Sloppy Work on the South River
I spent this weekend watching and calling the Maryland Department of the Environment on a barge that is performing very sloppy demolition work.  I will be taking MDE out on the water today to inspect the potential violations.---Diana

St. George Barber Marsh
During the course of the past week the area has experienced extremely high tides, and some of the coastal portions of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia suffered serious flooding.  One of the benefits of the high tides, however, has been that they allow kayaks, rowers, and paddlers to get into areas that are otherwise inaccessible.   One such location is the St. George Barber Marsh, located between Flat Creek and the Route 50 bridge on the south side of the river.  De [...]

Gingerville Creek Headwaters Restoration
  Yesterday the County started a great stream restoration project on the headwaters off of Gingerville Creek.  This section of Gingerville Creek is hidden away off of Riva Road.  The stormdrain/pipe drained much of the water from the surrounding area which includes Annapolis High School, Anne Arundel County offices, other misc. office buildings; in other words a lot of imper [...]

Buoy Celebration
From left to right: Dr. Andrew Muller,USNA;  Dr. David Smith,USNA  Doug Wilson,NOAA; Congressman John Sarbanes, Payton Robertson, NOAAToday at Annapolis City Dock NOAA, the United States Naval Academy, and the City of Annappolis welcomed a new buoy for the Severn River.  The buoy is part of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Water Trail.  For more information go to www.b [...]

Ceci n'est pas une stream
In early October, I gave a presentation at Ignite Annapolis called "Ceci n'est pas une stream" (translated: This is not a stream). The idea behind Ignite is that presenters have 5 minutes to show 20 slides, with slides advancing automatically every 15 seconds. The presentation is below. Enjoy!