ShoreRivers is thrilled to announce its hiring of Ben Ford as the organization’s new Miles-Wye Riverkeeper. “The Chesapeake and the Miles River both hold a special place in my heart—they’ve helped shape who I am and the way I see the world. I even met my wife while waist deep in the Miles! I feel […]
Continue ReadingShoreRivers is pleased to announce the return of its highly anticipated State of the Rivers events—a series of free presentations held each spring to inform the public about the current state of our Eastern Shore waterways and what we can all do to protect and restore them. Each year, between April and October, ShoreRivers’ professional […]
Continue ReadingAn exciting slate of workshops, activities, and excursions has been announced for the Upper Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit on Saturday, March 18, 2023, held from 9am–3:30pm. Hosted at Washington College in Chestertown, the Summit is a free event created to inspire and empower middle and high school students in taking local environmental action. Workshops, […]
Continue ReadingAnnie Richards Chester Riverkeeper, ShoreRivers CENTREVILLE, MD – On January 24, 2023 I had the opportunity to attend the Queen Anne’s County Commissioners meeting and provide comments on a petition to change current zoning ordinances to allow for the construction of a 156,000-square foot, four-story high storage facility within the Critical Area on Kent Island. […]
Continue ReadingDid you know there’s an enormous, ancient, endangered fish swimming throughout the Chesapeake Bay? If not, the third- and fourth-grade students at Choptank Elementary School in Cambridge have a lot to tell you! Over the winter, students gathered with school staff and community partners to install a mural celebrating this fish—the Atlantic sturgeon—as the culmination […]
Continue ReadingOn November 5, Fred Pomeroy was named the third recipient of the ShoreRivers Award for Environmental Stewardship during the organization’s Riverboat Rendezvous & Race. The award recognizes an individual or entity in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for their transformational accomplishments as a steward of the environment. The founding President of Dorchester Citizens for Planned Growth, […]
Continue ReadingJoin ShoreRivers on Saturday, November 5, 2022 for its inaugural Riverboat Rendezvous and Race, an on-the-water party and friendly competition hosted aboard the Choptank Riverboat Company’s turn-of-the-century paddle wheelers in Hurlock, MD. Tickets to attend this one-of-a-kind event are limited, so visit shorerivers.org/events to get yours today. This nautical adventure begins at 2:00 pm with […]
Continue ReadingEvery summer, ShoreRivers deploys a team of citizen scientists to monitor bacteria levels at popular swimming and boating sites to provide important human health risk information to the public. View the results every Friday from Memorial Day to Labor Day at theswimguide.org and get updates during swim season by following #SwimmableShoreRivers or your local Riverkeeper’s […]
Continue ReadingTrash is everywhere throughout our watersheds. It’s nearly impossible to go anywhere without seeing garbage littering roadways, fluttering through farm fields, floating in ditches and streams, and dirtying parks. This spring, ShoreRivers and volunteers are hosting community trash cleanups as part of Project Clean Stream, a Bay-wide trash cleanup organized by the Alliance for the […]
Continue ReadingRegistration is now open for the 2022 Upper Shore Youth Environmental Action Summit. The event is co-hosted by ShoreRivers and the Washington College Center for Environment and Society, and will take place at Washington College’s Gibson Center for the Arts in Chestertown on Saturday, March 19, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Summit, […]
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