Hi! I am joining Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® as a YCI member. I am a senior at Hereford High School and am a member of the cross country and track and field team. I joined Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® to learn more about my local environment, concerns its facing, environmental policies and hopefully help me to figure out what …
Julie Krastel is a student at York College studying Civil Engineering with a minor in Sustainability and Environmental Studies. As a lifelong resident of Maryland, Julie has a passion for protecting local waterways, and joins Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® as a volunteer to help protect and restore the Gunpowder Watershed. Julie has already gotten started with volunteer …
On October 29th, 2025 almost a dozen eighth and ninth graders accompanied by their teacher Larry Foulk joined Gunpowder Riverkeeper® at the Sparks Bank Nature Center for an impromptu interactive talk and stream walk while their upperclassmen peers took the PSATs and other high-stakes tests. They met with Riverkeeper Theaux Le Gardeur on his way …
Just as water moves downstream so does Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER and its efforts to learn and connect with other Waterkeepers. October 24th, our Chesapeake Conservation & Climate Corps member, Brady Bayne ventured out of the comfort of the Gunpowder watershed, down 695 all the way to Gywnn Falls where he meet Barbara Johnson, John Marra, and …
Youth Climate Institute (YCI) Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER is proud to be partnered with the Youth Climate Institute to be a chapter leader for the upcoming school year! What is YCI? The Youth Climate Institute is a certification for High Schools Students. YCI educates and certifies the next generation of leaders on climate science, environmental justice, and …