South River Source

Shady Side 5th graders have been busy. Aside from their usual schoolwork, the students walk over to Discovery Village every couple of days to check on the oysters they’ve been growing off the pier and in the Chesapeake Bay Foundation‘s (CBF) huge oyster-growing vats. The students also put together a business plan and raised $1611 [...]

Many Volunteer positions are available through the Volunteer Center For Anne Arundel County. If you do not see an opportunity below that fits your needs, contact the Volunteer Center at info@volunteerannearundel.org or 410-897-9207.  A few current volunteer opportunities are listed below. Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay is a regional [...]

Last Friday, (April 26) under bright blue skies, some 70 Southern Middle School students grabbed shovels and helped the West/ Rhode Riverkeeper plant 318 trees along Lerch Creek in Galesville. The new trees will help improve the forested buffer along the waterway which in return will prevent harmful bacteria from entering the river and Chesapeake [...]

Hattie the Blue Heron? Seemore D. Bay Blue Heron? Wade Blue Heron? Those are the three names in contention for naming the blue heron on the Maryland license plate. In the first two weeks of April, the Chesapeake Bay Trust has been accepting suggestions to name the famous Blue Heron on the organization’s official logo [...]

For the past couple of years, Gov. Martin O’Malley has gone to Mike’s Crabhouse in Riva to unveil the numbers of the states annual crab population survey. For the past few years the numbers have been stellar, owing to conservation measures put in place in 2008. This years numbers showed a reversal in the trend. [...]

Homestead Gardens has a line-up of fun events planned for the entire family this weekend. The excitement starts tonight (April 19) with a Spring Ladies Night from 6 to 9 p.m. Grab your girlfriends and stop by for a glass of wine, delicious food and a free massage.   Have you always wanted a garden [...]