Course Library

All Chesapeake Forum Library Courses are available FREE OF CHARGE.  After clicking the “Course Details” button to open a course, you will find the YouTube links for the course session(s), and in newer courses, links to any handouts that might have been provided, at the bottom of the course description. Simply click the link(s) to get to the YouTube Video recording.

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A group of people standing in the woods
A white bird with long legs and yellow beak.
Three people are taking pictures in the woods.
In collaboration with Pickering Creek Audubon Center, three (virtual) classes that focus on Eastern Shore songbirds that grace the Eastern Shore landscape. No birding experience needed.
A duck with its chick swimming in the water.
Got waterfowl? Want to see some loons and gannets? How about a warbler or two and maybe even an elusive rail? A “yes” to any or all of these questions qualifies you for this course, with no birding experience necessary.
A flock of birds flying in the sky.
Two classes coupled with two day-long field trips will focus on waterfowl and coastal specialties likely to be seen in selected birding hotspots on Maryland's Eastern Shore. No birding expertise necessary.
prothonotary warbler
Two classes coupled with two all day field trips will focus, respectively, on songbird migrants and shorebird transients likely to be seen on selected birding hotspots in Maryland and Delaware.
A bird sitting on top of a tree branch.
Participate in class sessions and field trips to identify local birds while learning ecological concepts that both inform and challenge our working landscape past, present and future.
Books.1
A collage of four men with different hair styles.
A collage of four men with different faces.
A person holding a test tube in front of a background.
A painting of cherry blossoms on gold background.
(Recording Now Available!) Join Chesapeake Forum for a docent led virtual tour of the renowned Cherry Blossom Exhibit at the Freer Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Museum.
A crab is sitting on the dock next to another crab.
Explore the diverse story of Blue Crabs, the Bay’s staple seafood, and their complex adaptation.
A person holding their hand out with a globe in it.
Although Congress has yet to enact legislation to address ‘Climate Change,’ the U.S. Government has pursued and funded various initiatives for the problem of a rapidly changing climate.
Planning.1
A large house with a lake in the background.
Compare Talbot County with other Maryland counties to see the differences in education, rates of crime, housing availability, etc.
A group of people sitting on the floor
What does ‘systemic racism’ really mean? Is there a difference between ‘equality’ and ‘equity’? Join our program presenters and hear a panel of Talbot County community leaders discuss what’s happening in the County.
Create A Felted Ornament