September 25^th from 7pm until 10pm. Join staff from the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary for a nightime paddle from Hill’s Bridge to River Farm. Trip is limited to 12 participants and prior kayaking experience is required. We will head up all the channels, listen for marsh birds and frogs and fish that splash. Should be a lot of fun, and an different experience for those who only kayak in the sun. Preferred if you can bring your own kayak. Keep Reading

Patuxent Riverkeeper Talk

February 9th, 10:30am; Town & Country Garden Club

The Home of Merrily Hardisty; 5700 Springfield Drive; Bethesda, Maryland

Note: This event is open to members of the Garden Cub only

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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

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