Choptank River Archives -

Delaware’s Chester-Choptank Watershed Report Details Wetland Health and Management Recommendations

September 10, 2021Across Our Desk

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has finalized a report card on the health of wetlands within the Delaware portion of the Chester-Choptank watershed, with the wetlands earning an encouraging B grade but with recommendations for improvement. Published by the DNREC Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program (WMAP), the report card covers the Chester-Choptank […]

Harriet Tubman Byway: The Choptank River

March 26, 2021March 24, 2021Steve Atkinson

As I was doing my journey on the Harriet Tubman Byway and the history of the years before the civil war it occurred to me how the Choptank River is an important part of the journey from force servitude to freedom and played a huge part in the Underground Railroad. From colonial times until the […]

NSF award supports UMCES-led coalition to study climate change strategies for nation’s estuaries and bays

January 30, 2020Across Our Desk

Led by Horn Point Laboratory oceanographer Ming Li, the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been awarded a $500,000 grant by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead a coalition of scientists from around the country to study the impact of storms, sea-level rise, and climate change on estuaries and bays. This national […]

ShoreRivers Announces Tour the Shore Public Paddle Series

July 1, 2019Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD – ShoreRivers’ Tour the Shore summer kayak series begins this month, with a monthly paddle on one of four rivers through September. Tour the Shore gives novice and experienced paddlers alike an opportunity to explore creeks and rivers with small groups led by ShoreRivers’ experienced, certified staff. Paddle routes are chosen to highlight […]

ShoreRivers Presents the State of the Miles, Wye, and Choptank May 3, 2019

April 25, 2019Across Our Desk

EASTON, MD – ShoreRivers will host the annual State of the Miles, Wye, and Choptank Rivers and 2018 Report Card Release on Friday, May 3, 2019, in the Small Boat Shed of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, located at 213 North Talbot Street in St. Michaels, Maryland. Doors open at 5:30pm, presentation begins at 6pm. […]