Welcome to the Arundel Rivers Federation!

We use science, restoration and community action to make the South, West and Rhode Rivers cleaner and healthier.

Sponsorships Still Available!

Arundel Rivers on the Half Shell is being held on the scenic Rhode River at Camp Letts on April 4th. Oysters, food, and fun for all! Click here to become a sponsor. For tickets, click here.

Biggest Stream Project Yet!

Our Gravely Kings Branch stream restoration project currently under construction in Davidsonville, MD is our largest scale project to date. Learn more here.

Interactive Data Map

Learn about the water quality on the South, West, and Rhode Rivers. The map shows Dissolved Oxygen levels, water clarity measurements, bacteria readings, and showcases some of our restoration projects.

News / Blog

Use Your Voice To Protect Our Rivers

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Use Your Voice To Protect Our Rivers

February 18, 2020

In the 2020 legislative session, Arundel Rivers is working on 6 bills (so far!). Please help us pass these bills by contacting your local representative. To send a letter or email, use this link and click the “look up” tab to find your local legislators....

Senator Van Hollen Wants EPA to Enforce Pollution Targets

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Senator Van Hollen Wants EPA to Enforce Pollution Targets

January 13, 2020

Senator Van Hollen put out this statement in response to EPA Chesapeake Bay Program Director Dana Aunkst calling Bay pollution targets as “aspirational” and not “enforceable”. For Immediate Release January 10, 2020 CONTACT: Francesca Amodeo – 202-228-0672 Van Hollen, Bay Members Press EPA on Enforcement of...

Not Just An “Aspiration”

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Not Just An “Aspiration”

January 7, 2020

Remember that huge algae bloom that ravaged Anne Arundel County rivers over the holiday break? On Friday afternoon, the head of EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program, Dana Aunkst, gave us to believe we should expect more of that kind of thing when he stated that the...

Glebe Heights Public Meeting

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Glebe Heights Public Meeting

January 3, 2020

On December 30, 2019, Jesse Iliff, South RiverKeeper, visited the Edgewater library for a public hearing on a proposed development along Glebe Heights Drive. Given the timing between holidays, I expected to be one of a very few intrepid folks to turn out. I was...

Forest Conservation ACT PASSED!

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Forest Conservation ACT PASSED!

November 22, 2019

Forest Conservation ACT PASSED! Thank You County Council Members for Protecting Our Local Forests! Just over two months ago, the Federation jumped right into the thick of the fight for our County’s forests when your South Riverkeeper penned an op-ed that was a call to arms...

River Reflections and Underwater Grasses

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River Reflections and Underwater Grasses

November 5, 2019

As we reflect on the past two monitoring seasons, we see a feast-or-famine paradigm unfolding in terms of rainfall and water quality. In 2018, we had record-setting rainfall that brought with it record-setting volumes of dirty stormwater, and the attendant drop in water quality in...

Voters want Forest Bill

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Voters want Forest Bill

October 7, 2019

POLL SHOWS ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT PROPOSED FOREST CONSERVATION ACT ON EVE OF RALLY Reveals Strong Support for Stronger Forest Conservation and Concern over Tree Loss Edgewater, Md. – The Arundel Rivers Federation announced today results of a new countywide survey of Anne...

Stop the Bulldozers and Save the Trees Monday, Oct 7th at 6pm

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Stop the Bulldozers and Save the Trees Monday, Oct 7th at 6pm

October 4, 2019

By every conceivable measure, Anne Arundel County leads Maryland in forest loss. And the numbers are staggering. “Since 2010, Anne Arundel County has lost 2,840 acres of forest to development.” Forests are one of our most valuable resources in our work towards clean water. From capturing and...

Music of the Bay Overlooking the Bay

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Music of the Bay Overlooking the Bay

September 23, 2019

The Chesapeake Music Festival at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) this past Saturday was a huge success, bringing together dozens of artists from all around the Bay watershed to share their original and traditional songs and stories inspired by the Chesapeake.

Denise Swol Named Executive Director

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Denise Swol Named Executive Director

August 29, 2019

The Board of Directors of the Arundel Rivers Federation is pleased to announce that Denise Swol, currently the Federation’s Director of Development, has been named its new Executive Director. “We are very fortunate to have found a leader from within our ranks, who has the...

About Us

We work with our communities to educate and engage citizens on issues related to protecting water in our watershed, to enforce existing environmental laws, to promote stream restoration, and to advocate for common sense environmental policy.

Pumpout Boat runs on the West, Rhode and South Rivers May-Oct. Fri-Mon. Call or text 443-221-5104 for the schedule or to make an appointment.

Welcome to the Arundel Rivers Federation!

We use science, restoration and community action to make the South, West and Rhode Rivers cleaner and healthier.

Sponsorships Still Available!

Biggest Stream Project Yet!

Interactive Data Map

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