Posts by Ftutman

Within the next three years, five large power plants will be operating within a 15-mile radius of this Washington, D.C.-area bedroom community. There are already three plants up and running — one burns coal and two use natural gas — and two more are under way….Patuxent Riverkeeper is trying to do something about the disparities…

THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY NATURE Offering intimate experiences in nature that deepen spirituality and open us to a loving relationship with the natural world. Saturday, September 30, 2017 9AM – 2PM We’ll sit on the banks of the river at the HQ for Patuxent Riverkeeper, hear from an ethnically and spiritually diverse group of storytellers,…

Please join us for “A Jazzy Day of the River”; an open air, outdoor concert at the Patuxent Riverkeeper Center featuring award winning vocalist Sara Jones and the Tom Lagana Trio. Since this is an outdoor concert we encourage you to bring a blanket or a chair for seating on the lawn. If you come…

A Calvert County judge recently dismissed a SLAPP Lawsuit against Patuxent Riverkeeper that had been filed by a local restaurant and Tiki-Bar operator on St. Leonard’s Creek ( a sub- tributary of the Patuxent River).  SLAPP suits are tactics used occasionally by vested interests to antagonize or discourage citizen opposition. The term stands for “Strategic…