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WE PROTECT
Our mission is to protect, conserve and replenish Maryland's longest and deepest intrastate waterway.
Through strategic advocacy, restoration and education our goal is long term sustainability for the ecosystem of the entire Patuxent River basin and the people who rely on its future.
Our Nottingham Visitors Center offers Kayak, Canoe & Equipment Rentals and coordinates community events.
While we are a grass roots community based non-profit, we are proud to be members of the Waterkeeper Alliance that advocates for the health and well being global waterways.
Patuxent River Keeper is funded through grants and public donations. We accept tax deductible donations in any amount.
WE CELEBRATE
We often host celebrations and special programs at our Nottingham Center. Check this space to see what is coming up next!
WE ARE
The Patuxent Riverkeeper
Established in 2004 by Fred Tutman, the grass roots movement of the Patuxent Riverkeeper spans seven counties in Maryland to advocate for and restore the Patuxent River.
Today the Patuxent is a study in contrasts with regions rich in history, wildlife and unforgettable scenic vistas to other areas with poisoned beaches, dead zones and hopelessly blocked and snagged upper tributaries.
Once one of the most productive sources of shellfish in the world, the Patuxent has been deeply and negatively affected by negligent land use.
And yet scientists have pointed to the incredible resilience of the ecosystem, its ability to heal itself if we humans can be compelled to mend our behavior toward the river and embrace responsible stewardship.
4 MAJOR GROUPS TO SUE MIRANT FOR POLLUTION VIOLATIONS
COAL ASH WASTE CONCERNS TRIGGER LEGAL ACTION IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY: 4 MAJOR GROUPS TO SUE MIRANT FOR POLLUTION VIOLATIONS Investigation Reveals Toxic Pollution from Coal Ash Dump Near Wildlife Refuge WASHINGTON, D.C. – November 19, 2009 – Due to serious concerns about toxic pollution discharged from an unlined coal ash waste dump in suburban…
Waterkeepers Petition EPA to Protect Maryland Waterways
Environmental Groups Ask Federal Agency to Oversee Clean Water Act in the State Baltimore, MD — December 7, 2009 – Waterkeepers Chesapeake of Maryland and Waterkeeper Alliance (collectively "Waterkeepers") today filed a detailed, 58 page petition seeking major changes in the way Maryland operates and enforces the Clean Water Act in order to better protect…
Patuxent 20/20 Report
Patuxent 20/20 Policy Report: This report was over a year in the making, is heavily cited to authoritative sources and provides a blueprint or policies, initiatives and strategies than can be implemented in all sectors of the Patuxent Watershed to protect water quality sustainably.
Maryland Waterkeepers Settle Lawsuit Against Department Of The Environment
Maryland Waterkeepers Settle Lawsuit Against Department of Environment Ensuring Better Protection for the Bay from Construction Sites (Baltimore MD)- Twelve Maryland Waterkeeper organizations and the Waterkeeper Alliance, represented by the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic, have reached an agreement with the Maryland Department of the Environment ("MDE") resolving the Waterkeepers’ legal challenge to MDE’s…
Riverkeeper helps major nutrient source clean up its act
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…
Eel Fishing on the Patuxent in the late 1950’s
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…