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Calendar of Coming Riverkeeper Events

April 5 (Sat), 9am-12pm, Rain or Shine, Indian Creek Clean Up Volunteer to get your hands dirty cleaning up an illegal dumpsite at Indian Creek.  We need at least 100 people, ages 15 and up (site terrain is not safe for younger children)!  All cleaning supplies will be provided, but wear dirty/work clothes and shoes.
The meeting point is Waterbury Park in Crownsville.  From Annapolis, take Generals' Highway north through Crownsville.  From Rt. 3 or I-97, take Crownsville exit, and at end of ramp turn left onto Rt.178 North.  Proceed on Generals Highway to next light and take right onto Sunrise Beach Rd.  Park in he Waterbury Park lot across from Johnson Grove Lane.  Check in at park.

May - September, 2008, Severn River Monitoring Project Contact our office to join us on a monitoring trip!

June 21 (Sat), Severn River Kayak Tour Paddle the tidal Severn and its tranquil tributaries in pursuit of beautiful vistas and wildlife, and to understand resource Best Management Practices (BMPs) and the Critical Area Law.  Licensed tour guide will assure your safety and enjoyment!  Size-limited group, first-come first-serve reservations!  Price is $75 for members and $100 for non-members. 

September 18 (Thurs), Celebrate the Severn! Help celebrate the progress made restoring the Severn in 2008!  Chesapeake Bay Foundation building.  Ticket prices TBA.

How Can You Help the Riverkeeper Protect the Severn?

  • Watch your local waterway and watershed area for violations of environmental laws.  If you see questionable activity, or indication of environmental problems like fish kills or algal blooms, call Riverkeeper Fred Kelly (410 849 8540) and/or the Chesapeake Environmental Hotline (1-877-224-7229).
     
  • Identify eroding shorelines and talk to property owners and neighbors about a "living shorelines" restoration project.  Getting your community involved is a great way to make it happen. Ask Riverkeeper Fred Kelly for advice on how to make this happen.
     
  • Think about water flow in your local watershed.  Do local waters become clouded with silt after rainstorms?  Are creek beds eroded because development has produced too much impervious surface higher in the watershed?  Are storm drains and stormwater retention ponds functioning properly?  Talk to your neighbors and the Riverkeeper about these stormwater issues.
     
  • Go to the monthly Severn River Association meetings to learn what others in the watershed are thinking and doing about the Severn River and its future.
     
  • Support the Scenic Rivers Land Trust's efforts to set aside land that will be permanently restricted from development.
     
  • Attend the annual Celebrate the Severn fundraiser party at CBF in the fall (September 20, 2007).  Meet the Riverkeeper and friends and enjoy the spectacular CBF headquarters building.
     
  • Contribute to the Riverkeeper programs by sending money to: Severn Riverkeeper, 329 Riverview Trail, Annapolis, MD 21401.  The Severn Riverkeeper is a tax-exampt, 501c3 organization.

                     Learn about the Chesapeake --the largest estuary in the US. 
Understanding its physical and biological properties is critical to thinking about solutions to its problems.  Some of the best sources of information are:

  • Chesapeake Bay: Introduction to an Ecosystem. Download the PDF version.
  • Turning the Tide, Tom Horton, Island Press, 2003
  • Chesapeake Blues, Howard Ernst, Rowman & Littlefield, 2003