Riverkeeper helps major nutrient source clean up its act

By NLewis | January 27, 2010 |

A team up between the Patuxent Riverkeeper and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has produced major gains for the Patuxent. For well over a decade the largest single source of industrial nutrient pollution on the Little Patuxent has been the MD, DC Virginia Dairy Producer’s Coop. This facility located in Howard County had a…

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Eel Fishing on the Patuxent in the late 1950’s

By NLewis | January 5, 2010 |

Eel Fishing on the Patuxent in the late 1950’s and 1960’s By Thomas Terry One of my favorite childhood pastimes was eel fishing on the Patuxent River on Mr. Vernon Arnold’s property. Mr. Arnold lived a couple of miles to the east of our farm along the road that went by the Entzian’s property and…

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Patuxent Riverkeeper joins lawsuit to protect wetlands

By NLewis | May 3, 2009 |

Patuxent Riverkeeper has joined Anne Arundel citizens in a contested case hearing to oppose and overhaul a state issued wetlands permit. The permit would authorize the construction of a big-box store in Crofton near the intersection of Route #3 and the Patuxent River. Citizen opposition to this development has raged for over two years. Concerns…

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