This just in from the U.S. Coast Guard: All interested parties are notified that the Commander, Coast Guard East District has received a proposal from the AMTRAK with plans for a replacement of existing railroad drawbridges over a navigable waterway of the United States at Bush River, mile 6.8, between Perryman and Edgewood, MD and …
Thanks to Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Fish Biologists Jeffrey Horne, Marek Topolski, Marissa Ponte, and Shannon Moorhead and all of the volunteers who came out to help us collect samples and data to inform Fisheries’ study of the spawning habits of anadromous fish (those that swim upriver from saltwater to freshwater for the …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to partner with the IZAAK Walton League of America (IWLA) to join their Nitrate Watch program. Nitrate Watch is a participatory science program aimed at measuring the concentrations of nitrogen found in water bodies within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is thrilled to expand its monitoring of the Bird, Bush, …
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to sponsor the second Flotilla for the Gunpowder with Mad About Mud. Register for the event here and follow along on social media here for updates.
On March 3rd, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® staff and volunteers met at Jerusalem Mill for our first outing with the Fisheries crew from Maryland Department of Natural Resources to conduct anadromous fish spawn surveying. Staff Brady Bayne, Joe Ottomano, RIVERKEEPER@ Theaux Le Gardeur, and volunteers Kevin Roeder, and Bill Temmink met with Fish Biologists Jeffrey Horne, Marek …