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Join us on Saturday, March 14th, 2026 to celebrate another year of work healing our rivers at the 2026 Arundel Rivers on the Half Shell! Time & Location Mar 14, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM YMCA Camp Letts, 4003 Camp Letts Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037, USA About the event Join us on March 14, 2026, for an evening dedicated to celebrating another year of protecting, preserving, and restoring our rivers. Tickets are on sale now. This event is very likely to sell out again this year, so

The Forest at Glebe Heights along the South River Dear members, supporters, partners, and friends,  Within my first month as your riverkeeper in 2022, I sent out my first call to action to protect over 40 acres of forest on the Mayo Peninsula in the South River watershed that were under threat to be developed. That first comment letter I submitted had over 600 of your signatures on it, asking the county to deny the subdivision application.  Since that first letter, I have sub

A picture is worth a thousand words, and thanks to this incredible community, we have a novel’s worth about our rivers! This year, we received scores of photos showing the humans, animals, and landscapes that represent the South, West, and Rhode. These photos show beauty, resilience, joy, family, community, and everything in between. Choosing between them was incredibly challenging. However, thanks to a community vote, we have our winners! The winners of the 2025 Arundel Rive

Arundel Rivers Federation is excited to celebrate the start of construction on a long-awaited restoration project in the Harness Creek Overlook community. On Thursday, December 18, 2025, we joined Maryland State Delegate Dana Jones, the Harness Creek Overlook community, and project funding and construction partners for a ceremonial groundbreaking marking a major milestone for water quality in Annapolis. This $465,000 project will transform an outdated stormwater retention pon

We're approaching the end of 2025 and it's been another busy year working to heal the South, West, and Rhode Rivers and championing clean water across Maryland! Take a look at some of the highlights from the work we've done (so far) this year.

October brought nothing but good news for the Riverkeeper Department. Our water quality is significantly improving this month, which is usual and to be expected every October, but even more noticeable this month compared to last year. Our clarity is incredible right now- some of our sites are measuring over 5.5ft of clarity. This site in particular was only measuring 2ft clarity at the same time last year. In addition to great clarity, oxygen levels have also stabilized throu

Severn, MD - Community members, state and local officials, and environmental nonprofit partners gathered to celebrate the completion of the Lake Marion pond retrofit and stream rehabilitation, a nearly $3.9 million effort to restore a failing stormwater pond into a thriving natural habitat at the headwaters of the Severn River. Arundel Rivers Federation, together with Severn River Association and the Provinces Civic Association, led the effort to transform a decades-old, sedi

Recognize this smiling face? A special thanks to Joanne Hyder from the Shoal Sisters (our 2025 Half Shell band) for joining us and...

8/28/25 Bacteria results are in! We had 3 sites fail this week: all on the South River. This is a test for enterococcus, an indicator of...

Hello everybody! My name is Sean, and this summer I’ve had the great privilege of working as the Education and Outreach intern for...

The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement was originally signed in 2014 by leadership from the Bay States and DC. The Agreement...

Summer camp is in full swing this July, and your Arundel Rivers Education team is in the field with youth across our watersheds four days...

Arundel Rivers has been awarded five grants through the Anne Arundel County Watershed Restoration Grant Program

***UPDATE-July 14, 2015: Thank you to everyone who added their name to our letter urging the County to address the closure of the...

On Wednesday June 18, Arundel Rivers Federation and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation marked a major step forward on the Hillsmere Shores...

Take some time to explore our 2024 River Report Card , graphic story map, and subwatershed reports :

It's here! The grades are in for our 2024 Report Card for the South, West, and Rhode Rivers. New this year, we added three new parameters...

Community Outreach Coordinator, Lily Hariton, measures Stream bank erosion at the Sunny Shores site. Arundel Rivers Federation is...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! This is one of my favorite holidays for two reasons - 1. the ospreys always return by St. Patrick's Day, which...

Funding for the Department of Natural Resources is at serious risk!  The Maryland General Assembly is considering significant cuts to...