Join us at the Gunpowder Falls State Park Hammerman Area and Dundee Creek Marina for a day of learning about Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) and to become trained volunteer monitors with Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation provides food, shelter, and oxygen to a wide variety of Chesapeake Bay species such as migratory waterfowl, …
Luke is studying Biology and Environmental Science at Skidmore College. He is especially interested in marine ecology, photography, and environmental education. At Skidmore, he has contributed to the educational development of science labs along with research on coral reefs and 3D modeling of corals in virtual reality. This summer, Luke is supporting Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® by …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® was pleased to receive our data report from Rae Terracina, the Chesapeake Water Watch Program Manager at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The data, reproduced below, show the percentage of samples for Chlorophyll-a and turbidity that fall over or under the EPA thresholds for those metrics. The report also includes a map showing the …
Skidmore Advanced GIS students partner with Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® to model the river’s E. coli values at critical sites. From February to May, the students will be running models of various river segments to better understand the threats to increased levels of E. coli in a dynamic environment. Meet the Team! Sophie Zuckman Sophie is a …
Chichedo Duru continued her work on water quality monitoring, publishing a study entitled “Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance (PFAS) Occurrence in Gunpowder River Watershed in Maryland United States” in Water 2026’s special issue “Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Soil and Water Environment.” Duru worked with Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Theaux Le Gardeur and two former Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® interns …