Maryland Biodiversity Project (MBP) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on cataloging all the living things of Maryland. Our goal is to promote education and conservation by helping to build a vibrant nature study community. The project was started in June 2012 by Bill Hubick and Jim Brighton. Our community has cataloged over 18,000 species, including over 10,000 species with photographs, and feature the work of more than 1,000 naturalists and photographers. MBP in the Press: Aqua Kids TV show (Amazon) | Baltimore Sun article | CNS interview (Read about how to help)

- New black fly species added to MBP - Simulium decorum (S. Scholnick, det. J.F. Carr).   (12/11/2019)

- New order of demosponges added to MBP (Poecilosclerida) - Redbeard Sponge (R. Aguilar).   (12/9/2019)

- New rove beetle species added to MBP - Hesperus apicialis (E. Stanley, det. by C. Harden).   (12/8/2019)

- New lesser dung fly genus added to MBP - Leptocera sp. (S. Scholnick, ver. J. F. Carr).   (12/8/2019)

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Species in checklists - 18,442

Species with photographs - 10,763

Total photos - 155,792

Total records - 462,717


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