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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
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
On April 22, 1970 millions of people around the world celebrated the first Earth Day. Much has been achieved since then but more needs to be done. You may have seen photographs from space that mark noticeable changes in the … Continued
Maryland and the Exelon Corporation have recently announced a settlement that will dictate Conowingo Dam operations for the next 50 years and that falls far short of the state’s originally stated requirements. Water flowing over the dam has contributed significantly … Continued
