Recent News

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...

Arundel Rivers priorities this legislative session.

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

The Riverkeeper boats are officially pulled for the season, but that doesn't mean our water quality work is done! Now begins the long...

Date:  Thursday, November 21 , 2024 Location:  Historic London Town and Gardens (839 Londontown Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037) Time:   6:30pm...

This week, Arundel Rivers' water quality monitoring team is celebrating their last day on the boat for the 2024 water quality monitoring...

The County Council is racing to approve Bill 72-24 on Monday night and they need to hear from you. We applaud the intent of Bill 72-24:...

Out on the boat, the Arundel Rivers’ water quality monitoring team has been watching summer melt into fall in the South, West, and Rhode...

***Update- The deadline to provide written comment on rezoning applications in South County is October 9! Be sure to make your comments...