Jean Worthley
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Jean Reese Worthley is a naturalist. She was the host of Maryland Public Broadcasting
's children's nature show Hodgepodge Lodge
and co-host of On Nature's Trail
. She is also the author of The Complete Family Nature Guide which was published in 1976. Mrs. Worthley, wife of the late botanist Elmer G. Worthley, has 6 children and 4 grandchildren. She lives in Maryland with her parrot, dogs and cats, and continues to appreciate nature.
Maryland Public Television
Maryland Public Television is a non-profit, state-licensed Public Broadcasting Service non-commercial educational public television state network which serves U.S. state of Maryland. Its six transmitters cover nearly all of the state, plus Washington, D.C...
's children's nature show Hodgepodge Lodge
Hodgepodge Lodge
Hodgepodge Lodge was a children's television show produced by Maryland Public Broadcasting and shown on a number of PBS stations from 1970 to 1977, hosted by Miss Jean Worthley. It featured the quiet Miss Jean introducing elementary age children to wild animals and other nature topics Hodgepodge...
and co-host of On Nature's Trail
On Nature's Trail
On Nature's Trail was a television show produced by the Maryland Center for Public Broadcasting in Owings Mills, Maryland in 1978. The show featured Elmer and Jean Worthley observing and discussing plants growing at different locations in Baltimore County, Maryland...
. She is also the author of The Complete Family Nature Guide which was published in 1976. Mrs. Worthley, wife of the late botanist Elmer G. Worthley, has 6 children and 4 grandchildren. She lives in Maryland with her parrot, dogs and cats, and continues to appreciate nature.