Spring Newsletter
Here's all the latest river-related news!April 2014
In This Issue
Riverkeeper Report
Living Shorelines
Spring Events
Ride for the Rivers
Restoration Update
Job Opportunity
Riverfest
Osprey
Advocacy Update
Just for Fun

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Riverkeeper Report by Bob Gallagher

After 100 days on the job, I can honestly say that I have never been more excited in my life. Every day I'm awash with the beauty of these rivers -- the eagles, geese, osprey, diving ducks -- there are even bluebirds that hang around outside my office window just in case I'm ever tempted to succumb to glumness.    Read more...  


Living Shorelines Funded for $173,000 

by Jeff Holland and Joe Ports

West/Rhode Riverkeeper received two grants totaling $173,120 to fund living shoreline projects protecting more than 600 linear feet along the West and Rhode Rivers.   Read more...

Spring Events! by West/Rhode Riverkeeper

Mark your calendars! From Volunteer Events, Bike Races, Bluegrass Festivals and more!  Find out how you can get involved with West/Rhode Riverkeeper this Spring.    Read more...

Ride for the Rivers

by West/Rhode Riverkeeper

Join us on May 10th for our first Annual Ride for the Rivers! This fun charity bike event will include a 100K and a 40 Mile route for riders of all skill sets.  The routes will start and finish in Galesville and wind through the West, Rhode, Patuxent, and Herring Bay watersheds.
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Restoration Update by Joe Ports

Spring is here, and that means that projects have been going in the ground!  From students planting trees at Camp Letts to contractors preparing to break ground on several living shorelines, we've been working hard to get these rivers cleaned up so that we can continue to enjoy them for years to come.. Read more...

 

Job Opportunity: 
Chesapeake Conservation Corps

by West/Rhode Riverkeeper  

West/Rhode Riverkeeper has applied to host a Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteer for the fourth year in a row.  With West/Rhode Riverkeeper get involved with Environmental Education, Watershed Restoration and Community Outreach.

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Riverfest 2014

by West/Rhode Riverkeeper  

Discover the roots and tides of Southern Anne Arundel County at this new acro/eco/heritage celebration.  Touch the water, paddle in the creek, listen to the music, see the waterfowl, taste the Bay with an old-fashioned fish fry or savor burgers made of beef raised in a meadow on a nearby farm.

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Conservation Corps'ner  by Sam Hartman 

Now that spring has arrived, Osprey have returned to the Chesapeake Bay area. Ospreys are one of the largest raptors in North American and will migrate thousands of miles to and from central and South America. Learn about this Chesapeake icon's yearly routine. Read More...

 

Advocacy Update by Bob Gallagher

With all of your efforts to reduce your impact on the rivers and all of Joe's restoration projects, we still won't reach our goal until we reduce the impact of contaminated runoff from our homes, roads, offices and commercial land uses.   Read more...

Just for Fun by Jeff Holland

Listen to the newest song from Jeff.  "If you can't beat 'em, EAT 'EM!"  Watch it here... 

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