The Black water National Wildlife Refuge is located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, just 12 miles south of Cambridge, Maryland in Dorchester County, and consists of over 27,000 acres (110 km2) of freshwater impoundments, brackish tidal wetlands, open fields, and mixed evergreen and deciduous forests. This field trip will focus on nature Photography, primarily Bald Eagles and Osprey that inhabit the Refuge. The Refuge is host to many other flora and fauna, and offers interesting landscape opportunities. The heart of Blackwater Refuge can be accessed via the Wildlife Drive, which is a paved road—approximately 3 1/2 miles in length (or a 6 1/2 mile loop—that takes visitors along the Black water River and offers excellent views of the local wildlife. The refuge features a Visitor Center on Key Wallace Drive where visitors will find wildlife exhibits, an authentic eagle’s nest, Eagle Cam and Osprey Cam TV monitors, the Eagle’s Nest Book and Gift Shop, a butterfly garden, restrooms, and maps and brochures that will help visitors make the most of their visit.