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DSCI Service Year Option Member Tage Sylvan Joins Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®

Tage Sylvan is a Maryland Corps/Service Year Option Member who will be working with Gunpowder Riverkeeper until June 24th, 2025. Tage was a student in Community College of Baltimore County’s Sustainable Horticulture program, where he learned about storm water management, soil science, and herbaceous plant materials. He has also worked with Hillen Homestead, a small …

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Gunpowder Riverkeeper Intervenes in MDE Complaint Against Developers at Ridgeley’s Reserve

Gunpowder Riverkeeper files to intervene in Maryland Department of the Environment action against D.R. Horton, Inc., Forestar Real Estate Group Inc., and Kinsley Construction, LLC to protect downstream communities, Foster Branch, the Gunpowder River, and the Chesapeake Bay. For Immediate Release: October 28, 2024 Contact: Theaux Le Gardeur, Executive Director and Riverkeeper, Gunpowder Riverkeeper (410) …

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Gunpowder Riverkeeper Welcomes Our First 2024 Maryland Climate Corps Fellow / Service Year Option Member

Meet Zakoi Brown, an aspirational high school graduate who advocates for the environment through their talents. Zakoi is an artist and Maryland Climate Corps Fellow and works with Gunpowder Riverkeeper at the Sparks Nature Center and in the field to protect and preserve waterways. They are ensuring that future generations can enjoy clean and healthy …

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Gunpowder Riverkeeper Sends Notice of Intent to Sue Letter to Protect Foster’s Branch, the Gunpowder River, Downstream Communities and the Chesapeake Bay.

Gunpowder Riverkeeper sends 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue letter under the Clean Water Act to protect Foster’s Branch, the Gunpowder River, downstream communities and the Chesapeake Bay. For Immediate Release: August 8, 2024 Contact: Theaux Le Gardeur, Executive Director and Riverkeeper, Gunpowder Riverkeeper (410) 967-3526 gunpowderriverkeeper@gmail.com Patrick DeArmey, Senior Attorney, Chesapeake Legal Alliance 410-216-9441, …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER welcomes our 2024 Environmental Science Fellow from Morgan State University

Chichedo Duru is a Bioenvironmental Science PhD student who joined Morgan State University in August 2023. She is a passionate environmentalist with a focus on Bioremediation, Air and Water Quality Management, Climate and Land Use Change, Plant Ecology, and Ecosystem Protection and Restoration. She is enthusiastic about assisting the Gunpowder Riverkeeper in enhancing the monitoring and understanding of water quality issues impacting the waterways and communities in the Gunpowder, Bird, Bush, and Middle River areas.

Driven by a fervent commitment to environmental sustainability, Chichedo actively pursues innovative, eco-friendly solutions to address pressing environmental challenges.