Intern Spotlight: Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Welcomes Aiman Raza

Aiman Raza is a biology master’s student at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, researching how environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to monitor brook trout populations in the headwaters of the Chesapeake Bay. She is an ICARE fellow, which stands for Interdisciplinary Consortium for Applied Research in the Environment, a program that is focused …

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Intern Spotlight: Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER Welcomes Back Jenn Galler

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER is excited to welcome back Jenn Galler for her second summer researching microplastics along the Gunpowder. Jenn Galler is in her second year of grad school at Johns Hopkins University studying Environmental Sciences and Policy. She is also a Community Organizer for Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. Last summer, Jenn monitored with Gunpowder …

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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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