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 …
Gunpowder Riverkeeper has welcomed Johns Hopkins Graduate student, Jenn Galler, to our water quality monitoring program. Jenn wrote the following article on microplastics and their relevance to water bodies and the Gunpowder River. Read more about Jenn’s work here. Microplastics are just what they sound like: tiny plastic particles that result from both commercial product …
Gunpowder Riverkeeper staff led employees from the Lutherville Location of Mom’s Organic Market on a stream walk on the Gunpowder River on June 15th. We explored Prettyboy Reservoir, and we walked along the stream at Masemore and Falls Road. We discussed our projects that actively work to restore and conserve the Gunpowder and its watershed. …
Emily Chase, a recent graduate from Skidmore College in Upstate New York, joined Gunpowder Riverkeeper as our intern last summer. She was fortunate to partake in a two-month internship with Gunpowder Riverkeeper thanks to funding provided by Skidmore’s Summer Experience Fund. While she is completing her sustainability capstone project at Skidmore, she is providing remote …
Isabel Ryen, a rising third-year student, has joined Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® as our second summer intern from Skidmore College. With a love for hiking and the outdoors, Isabel is excited to join RIVERKEEPER®’s efforts in conserving, preserving, and restoring the Gunpowder and Bush watersheds. She is pursuing her undergraduate degree in Environmental Studies, with a concentration in …