Sarah Kestner is a proud Baltimore native and nature lover. Growing up in a peninsula community, she spent her childhood wandering through the woods and marshes where she learned to fish, crab, compost and care for others. Sarah moved to the lower Gunpowder River two years ago and became a vocal advocate for Mother Nature …
It was a humid, summer evening where Baltimore & Harford county folks delayed their dinners to learn more from Amtrak’s Bush & Gunpowder Rail Bridge project team on planning stages and process. Amtrak Project team & Sarah Kestner outside of Joppatowne Christian Church with view of a community garden behind them. Preview of Amtrak’s Presentation …
Details: Public meeting Tuesday, August 18th 6-7pm *doors @ 5:30pm Location: Joppatowne Christian Church 725 Trimble Road, Joppatowne MD 21085 For those interested in the Bush River and Gunpowder River rail bridge projects, The Amtrak Project Team has learned of your interests and is warmly looking forward to introducing themselves to the community. Amtrak’s Bush & Gunpowder …
Amtrak will be reconstructing both Bush River and Gunpowder River Bridges in our near future. The Gunpowder Bush Waterways Advocacy Group was established May 2025, comprised of Bush & Gunpowder River community members interested in these projects, volunteering public oversight to help influence current planning for community interests and environmental consideration. Snapshot of Current Plans …
This just in from the U.S. Coast Guard: All interested parties are notified that the Commander, Coast Guard East District has received a proposal from the AMTRAK with plans for a replacement of existing railroad drawbridges over a navigable waterway of the United States at Bush River, mile 6.8, between Perryman and Edgewood, MD and …