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Winchester Ravine Restoration

As you’ll see in the video, neighborhood projects like Winchester Ravine Restoration would not be possible without community champions like Cathy Noon. She brought the unique viewpoint of being a long-time Winchester resident and being deeply in touch with the community’s feelings, wishes, and concerns. These projects thrive when a community leader like Cathy drives the project, effortlessly connecting all the players as we find a solution that is best for the environment and the neighborhood.

Watch the Earth Day Premier Video Showcasing the Severn River’s newest and longest Dynamic Living Shoreline!

The Kyle Point Dynamic Living Shoreline is newly completed. Please join environmental scientists and noted experts presenting the merits of Living Shorelines. Come celebrate 21st century solutions for Ecological Restoration by watching the premier of a new video featuring a virtual tour and special messages from local and state officials.

The Severn Riverkeeper worked with the private property owner and acted as the Maryland Department of the Environment’s independent environmental monitor to enable permitting and construction. This living shoreline creates resiliency, arrests erosion and builds beach and shallow water habitat for aquatic species and waterfowl.

International Bog Day July 29th

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New Severn Riverkeeper Restoration Project funded on Chase Creek:

The Severn Riverkeeper (Chesapeake Rivers Association, Inc.) was one of 6 grant recipients who received a total of  $1.117,528 in Anne Arundel County grant funds for Innovative Watershed Restoration Projects aimed at reducing nutrient loads in our rivers.

Our project is in the Community of Winchester on Severn on Chase Creek.  This is a $470,000 project, with funding from both Anne Arundel County Water Restoration Funds, as well as the Atlantic and Coastal Bays Trust Fund administered by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

 The project will reduce storm flow and pollutants entering Chase Creek on the north shore of the Severn. The original Winchester 2017 RSC addressed an eroding gully in the main Winchester Ravine. Upon completion, the lower weirs and pools became overwhelmed by a new source of sediment from an adjoining ravine. The source was a newly replaced County stormwater outfall pipe on Circle Drive. Re-energized stormwater flow from the pipe has dramatically eroded the ravine, dumping sediment onto private property and community land as well as the original RSC pools below. Circle Drive RSC will correct this, stabilize the original Winchester RSC, and enhance bamboo removal endangering both projects.  We are finalizing permits and hope to be in construction this year. Stay tuned!!

The Restoration of Muddy Creek

This video shows a significant stream restoration at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) campus off the Rhode River. It highlights the construction methods and the science driving these restorations.

HEADWATERS RESTORATION

We are pleased to announce the beginning of a major restoration program for the headwaters of the Severn. Given that most life in the river is spawned and nurtured in the headwaters, this is the most critical area to protect. The opportunity for survival of the restored oyster reefs will be significantly improved by stopping the pollution at the headwaters. The stormwater runoff from I97 and Route 32 have been polluting this area for years, and it will only get worse with global warming. Note that we just received the most rain in any July on record, and these 15 inches in one month could become the norm. We have completed the engineering work for the first phase, and the construction funds have been promised. However, we need your support for operating expenses. Please help us restore the Severn. If not now, when?

The Severn Riverkeeper's hard work and determination is helping to Save the Severn. SRK worked hard to secure funding and contract with Underwood & Associates for the Pines on the Severn restoration project.