Thanks to Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Fish Biologists Jeffrey Horne, Marek Topolski, Marissa Ponte, and Shannon Moorhead and all of the volunteers who came out to help us collect samples and data to inform Fisheries’ study of the spawning habits of anadromous fish (those that swim upriver from saltwater to freshwater for the …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® was pleased to receive our data report from Rae Terracina, the Chesapeake Water Watch Program Manager at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The data, reproduced below, show the percentage of samples for Chlorophyll-a and turbidity that fall over or under the EPA thresholds for those metrics. The report also includes a map showing the …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to partner with the IZAAK Walton League of America (IWLA) to join their Nitrate Watch program. Nitrate Watch is a participatory science program aimed at measuring the concentrations of nitrogen found in water bodies within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is thrilled to expand its monitoring of the Bird, Bush, …
On March 3rd, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® staff and volunteers met at Jerusalem Mill for our first outing with the Fisheries crew from Maryland Department of Natural Resources to conduct anadromous fish spawn surveying. Staff Brady Bayne, Joe Ottomano, RIVERKEEPER@ Theaux Le Gardeur, and volunteers Kevin Roeder, and Bill Temmink met with Fish Biologists Jeffrey Horne, Marek …
Friday March 13th Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® staff Brady Bayne and Joe Ottomano and volunteers Tristan McGregor and Steve Duker attended training to become certified stream monitors for benthic macroinvertebrates. The training was hosted by Patapsco Heritage Greenway’s Mandy DeLeo and Allison LeBlanc who are certified trainers through the Izaak Walton League of America. Benthic (bottom-dwelling) macroinvertebrates …