Patuxent Riverkeeper along with other coalition partners worked very hard in the General Assembly to defend the State Stormwater Regulations from an assault by the builder lobby. The business interests initially sought more explicit grandfathering for projects in the development pipeline as the May 4th deadline for implementing the new laws approached. Arguably this was not because the law was vague to begin with, but because some were concerned Keep Reading

Eel Fishing on the Patuxent in the late 1950’s and 1960’s

By Thomas Terry  

One of my favorite childhood pastimes was eel fishing on the Patuxent River on Mr. Vernon Arnold’s property.  Mr. Arnold lived a couple of miles to the east of our farm along the road that went by the Entzian’s property and cousin Walter Stewart’s portion of Grandpop Poula’s Keep Reading

The Patuxent Riverkeeper is pleased to offer the first edition of the new Patuxent River Water Trail Guide and GPS-ready Map.  It is an in-depth navigational guide to paddling over 100 miles of waterways in central and southern MD.  The most detail, ideal for hikers, bikers, birders, horseback riders, orienteers, geocachers, fisherman, or nature lovers, is for the Mid-river section where nearly Keep Reading

CUBAN BEATS HELP KEEP DOWN THE HEAT
as some of the world’s best musicians unite against climate change

THE BIGGEST STARS in the music industry have joined forces on the latest Rhythms del Mundo album, ‘Classics’ produced to raise awareness and much-needed funds for climate crisis projects and natural disaster relief. The sublime talent of Cuba’s finest musicians together with the unmistakable vocals of artists including Keep Reading

The latest edition of the Patuxent fact sheet contains handy stats, facts and figures about the State’s longest and deepest instrastate waterway. Compiled and produced by local biologist Nick Carter for the participants in the 2009 Patuxent Sojourn you can download a copy of it hereNick Carter Keep Reading

They’re off! Yup the Annual Patuxent Sojourn has finally started. Intrepid paddle-journalist Lauren Webster and others will chronicle their trials and tribulations while paddling nearly 20 miles down the Patuxent over five days. The ground support team will be collecting photos and audio sound bytes and uploading them here for those of you on land to follow.

The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Studies has posted their Keep Reading