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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Bush & Gunpowder Amtrak Bridge Projects Meeting: Tues, Aug 18th 6-7pm

Details: Public meeting Tuesday, August 18th 6-7pm *doors @ 5:30pm Location: Joppatowne Christian Church 725 Trimble Road, Joppatowne MD 21085 For those interested in the Bush River and Gunpowder River rail bridge projects, The Amtrak Project Team has learned of your interests and is warmly looking forward to introducing themselves to the community. Amtrak’s Bush & Gunpowder …

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Join us for Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Training: 9/19/2026

Join us at the Gunpowder Falls State Park Hammerman Area and Dundee Creek Marina for a day of learning about Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) and to become trained volunteer monitors with Chesapeake Bay SAV Watchers. Submerged Aquatic Vegetation provides food, shelter, and oxygen to a wide variety of Chesapeake Bay species such as migratory waterfowl, …

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