Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River 2025 Application

The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River 2025 Criteria and Application Guidelines What the award is: The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship is a gift that was established by Terry Newendorp, an avid fisherman and conservationist who with generosity and foresight knew that “protection of the Gunpowder River had to come from future generations.” Founded in …

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2024 Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Year End Review and Appeal

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® acknowledges that we protect land, water, sensitive species, and communities in the traditional territory of many nations including the Algonquin speaking Susquehannock, and Delaware peoples. First and foremost, we wish all of you and your family members continued good health and peace. Thank you for supporting our efforts! Clean water is everyone’s right …

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DSCI Service Year Option Member Tage Sylvan Joins Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®

Tage Sylvan is a Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Member who will be working with Gunpowder Riverkeeper until June 24th, 2025. Tage was a student in Community College of Baltimore County’s Sustainable Horticulture program, where he learned about storm water management, soil science, and herbaceous plant materials. He has also worked with Hillen Homestead, a small …

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Gunpowder Riverkeeper Welcomes Our First 2024 Maryland Climate Corps Fellow / Service Year Option Member

Meet Zakoi Brown, an aspirational high school graduate who advocates for the environment through their talents. Zakoi is an artist and Maryland Climate Corps Fellow and works with Gunpowder Riverkeeper at the Sparks Nature Center and in the field to protect and preserve waterways. They are ensuring that future generations can enjoy clean and healthy …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER welcomes our 2024 Environmental Science Fellow from Morgan State University

Chichedo Duru is a Bioenvironmental Science PhD student who joined Morgan State University in August 2023. She is a passionate environmentalist with a focus on Bioremediation, Air and Water Quality Management, Climate and Land Use Change, Plant Ecology, and Ecosystem Protection and Restoration. She is enthusiastic about assisting the Gunpowder Riverkeeper in enhancing the monitoring and understanding of water quality issues impacting the waterways and communities in the Gunpowder, Bird, Bush, and Middle River areas.

Driven by a fervent commitment to environmental sustainability, Chichedo actively pursues innovative, eco-friendly solutions to address pressing environmental challenges.