op-ed by Fred Tutman, Patuxent Riverkeper: THE OBAMA PLAN FOR THE CHESAPEAKE:
I’ve been getting calls all week that range from ecstatically hopeful to sage cynicism about the latest Executive Order issued by President Obama which sets the stage for a new course for restoring and protecting the Chesapeake Bay. While I am pretty excited about the potential of this new approach myself, I am also intrigued to see how this new beginning Keep Reading

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Where is everybody?On a late April afternoon, after the workday had ended, bluebells were ringing over the Honey Branch along the Patuxent River Trail. Dozens of warbler species were singing from every treetop Keep Reading

Patuxent Riverkeeper has joined Anne Arundel citizens in a contested case hearing to oppose and overhaul a state issued wetlands permit. The permit would authorize the construction of a big-box store in Crofton near the intersection of Route #3 and the Patuxent River. Citizen opposition to this development has raged for over two years. Concerns include traffic on the State Highway, proximity to adjacent preserved parkland, and the impact of a big-box Keep Reading

Riverkeeper helps major nutrient source clean up its act:
A team up between the Patuxent Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has produced major gains for the Patuxent. For well over a decade the largest single source of industrial nutrient pollution on the Little Patuxent has been the MD, DC Virginia Dairy Producer’s Coop. This facility located in Howard County had a history of effluent and other violations. Keep Reading

I think we can illuminate the problems of our watershed by comparing our issues and solutions with those faced in other watersheds, especially ones with very socio-economic and political realities. Several newsletters ago, I did this with the Danube River Keep Reading

Getting Back to Basics With the worldwide focus on economic hardship, it is likely that we will face even greater challenges protecting our waterways from indifference and neglect. As funding dwindles, and the public focus shifts to financial concerns, we will need to remind ourselves that conserving the environment is not an optional activity, reserved for when money is plentiful. Conservation is an imperative that helps protect the remaining Keep Reading