We recently opposed a special exception zoning change #2025-001-X from RC-5 (Rural Residential) to a solar farm, as the change stands to replace 15 acres of forested land home to a vernal pool and a stream. Impacts from the proposed project could carry excess sediment and warm water into the Little Gunpowder Falls. Supporting Bill 18-25 …
Please join Gunpowder Riverkeeper in attending the Virtual Hearing for MDE’s Hampstead Wastewater Treatment Plant Discharge Permit. Listed Below are links to the hearing and the original document. From MDE: MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION NOTICE OF TENTATIVE DETERMINATION AND PUBLIC HEARING Carroll County Application for State Discharge Permit 22DP0594, NDPES …
We have moved the date to remove the Forsythia to Tuesday, June 25th from 10:00 am-1:00 pm at Sparks Nature Center 1207 Sparks Rd., Sparks, MD 21152 We hope to have a large group of volunteers that day! Since it will be late in June, it should be a nice time to take a walk …
Please join us on Tuesday, June 18th from 9 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., cool off in the Gunpowder River, discover aquatic insects and learn about their life stages! Participants will learn about insects as important indicators of stream health.
Are you interested in learning about fungi? Please join us on Tuesday, May 28th from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m., GRK is hosting a morning mycology walk to discover fungi on the Torrey C. Brown Rail Trail! Take a walk with a Naturalist to learn basic fungi identification skills, and learn more about common fungi …