2020

Karyn Molines

Karyn Molines joined the Sanctuary staff in 1994 as Education Coordinator. 

Having worked at the Audubon Naturalist Society, she came equipped with a diversity of skills in environmental education. She guided the fledging education program, developing field trips that she dubbed Classrooms in the Field, with objectives and activities that are still used with hundreds of students today. In addition, she led weekend programs for families and developed summer camps. 

As a scientist as well as an educator, Karyn led citizen science projects—the longest-running and most popular being the Marbled Salamander study. She also led stream assessments (monitoring fish and invertebrates) and forest surveys. She is a co-founder of the Maryland Native Plant Society and a continuing member of the board.

For the past decade, Karyn has worked as Natural Resources Division Chief of the Calvert County Government Department of Parks & Recreation.

We are grateful for decades of her work increasing awareness of our natural world, encouraging stewardship of the land and water, and promoting ecological investigations. And for fostering a greater understanding of the importance of protecting the Patuxent River.