The National Aquarium will lead Maryland’s annual dolphin count on Friday, July 17th in an effort to determine the state’s dolphin population. Volunteers are welcome to participate from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

The National Aquarium in Baltimore announced today to that it has received a Silver Telly Award for a conservation-themed film created by its Visual Production team.

The National Aquarium in Baltimore will lead Maryland’s annual dolphin count on Saturday, July 19th in an effort to determine the state’s dolphin population. Typically held in June, this year’s count has been pushed to July to coincide with the state of Delaware’s count. Volunteers are welcome to participate from 9:00 a.m. until noon.

The National Aquarium in Baltimore will celebrate Beyond the Boardwalk, a series of events celebrating ocean life, and sharing ways to protect and restore our local waterways for thousands of animals that call them home. Annually taking place in June, Beyond the Boardwalk features a variety of exciting and interactive programs, games and stories on ways adults and children can be responsible and get involved.

Funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s brownfields program will help the National Aquarium’s Center for Aquatic Life and Conservation clean up a 13-acre site here along the Patapsco River.