For one Saturday each month, Sebago will host open houses for neighborhood residents to join paddling or rowing excursions on the protected waters of Paerdegat Basin. The Basin is an ideal jumping off point for exploring the rest of Jamaica Bay, a unique urban wildlife refuge. A complex network of open water, salt marsh, grasslands, maritime shrublands, and coastal woodlands, the Bay is home to a multitude of brackish and freshwater communities. Its residents include more than 90 species of fish and an amazing 325 bird species.

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