Join us in protecting, monitoring, conserving, and restoring the Gunpowder, Bush, Bird, and Middle Rivers, their communities, and sensitive species.
Monkton, Maryland
Joined July 2010
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Are you in high school, interested in connecting with like-minded people your age while you learn about the climate, and building your resume?
Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®'s chapter of the Youth Climate Institute is accepting applications until November 24 gunpowderriverkeeper.org/gun…
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Thanks to all of the volunteers that came out to help us monitor stream health by counting bugs! Check out our blogpost on this season of benthic macro invertebrate monitoring for all of the details: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/gun…
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Thanks to KCI and all ten volunteers who joined us at Sparks Bank Nature Center for a day of service on October 20th! Check out our blogpost for all of the details like who they are, what they did, and how you can help next time: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/gun…
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You might have noticed the Wader Wash Stations on Big Gunpowder Falls that help prevent the spread of the invasive Didymo (Rock Snot 🤢) Our blogpost has an opportunity to learn how to service the wader wash stations and to protect Big Gunpowder Falls: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/wad…
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Thanks to Adam Willis at The Baltimore Banner for his article on the Chesapeake Bay Report Card and of course thanks to everyone at IAN and UMCES who put together the report. Check out our blogpost for a synopsis and links to the report and article gunpowderriverkeeper.org/ada…
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Attention Middle River Residents! If you can grant us access to a dock, we need your help. Check out our website to help us expand our monitoring program on Middle River by granting access to take water quality readings on Middle River or its tributaries: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/gun…
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Thanks to Tim Wheeler and The Bay Journal for his article “Maryland fines developer for more Gunpowder tributary pollution." Our post has a synopsis, a link to the full text, and a note on the 10/7 listening session for projects funded by the settlement. gunpowderriverkeeper.org/the…
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Come join us to help monitor river health in Big Gunpowder Falls. Use the link or scan QR code to RSVP for Benthic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/joi…
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Applications are open for the 2027 Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship: check out our blogpost for all the details: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/ter…
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Thanks to Karl Blankenship and The Bay Journal for their coverage of this good news from the Chesapeake Bay: bayjournal.com/news/fisherie…
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Thanks to Emmett Gartner and the Bay Journal for their coverage of this federal update to Chesapeake Bay policy: bayjournal.com/news/policy/t…
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Thanks to Tim Wheeler and The Bay Journal for their continued coverage of the Ridgely's Reserve sedimentation into the Gunpowder River.
Check out our blogpost for a quick synopsis and a link to the full article: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/the…
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Who: Chesapeake Bay Trust & You
What: Community Listening Session for Proposed work in the Foster Branch and Gunpowder River Watershed When: 10/7/2026 6PM
Where: Mariner Point Park Taylor Creek Pavilion: 100 Kearney Road Joppatowne, MD 21085
Why: Share ideas for restoration $
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Scan the QR Code or use this link to register: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/jT3m… Required For more information about the source of the funds for these projects, check out our blogpost:
gunpowderriverkeeper.org/mde…
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On 9/1/26 3 out of the 5 locations along the Gunpowder River and Little Gunpowder Falls tested below 235 MPN in a single-grab sample, in dry conditions.
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Please note safe swim guidance from MDE is to refrain from entering waters 48 hours of a 1" rain.
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Scan the QR Code or use this link to register: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/jT3m…
Registration Required
For more information about the source of the funds for these projects, check out our blogpost: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/mde…
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Join us on 9/19/26 from 9am - 2pm at the Gunpowder State Park Hammerman Area and Dundee Creek Marina. Check out our blogpost for more details and for a link to RSVP for your free ticket. gunpowderriverkeeper.org/joi…
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Maryland Public Service Commission Adopts New Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project (MPRP) Schedule: New Date for Testimony March 2, 2027. Check out the details and read the commission's order on our blogpost: gunpowderriverkeeper.org/mar…
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On 8/25/2026, 3 out of the 5 locations along the Gunpowder River and Little Gunpowder Falls tested below 235 MPN (Maximal Probable Number) in a single-grab sample, in dry conditions.
gunpowderriverkeeper.org/gun…
Guidance is to refrain from entering waters within 48 hours of a 1" rain
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