Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Hosts SAV Training in collaboration with MDNR at Hammerman State Park

On Saturday September 19th, 2026 Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® ‘s Theaux Le Gardeur and Department of Service and Civic Innovation 2nd Year Leader, Brady Bayne, met with Kaitlin Scowen, Erika Koontz, and Erin Tomassoni from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) and the Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers program to begin a day of a submerged aquatic …

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Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® Continues Collaboration With MDNR Fisheries in Beach Seine Sampling at Hammerman State Park

On Thursday September 10th, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®’s Theaux Le Gardeur and Department of Service and Civic Innovation (DSCI) 2nd Year Leader, Brady Bayne, met with Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Fisheries and The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) early in the morning to observe and assist with a beach seine sample at …

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Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River 2027 Application

The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River 2027: Criteria and Application Guidelines The Award  The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship is a gift that was established in 2018 by Terry Newendorp, an avid fisherman and generous conservationist who foresaw that “protection of the Gunpowder River had to come from future generations.” The award’s purpose is …

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Recap of Bush & Gunpowder Amtrak Bridge Projects Public Meeting August 18, 2026

It was a humid, summer evening where Baltimore & Harford county folks delayed their dinners to learn more from Amtrak’s Bush & Gunpowder Rail Bridge project team on planning stages and process. Amtrak Project team & Sarah Kestner outside of Joppatowne Christian Church with view of a community garden behind them. Preview of Amtrak’s Presentation …

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