Education

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Seeking College-Level Summer and Fall Semester Interns

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is a 501(c)(3) grassroots, advocacy-based membership organization expanding its capacity to safeguard and protect water quality, sensitive species and communities within the Gunpowder Bird, Bush and Middle River’s watersheds through scientific monitoring of the river, and championing enforcement and compliance with environmental laws. Gunpowder Riverkeeper is looking for energetic interns who can work …

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2022 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, the Susquehannock and the Delaware peoples. First and foremost, we wish all of you and your family members continued good health and peace during these challenging times. Thank you for supporting our efforts! …

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The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River Now Accepting Applications for 2023

The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River 2023 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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Reflecting on a Successful Training with The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

On Saturday, July 30th, Gunpowder Riverkeeper hosted a very successful training with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) at the Oasis Marina in Joppa! Shelby Brown, the Citizen Science Program assistant for Chesapeake Water Watch, showed 20 volunteers how to use the Hydrocolor app on an Android or an iPhone, how to collect water samples, …

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