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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...

As we enter August, there are only three weeks left before our bacteria sampling season comes to a close. This season we monitored 29...

I think we are all probably thinking the same thing when reflecting on the last month: hot, hot, hot!!! Shout out to our water monitoring...

The third month of the 2024 tidal monitoring season was an exciting one as we began our submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) restoration...

Happy Crossover Week! We are officially more than halfway through the 446th Session of the Maryland General Assembly. Arundel Rivers...