Arundel Rivers Federation participates in the Marylanders Grows Oysters Program where waterfront citizens care for oysters in cages hung off their piers until the baby oysters are mature enough to survive on the South River’s Oyster Sanctuary Reef.
View our interactive data map to see if the South River is swimmable and fishable. It also features many of our restoration projects. We can’t wait to add more for West and Rhode Rivers.
Scuba Diving the South River Oyster Sanctuary Reef By Shayna Keller, Chesapeake Conservation Corps Volunteer On June 26th, I went scuba diving with my dive buddies, Evan Claggett and Brad King, at the Glebe Bay Oyster Sanctuary Reef on the South River. Our objective was…
On May 9, the Arundel Rivers Federation celebrated the 15th Anniversary of the South River on the Half Shell with over 275 supporters. We would like to again thank our sponsors who made the evening possible. We had spectacular weather for the event and the…
The West Rhode Riverkeeper, Jeff Holland, has been working with Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and South River High School students to determine the optimal number of oyster shells that should be placed in a Marylanders Grows Oysters cage. The Marylanders Grows Oyster program engages waterfront…
About the Position: Arundel Rivers Federation in Annapolis, MD seeks an energetic and visionary leader who is passionate about the mission of the organization. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) will have overall strategic and operational responsibility for Arundel Rivers Federation’s…
Church Creek in Annapolis, MD is the most polluted creek in the South River Watershed and has been a high priority restoration goal since the Federation’s first strategic restoration plan in 2005. Over 50% of its 1,300 acre watershed contains impervious surfaces (watersheds start see…
In the 2019 General Assembly, Arundel Rivers is advocating for legislation that will deliver clean water to the South, West, and Rhode Rivers and Herring Bay. Specifically, we are working to ensure that local jurisdictions make their enforcement efforts publicly available online when they inspect…
The Eastport Oyster Boys will appear with West & Rhode Riverkeeper Jeff Holland at the Galesville Memorial Hall on March 2 from 8 to 11 p.m. in their fourth annual reunion concert, this year to benefit Arundel Rivers Federation. Beer and wine will be served…
We want to share with you some important news. Liz Buxton is no longer the Executive Director of Arundel Rivers Federation. Kevin Green, a board member since 2009, will serve as Interim Executive Director. We expect to have a new Executive Director in place by…
Baba Dioum said, “In the end, we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand and we will understand only what we were taught.” South River Federation is grateful for the donations people made in honor of those who…
(Edgewater, MD) – South River Federation and West/Rhode Riverkeeper, Inc. plan to consolidate their two nonprofit organizations, pending approval from a membership vote later this month. The unified organization will be named the Arundel Rivers Federation and focus on using science, restoration and community action…
