Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is Honored to Announce Partnership with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) for Monitoring Efforts

Thanks to Bill Temmink for providing us with this narrative. Every day, several NASA satellites circle the globe from the North to the South Pole. As the earth turns, these satellite routes will cross over the entire planet, one swath at a time. Some of these satellites take pictures of the ever-changing waters of the …

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Microplastics and How to Reduce Their Presence in the Gunpowder River

Gunpowder Riverkeeper has welcomed Johns Hopkins Graduate student, Jenn Galler, to our water quality monitoring program. Jenn wrote the following article on microplastics and their relevance to water bodies and the Gunpowder River. Read more about Jenn’s work here.  Microplastics are just what they sound like: tiny plastic particles that result from both commercial product …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Welcomes John Hopkins Graduate Student to Water Quality Monitoring Program

Jenn Galler is a first year graduate student at Johns Hopkins University studying Environmental Sciences and Policy. She is also a Community Organizer for Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. Her passion for the environment started at an early age when she always wanted to be outside and was intrigued with the natural world. In fall …

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Gunpowder River Water Quality Update June 22nd, 2022

Gunpowder Riverkeeper is proud to provide up-to-date water quality information to residents of Baltimore and Harford counties along the Gunpowder and Bush River Watersheds.  For a map based on Bacteria Monitoring Results and more information on this monitoring work, please visit: https://gunpowderriverkeeper.org/swim-guide  In partnership with Community Environmental Laboratories, an EPA-certified water testing laboratory located …

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Gunpowder River Water Quality Update June 14, 2022

Gunpowder Riverkeeper is proud to provide up-to-date water quality information to residents of Baltimore and Harford counties along the Gunpowder and Bush River Watersheds.  For a map based on Bacteria Monitoring Results and more information on this monitoring work please visit:https://gunpowderriverkeeper.org/swim-guide In partnership with Community Environmental Laboratories, an EPA-certified water testing laboratory located in Harford …

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