Jug Bay Environmental Education Center - Projects

See below for details of planning, design, and construction projects at Jug Bay Environmental Education Center. 

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Project Description

Development of Phase 1 of the new Environmental Education center at the Emory Waters Nature Preserve.  The first phase of the project includes cabins for camping, a bathhouse, pavilion and parking. 


Project Consultants

Whitney Bailey Cox & Magnani, LLC
Construction Contractor: Rainbow Construction Corporation of Waldorf


Project Status

In construction


Project Updates

The Department of Public Works held a virtual Pre-Construction Public Information Meeting on February, 4, 2025. A copy of the presentation and an audio recording of that meeting are linked below.

 2025-02-04


Design work continues. A public meeting on the 30% design was held on November 29, 2022. A copy of the engineer's presentation and other information about that meeting can be found at the links below.

 2022-11-29 - Public Meeting on the the 30% design

A Public Information Meeting will be held prior to the start of construction. 

For schedule information see Department of Public Works website 



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