We’ve heard the questions: Where is the Middle River monitoring data? Why aren’t you monitoring Middle River? Since we’ve been able to increase our monitoring capacity, it’s time to expand our monitoring program on Middle River, but we still need your help! Do you have access to a dock on a Middle River tributary? If …
On September 4, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army (“the agencies”) announced the signing of a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) to gather input on additional regulatory alternatives they will consider alongside the 2025 Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States” proposed rule. The SNPRM was published …
Join us, Chesapeake Bay Trust, and your fellow invested community members for a Community Input Session to discuss possible projects to put the available funding to use. Who: Chesapeake Bay Trust, your neighbors, and you What: Listening Session to hear from community members on their project priorities for Restoration and Remediation funding Where: Mariner Point …
On July 9th, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® took part in a webinar hosted by The Conservation Capacity Project to review the changes proposed by the US Office of Management and Budget regarding litigation, regulations, and Executive Orders from the past 18 months affecting federal funding. Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is not currently the recipient of federal grant moneys directly, …
Memorial Day through Labor Day, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® conducts weekly bacterial water quality monitoring to inform river users of conditions that are more likely to result in bacterial infection. These conditions usually occur after periods of heavy rainfall as the stormwater runoff carries surface pollutants and discharges into the waterways. E. Coli is one of a …