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Olszewski announces preservation of five farms by Baltimore County, Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation

Posted on July 26, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD – County Executive Johnny Olszewski announced on Friday that offers had been made to preserve five farms totaling 561 acres in Baltimore County through the Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation. The Maryland Agricultural Land Preservation Foundation made offers to five farms in Baltimore County through the Fiscal Year 2019 State easement process. The offers were scheduled to go […]

Chesapeake Bay underwater grasses show resilience despite record rainfall

Posted on July 25, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reported this week that Chesapeake Bay underwater grass abundance fared better than expected in 2018, despite extreme rainfall causing a spike in nutrients and sediments. An estimated 50,015 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay. Baywide, about 91,559 acres of underwater grasses were mapped in […]

Bowleys Quarters Marine Emergency Team rescues lost kayaker

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Chris Montcalmo

MIDDLE RIVER, MD – The Bowleys Quarters Marine Emergency Team rescued a lost kayaker earlier this week. On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at about 6:45 p.m., the unit received word that a kayaker had been missing for over 4 hours. Based on last known location information provided by the caller, a search of the Gunpowder River in the area of […]

Water rescue in progress on Gunpowder River

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The stranded individual has been rescued with no injuries reported. Original story below… —— Emergency personnel are performing a Thursday evening water rescue along the Gunpowder River. At just after 5 p.m., the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported that crews were searching the river between Belair Road and Philadelphia Road after receiving a report for an overturned kayak […]

Empty kayak found in Gunpowder River

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Chris Montcalmo

The Maryland Natural Resources Police are attempting to locate the owner of a kayak that was found in the Gunpowder River. The yellow Cobra Tandem was found in Harford County’s Joppatowne Canal on Tuesday morning. The kayak did not have any registration numbers on it. The rightful owner is asked to call MDNRP at 410-260-8888.

Construction set to begin on Pinedale Drive stream restoration

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Chris Montcalmo

Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Thursday that construction will begin on June 1st on a project to improve the tributary of the Lower Gunpowder River between Pinedale Drive and Klausmier Roads. Contractors hired by Baltimore County will restore approximately 2,500 linear feet of degraded stream using Natural Design Techniques. “Over the past two decades, Baltimore County has focused […]

MDE: 6,000 dead fish found in Gunpowder, Bird Rivers

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Chris Montcalmo

The state is investigating the deaths of nearly 6,000 fish in Baltimore County waterways this month. The Maryland Department of the Environment says the dead fish were spotted in local waterways, including the Gunpowder River and Bird River. MDE spokesperson Jay Apperson says that preliminary results would seem to indicate that algae-created toxins are the probable cause. The fish kill […]

Community meeting to be held to address stream work near Seven Courts Drive

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The stream restoration project is now underway. Original story below… —— Councilman David Marks announced on Monday that the county will hold a community meeting to discuss the final stages of the stream restoration project in the lower Seven Courts Drive area of Perry Hall. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2016, at the […]

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