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

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...

Arundel Rivers Staff and DNR Partners process underwater grass in the SAV turbulator Grasses, bacteria, and public access... This summer,...

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...

7/2/25 Bacteria results are in! We had 13 sites fail this week: 7 on the South River, 4 on the West and Rhode Rivers, and 2 on the...

6/26/25 Bacteria results are in! In total, there were 6 failing sites: 5 on the South River, 1 on the West and Rhode rivers, and 0 on the...

Arundel Rivers staff harvest underwater grasses on the Eastern Shore. Out of the office and on the river! We are officially in full field...

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

6/12/25 Bacteria Results are in! We had 5 sites fail this week: 2 on the South River, 2 on the West and Rhode Rivers, and 1 on the...

6/5/25 Bacteria Results are in! We had 6 sites fail this week: 4 on the South River, 2 on the West and Rhode Rivers, and none on the...

5/29/25 Bacteria Results are in. We had 23 sites fail this week: 15 on the South River, 6 on the West and Rhode Rivers, and 2 on the...

5/22/25 bacteria monitoring results are in for the first week of the monitoring season. This week, 18 sites saw bacteria levels above the...

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...

Legislative Session Ends and Water Quality Season Begins! April is here which means field season is officially upon us. The legislative...

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...

South, West, and Rhode Riverkeeper, Elle Bassett, at the 2025 Maryland Environmental Legislative Summit The end of this week marks the...

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