Thanks to Timothy Wheeler and The Bay Journal for the October 2nd article “Maryland fines developer for more Gunpowder tributary pollution” in which he covers the fines and penalties the Ridgely’s Res...

The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship for the Gunpowder River 2027: Criteria and Application Guidelines The Award  The Terry Newendorp Environmental Scholarship is a gift that was established ...

President Trump on Wednesday repealed a policy that has guided federal participation in Chesapeake Bay cleanup efforts for nearly two decades.

Chesapeake Bay underwater grass beds expanded for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, driven in large part by the surprising resurgence of underwater meadows in the lower Bay.

In his September 2nd article in The Bay Journal, “Pollution from development still flowing into Gunpowder River” Tim Wheeler discusses the ongoing sedimentation into Foster Branch from the D.R. Horton...

Joppa, Maryland. – Today, Gunpowder Riverkeeper in conjunction with the Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) announced a $4.1 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit, instigated by Gunpowder...

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is proud to provide weekly water quality information to residents of Baltimore and Harford counties along the Gunpowder and Bush River Watersheds. Our water monitoring results h...

Ashley Paul’s article on CBS provided updates on August 7th, 2026 on the raw sewage that leaked into Bynum Run last week from ruptured sewer lines. She quotes Ronya Nassar, of the Harford County Healt...

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, re...

Wednesday June 10th, 2026 Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® staffer Joe Ottomano met with MDNR Natural Resources Biologists Marek Topolski and Mark Lewandowski to paddle down the Bird River and several side cree...

For Immediate Release: June 4, 2026                 Contact: Theaux M. Le Gardeur (410) 967-3526Gunpowder Riverkeeper, Gunpowderriverkeeper@gmail.com White Marsh, Maryland. – On May 27th, 2026, Gunpow...

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. The...

Joppa, Maryland. – Today, Gunpowder Riverkeeper in conjunction with the Maryland Department of the Environment (“MDE”) announced a $4.1 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit, instigated by Gunpowder...

The Baltimore County Council’s recent resolution on data center construction required they solicit public input before they submit their report in October. The public input meeting is coming up! Use t...

Since November 2025, Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® has been working diligently alongside the Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative (CMC) who provides technical and logistical support to partners, communities, an...

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 s...

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  exist...

Of the 134 public comments submitted to the Maryland Board of Public Works website through the public comment form for their meeting May 6th, 2026, all but two oppose the Days Cove Rubble Landfill Lea...

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® is continuing our advocacy to oppose the lease renewal for the Days Cove Rubble Landfill. To support our effort in protecting parkland, the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area, water q...

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® was pleased to receive our data report from Rae Terracina, the Chesapeake Water Watch Program Manager at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The data, reproduced below, s...