About
Eco Adventures offers hands-on environmental education through activities such as summer camps, winter day camp, weekly classes, after-school programs, home school classes, and a variety of camps. The program also runs school field trips, outreach programs, scouting events including Scout sleepovers, private tours such as Private Feeding Frenzies tours, Jungle Express, Open Play, birthday parties and other parties, corporate events, special programs, and an Earth Day Celebration. Eco Adventures also offers e-learning and virtual programs, as well as eco-travel to Florida and Costa Rica that includes field research, marine biology excursions in the field, data collecting for turtles at Kinderfarm Park, and work related to rescuing and educating about manatees.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: 9–5pm
Eco Adventures opened in 2013 and offers hands-on environmental education to people of all ages. The facility is described as a one-of-a-kind space that includes a simulated rainforest full of animal exhibits and a glowing volcano, an “Underwater Pier” discovery room, an outside sluice and fossil dig, and an outside field and classroom called Pixie Hollow that neighbors the Severn Run Wildlife Area. Eco Adventures houses over 100 native and exotic animals on display and as animal ambassadors, and provides private Feeding Frenzies tours where visitors can interact with animals, feed them, and learn about their stories and adaptations. A 360 tour of the facility is available online, and gift certificates are available that can be shipped in a jewelry bag with a small toy animal and brochures for an extra shipping and handling fee or sent by regular mail at no charge, and these gift certificates expire one and a half years from purchase.
Eco Adventures is owned by National Geographic herpetologist, television personality, and book author Dr. Brady Barr and marine biologist Mei Len Sanchez-Barr. Mei Len Sanchez-Barr serves as Executive Director and owner and is a marine biologist and educator. The owners and instructors are described as qualified environmental educators, a herpetologist, a marine biologist, animal keepers and trainers, and artists, some with advanced degrees, and staff are CPR and First Aid certified. The directors are members of the Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Crocodilian Advisory Group and the International Crocodile Specialist Group. Co-owner Dr. Brady Barr served for over 20 years with National Geographic TV, is a book author, and serves as a scientific expert for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Co-owner Mei Len Sanchez-Barr has 32 years of experience in research and conservation education and has worked at The National Aquarium in Baltimore, the National Audubon Society, and Miami Seaquarium, and she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Marine Science from the University of Miami and completed graduate work at George Mason University in Conservation Education Administration.
Eco Adventures states that its mission is to provide a variety of hands-on conservation programs in hopes to inspire young conservationists, and that part of its mission includes housing many rescued and misplaced animals. The organization states that it is committed to providing conservation education and enriching hands-on learning experiences led by scientists and educators, and that it offers experiences intended to connect the public with nature.
Eco Adventures holds USDA Animal Welfare Act Class C Exhibitor status and has a Department of Natural Resources Endangered Species Permit, scientific collecting permits, captive reptile and amphibian permits, an Anne Arundel County petting zoo license (SPCA), a Maryland Health Camp Certification License, and a Maryland State Department of Child Care license #260807. Eco Adventures was named Best Birthday Party Venue for Severna Park Voice 2025 and was nominated for Family Business of the Year 2025 (winner to be announced). Co-owner Dr. Brady Barr received the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book award for “After a While...Crocodile” and the “Most Distinguished Alumni” award in 2017 from the College of Education at Indiana University. Mei Len Sanchez-Barr has received recognition from the Mayor of Miami for her work with manatees in rescuing and education, was featured in the Baltimore Times during Women’s History Month in March 2002, and was chosen to appear in Latina Magazine’s June 2006 issue as the featured inspirational Hispanic woman in marine biology careers.
Eco Adventures reports that thousands of people have attended its programs and appearances at festivals and special events, many at no charge or at discounted rates for causes such as homeless organizations, kids and families with cancer, families with hardships, Make a Wish Foundation, SPCA, and others. Each year at its “Earth Day Extravaganza,” Eco Adventures raises funds for different conservation organizations and projects and for camp scholarships, and contributes yearly to organizations such as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Crocodilian Advisory Group, and WWF. Eco Adventures donates to numerous schools and organizations through in-kind donations for silent auctions and has given out items such as trees for planting, recyclable bags, seed bombs, and other items to encourage conservation. The program involves students in helping others by collecting donations for the homeless, food donations, coats, and supplies, and involves students in data collecting for turtles at Kinderfarm Park and in eco-travel to Florida and Costa Rica.
