 annual casual visitors, we seek to excite our guests to learn more about environmental issues and the need to become advocates and stewards of the environment.

   Member Benefits 

• Support of nature education programs, compatible recreation and land preservation. 
• Free or reduced rate lectures, courses, films and programs. 
• Quarterly newsletter and program schedule. 
• Notification of special events. 
• Invitations to member-only programs. 

 Membership Costs

• Senior Citizen (65 and over): $10
• Individual: $15
• Family: $20
• Supporting: $25
• Sustaining $50
• Sponsor:$100
• Benefactor: $500
• Lifetime: $1,000
• Senior Citizen Lifetime: $250

Become a new BCNES member today or renew or upgrade your exisiting membership.

Corporate Member Benefits

Become partners with BCNES and many other businesses in Southern Maryland in support of our mission.  Memberships for Corporate and Small Business are also available.

Tax Information

The Battle Creek Nature Education Society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization providing support to Flag Ponds Nature Park, Battle Creek Swamp Sanctuary and Kings Landing Park.

All contributions are tax deductible as allowed by the law. A copy of the current BCNES financial statement is available on request. Requests should be directed to the Battle Creek Nature Education Society, Inc., P.O. Box 122, Port Republic, Maryland 20676 or by calling 410-535-5327. For the cost of copies and postage, documents and information submitted under the business Regulation Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland are available from the Secretary of State.

TIN 52-1473580

The Battle Creek Nature Education Society is dedicated to the development of a responsible environmental ethic in all people by providing opportunities for environmental education and compatible recreation; and the preservation of the natural heritage of Calvert County primarily within the mission of the Calvert County Natural Resources Division

Questions or Comments?  You can reach us at 410-535-5327 or by e-mail.

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