St. Mary’s River Audit
Attorney General Gansler Visits the St. Mary’s RiverAs part of the Attorney General’s audit of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler visited the St. Mary’s River on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. The St. Mary’s River was the Attorney General’s fifth stop on his statewide tour of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and the first river audit for 2009.
SMRWA Executive Director Bob Lewis explains to Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler how Maryland's laws will fail to clean the Chesapeake Bay.Attorney General Gansler spent the day in Leonardtown and St. Mary’s City and heard firsthand from local environmental leaders, residents, students, faculty members, and elected officials about the challenges facing the St. Mary’s River.
Protecting the environment and holding polluters accountable is the Attorney General’s top priority. The information gathered during the audits of individual rivers provides valuable information in identifying polluters and problems faced. This information is essential in the Attorney General’s efforts to enforce the laws and assists in designing creative solutions to environmental issues.
As part of the Audit, Attorney General Gansler took a boat trip on the St. Mary’s River. The St. Mary’s River Audit visit concluded with a Town Hall Meeting at St. Mary’s College of Maryland at 5:00 p.m. in Cole Cinema in the Campus Center, located at 18952 E. Fisher Road, St. Mary’s City, MD 20686. The public was invited to attend the Town Hall meeting. This was an opportunity for citizens to share their concerns about the health of the St. Mary’s River and any other environmental issues in the community. For more information contact Erin Fitzsimmons at 410-576-7299 or e-mail: efitzsimmons@oag.state.md.us.
Read SMRWA President Joe Anderson's letter-to-the-editor about Gansler's visit. PDF-format [56 KB]
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SMRWA Launches the
Lindsey Paul Rudolph Memorial FundApril 21, 2009—The Association took the first steps to create a memorial fund in honor of member and volunteer Lindsey Rudolph.
The Paul and Rudolph families requested that donations be given to the Association (and the St. Mary's County Memorial Library) in Lindsey's honor. The support has been enormous, and we thank everyone for their kindness and support. The Memorial Fund Committee will recommend to the Board in June that the funds be used to support a student intern or scholarship fund. Read more.
If you would still like to make a donation, you can click on the PayPal link below.
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Volunteers Needed to Grow Oysters for Sanctuary
Informational Meeting:
5:30 PM Thursday June 25 at SMCM River Center
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Rain Barrels On Sale at
Earth Day on the SquareMisty rains held off until after Earth Day festivities allowing for the best ever event! Thanks go out to the Leonardtown Business Association for holding this important and fun event! At the St. Mary's River Watershed Association booth, Rain Barrel sales ($10 Off One-Day-Member-Only) punctuated an afternoon filled with activities and informative displays relating to our natural world. Our bull frog was quite the hit (especially when he "hit" the pavement and made a run for it!) Eels, crayfish, dragon flies, little fishes, and lots of bugs (insects) rounded out our display. Kids were encouraged to dip fingers into the tanks and get-to-know some critters in our natural environment.
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Please support our sponsor, Chesapeake Bay Trust, by purchasing Bay Plates.
