This just in from Alex Lima of Maryland Department of the Environment: Virtual Meeting to be held January 20th, 2026 at 6pm and Public Comment Period extended to January 30th, 2026. Read his letter in its entirety below, and check out the hyperlinks if you want to access the meeting, the informational session, or to …
On Saturday January 10th, 2026 the skies above were dark and the ground wet from last night’s rain meaning its the perfect time to pack up our equipment and hit the road to sample for road salts in the Little Falls, a tributary of the Big Gunpowder Falls. Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® staffers braved the cold and …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is excited to announce we will be providing capacity to Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Fisheries Ecosystem Assessment Division for their 2026 anadromous (up-river migratory) fish spawning survey. Volunteer pairs will be directed to four-five sampling sites at key road crossings of the Big Gunpowder Falls once a week from the end …
Chesapeake Bay Trust – Climate Corps Programs The Chesapeake Bay Trust is excited to share that applications for the 2026–27 Chesapeake Conservation and Climate Corps (CCCC) are now OPEN! The deadline to apply is Friday, March 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM — and we’d love to see an application from you! The Chesapeake Conservation and …
Wednesday December 17th, Blue Water Baltimore’s Sarah Holter and Dri DeLuca made the trip up from the city to Sparks Bank Nature Center for a day of collaboration and water quality monitoring on the Little Falls. They brought with them their YSI, Aquafluor, and a wealth of knowledge from their monitoring programs that Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® …