The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a pilot program that provides a new funding option for farmers who want to plant streamside buffers on their farms to improve the health of local streams and the Bay. Sign ups … Continued
Maryland’s Lawn Fertilizer Law prohibits residents and lawn care professionals from fertilizing lawns with nitrogen and phosphorus products between November 16th and February 28th. Fertilizer products may not be used to melt ice and snow on paved surfaces as the … Continued
Board President, Frank DiGialleonardo, sent the following letter to Conservancy members. October 23, 2020 Dear Friend of the Corsica River, As we proceed into the last quarter of this tumultuous year, we want to provide you with an update about … Continued
You may have noticed that some roads in the watershed are distinctly cleaner. That’s thanks to a group called Doing Good Together. The all volunteer team works on hot spots in and around the watershed most weekends. On two recent … Continued
It’s been a tough summer for the Corsica River. After an encouraging water quality report for 2019 (see ShoreRivers for the 2019 report card https://www.shorerivers.org/report-card ), several sediment plumes resulted in visibly cloudy water. Sediment negatively affects the river in … Continued
