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Arundel Rivers released the 2025 River Report Card at a public event at Homestead Gardens this week. Based on data collected throughout the 2025 monitoring season, the South River earned a score of 52%, the West River earned 53%, and the Rhode River earned 49%—giving all three rivers an overall grade of C. Each year from April through October, our monitoring team, led by Elle Bassett, collects water quality data across the watershed to better understand the health of our rive

After heavy rain events, the residents of Southdown Shores in Edgewater were noticing something troubling. At their community property, a visible plume of sediment would spill into Beards Creek, clouding the water and signaling an opportunity for restoration. For the community, that concern sparked action! Arundel Rivers, in partnership with the Southdown Shores community, investigated the issue and uncovered that the source was a failing stormwater pipe. Designed to carry ru

From left to right: foamflower ( Tiarella cordifolia ), golden alexander ( Zizia aurea ), and Virginia spiderwort ( Tradescantia virginiana ) are all iconic spring-blooming natives that can be found cultivated or wild in our watersheds! If you didn’t take the hint from the heat, our watersheds have officially woken up from their winter slumber. The spiderworts are opening in the morning, the golden alexanders are blossoming, and local gardeners are itching to get this year’s

We did it. We've crossed the finish line of the legislative session, which is also the starting line of our water monitoring season. No rest for the Riverkeeper team! Here's a deeper dive into which bills reached the end of the session and how our monitoring season began. As usual, this session had some wins and losses. However, this year saw several shake-ups, given the new Speaker of the House, new committees, and the fact that it's an election year. After all 90 days were