Recent News

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...

We wanted to take some time to recognize a longtime Arundel Rivers partner, Providence of Maryland . This incredible nonprofit is on a...

Restoration Sites in the Beards Creek Subwatershed For over a decade, the Arundel Rivers Restoration Department has had its sights set on...

Dear Friend, I cannot sugarcoat this. In the wake of the chaos in Washington, your nonprofit partners are struggling, and we need your...

Our restoration partners at Resource Restoration Group break up and haul pieces of asphalt once used as tennis courts for the Village of...

Join us at the 2025 Arundel Rivers on the Half Shell, a silver anniversary celebration marking 25 years of dedication to healing our...