Last updated January 22, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
• Schedule: 9–5pm
Eco Adventures opened in 2013 and offers hands-on environmental education to people of all ages. The facility is described as a one-of-a-kind space that includes a simulated rainforest full of animal exhibits and a glowing volcano, an “Underwater Pier” discovery room, an outside sluice and fossil dig, and an outside field and classroom called Pixie Hollow that neighbors the Severn Run Wildlife Area. Eco Adventures houses over 100 native and exotic animals on display and as animal ambassadors, and provides private Feeding Frenzies tours where visitors can interact with animals, feed them, and learn about their stories and adaptations. A 360 tour of the facility is available online, and gift certificates are available that can be shipped in a jewelry bag with a small toy animal and brochures for an extra shipping and handling fee or sent by regular mail at no charge, and these gift certificates expire one and a half years from purchase.
Eco Adventures is owned by National Geographic herpetologist, television personality, and book author Dr. Brady Barr and marine biologist Mei Len Sanchez-Barr. Mei Len Sanchez-Barr serves as Executive Director and owner and is a marine biologist and educator. The owners and instructors are described as qualified environmental educators, a herpetologist, a marine biologist, animal keepers and trainers, and artists, some with advanced degrees, and staff are CPR and First Aid certified. The directors are members of the Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Crocodilian Advisory Group and the International Crocodile Specialist Group. Co-owner Dr. Brady Barr served for over 20 years with National Geographic TV, is a book author, and serves as a scientific expert for the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Co-owner Mei Len Sanchez-Barr has 32 years of experience in research and conservation education and has worked at The National Aquarium in Baltimore, the National Audubon Society, and Miami Seaquarium, and she holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Marine Science from the University of Miami and completed graduate work at George Mason University in Conservation Education Administration.
Eco Adventures states that its mission is to provide a variety of hands-on conservation programs in hopes to inspire young conservationists, and that part of its mission includes housing many rescued and misplaced animals. The organization states that it is committed to providing conservation education and enriching hands-on learning experiences led by scientists and educators, and that it offers experiences intended to connect the public with nature.
Eco Adventures holds USDA Animal Welfare Act Class C Exhibitor status and has a Department of Natural Resources Endangered Species Permit, scientific collecting permits, captive reptile and amphibian permits, an Anne Arundel County petting zoo license (SPCA), a Maryland Health Camp Certification License, and a Maryland State Department of Child Care license #260807. Eco Adventures was named Best Birthday Party Venue for Severna Park Voice 2025 and was nominated for Family Business of the Year 2025 (winner to be announced). Co-owner Dr. Brady Barr received the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book award for “After a While...Crocodile” and the “Most Distinguished Alumni” award in 2017 from the College of Education at Indiana University. Mei Len Sanchez-Barr has received recognition from the Mayor of Miami for her work with manatees in rescuing and education, was featured in the Baltimore Times during Women’s History Month in March 2002, and was chosen to appear in Latina Magazine’s June 2006 issue as the featured inspirational Hispanic woman in marine biology careers.
Eco Adventures reports that thousands of people have attended its programs and appearances at festivals and special events, many at no charge or at discounted rates for causes such as homeless organizations, kids and families with cancer, families with hardships, Make a Wish Foundation, SPCA, and others. Each year at its “Earth Day Extravaganza,” Eco Adventures raises funds for different conservation organizations and projects and for camp scholarships, and contributes yearly to organizations such as the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the Crocodilian Advisory Group, and WWF. Eco Adventures donates to numerous schools and organizations through in-kind donations for silent auctions and has given out items such as trees for planting, recyclable bags, seed bombs, and other items to encourage conservation. The program involves students in helping others by collecting donations for the homeless, food donations, coats, and supplies, and involves students in data collecting for turtles at Kinderfarm Park and in eco-travel to Florida and Costa Rica.
Last updated January 22, 2026.
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