Press release and other updates.
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 …
Please attend a virtual hearing on MDE Wetlands and Waterways Permit for Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) I-95 Express Toll Lanes (ETL’s) Northbound Extension Section 200 Phase II Set for January 29th, 2025 at 7 PM meet.google.com/odv-kpxjheo or dial 475-328-0767, PIN 200 427 736
The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River 2025 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 …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® acknowledges that we protect land, water, sensitive species, and communities in the traditional territory of many nations including the Algonquin speaking Susquehannock, and Delaware peoples. First and foremost, we wish all of you and your family members continued good health and peace. Thank you for supporting our efforts! Clean water is everyone’s right …