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! …

Read more

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 …

Read more

Join Gunpowder Riverkeeper for Training with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center!

Gunpowder Riverkeeper is honored to take part in a monitoring program with the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC). 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 …

Read more

Notice of Mountain Christian Church Discharge Application Received

This just in from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). We have requested the permit application and an informational meeting to discuss the application and permitting process that would allow discharges of 2,400 gallons per day of treated domestic wastewater from the Mountain Christian Church Wastewater Treatment Plant into groundwater via absorption trenches. We …

Read more

Notice of Hampstead Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Application Received

This just in from the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). We have requested the permit application and an informational meeting to discuss the application and permitting process that would allow discharges totaling up to 900,000 gallons per day from Hampstead WWTP into Piney Run, a tributary of Loch Raven Reservoir, and an unnamed tributary …

Read more