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Rivers that American Rivers is currently working on:
Our Projects
2009 America's Most Endangered Rivers: Mattawoman Creek
About American Rivers Blue Trails
America's Most Endangered Rivers: 2009 Edition
America's Most Endangered Rivers: Progress and Success: 2005 - 2009
America's Most Endangered Rivers™ Reports: 1986-1995
Local Stormwater Codes and Ordinances
Potomac Highlands (MD, PA, VA, WV) Restoration - Grant Program
Potomac Highlands (MD, PA, VA, WV) Restoration Areas Map
Publications and Reports
What's In Your Water: The State of Public Notification in 11 U.S. States (08/01/2007)
Natural Defenses: Safeguarding Communities from Floods (11/01/2010)
Going Green to Save Green: Economic Benefits of Green Infrastructure Practices (01/01/2012)
Clean Water for Maryland: Local Ordinances for Environmental Site Design (07/09/2009)
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Press Releases About Maryland
American Rivers Names America’s Most Endangered Rivers(TM) of 2011 (05/17/11)
Susquehanna named Most Endangered River in the Nation (05/17/11)
Potomac Highlands Implementation Grants Now Available (04/28/11)
American Rivers selected as Aveda’s Regional Earth Month partner (04/14/11)
American Rivers Releases List of 2010 Dam Removals (01/04/11)
American Rivers Announces Removal of Simkins Dam on the Patapsco River (10/21/10)
Demand for Green Infrastructure Projects Higher Than Ever (09/28/10)
Bids Accepted for Simkins Dam Removal (08/19/10)
Forge Pond Dam Breach is a Wake Up Call for Dam Owners (02/26/10)
One year later, Maryland’s clean water benefits from stimulus spending (02/12/10)
Uncertain future for Mattawoman Creek, one of America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2009 (10/20/09)
Mid-Year Update: America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2009 (10/20/09)
Baltimore water main break is example of national water infrastructure problems (04/28/09)
Mattawoman Creek among America’s Most Endangered Rivers (04/07/09)
American Rivers and NOAA Award $290,000 to Restore Rivers and Improve Fish Passage in Six States (03/26/09)
Maryland in the News
Giving Shad a 30-Year Chance New York Times Green Blog (11/21/11)
Maryland House Votes For Moratorium On Shale Gas Development And Fracking DeSmog Blog (03/25/11)
EPA grants could help projects on local rivers Cumberland Times News (03/14/11)
Maryland county caught up in fight over energy extraction method Washington Post (02/06/11)
Five things to do outdoors (or close to it) this weekend Baltimore Sun, Outdoors Girl (01/13/11)
Removal of Simkins Dam will help to open 175 miles of Patapsco to fish Chesapeake Bay Journal (12/01/10)
Simkins Dam project to begin next week Baltimore Sun (10/21/10)
Dam Removal Spurs River Renaissance The Huffington Post (10/20/10)
Cleaner waterways: But still not clean enough Washington Post (09/10/10)
Marylanders to Measure Bay Efforts by Mattawoman Creek's Tidings Southern Maryland Online (12/07/09)
Dam-age control Frederick News Post (11/14/09)
A fine effort Cumberland Times News (11/09/09)
Volunteers clean up area of Potomac Cumberland Times News (11/08/09)
Are the fishing gods Redskins fans? Southern Maryland News (10/23/09)
Airport gets bumpy ride Southern Maryland News (10/21/09)
Unclogging the Patapsco Baltimore Sun (09/06/09)
Residents uneasy as Indian Head technology park looms (Gazette, MD) Gazette (09/04/09)
Pair of Patapsco River dams to be removed, aiding river The Howard County Times (07/09/09)
Free Flowing Explore Baltimore County (07/08/09)
Group to Remove Dams with Stimulus Money Hometown Glenburnie (07/05/09)
Environmental group gets funding to demolish 2 Patapsco dams: $4 million grant from U.S. economic stimulus money to aid fish, boaters Stockpoint (07/01/09)
Dam removal project gets stimulus funds Associated Press (06/30/09)
Two Patapsco River dams to be removed Cantonsville Times (06/30/09)
Two Maryland Projects Successfully Compete for Federal Funds Bay Net (06/30/09)
Anglers throughout the region are hooked on Smallwood's diversity Chesapeake Bay Journal (06/01/09)
Bay Watch The Frederick News Post (05/27/09)
New Bay Coalition Launches “Choose Clean Water” Campaign Chesapeake Bay Program (05/25/09)
Signs of Trouble Ahead on River Road The Washington Post (01/05/09)
Blog Posts About the Maryland
Busy Week for Natural Gas Across the Country (12/19/11)
Celebrating Green Streets in Maryland (12/15/11)
Making Our Communities SAFE (12/01/11)
An Upstream Battle For Our Rivers (11/30/11)
Oysters Get New Habitat from Dam Pieces (11/01/11)
Hurricane Irene Underscores Need For Better Preparation (08/29/11)
Do you care about the Susquehanna River? Tell the SRBC. (08/08/11)
Not Your Typical Cleanup (07/13/11)
Green Infrastructure Moves forward in Congress (05/27/11)
Susquehanna Listing Sparks Oversight Controversy (05/19/11)
Protecting Our Clean Water with the STOPS Runoff Act (05/06/11)
Maryland Sues Over Natural Gas Contamination of Susquehanna (05/04/11)
Smooth Driving on Green Streets (04/29/11)
The Word of the Day: Fracking (04/14/11)
When it rains, it pours – sediment into the Chesapeake Bay (03/31/11)
What River Are You Drinking? (03/25/11)
It's Time to Tell Regulators to Protect the Delaware River (03/24/11)
FRAC Act Re-introduced in Congress (03/24/11)
Attacks on Clean Water Will Hit Home (03/17/11)
Attacks on Clean Water, Fast and Furious (02/18/11)
A River on the Mend: Patapsco restoration in progress (02/04/11)
Show Your Love For Water Trails: Join Trails Advocacy Week (02/01/11)
Maryland leads the way in climate preparedness (01/26/11)
Protect our Clean Water Supplies with Green Infrastructure (01/26/11)
2010: A Dam Removal Retrospective (01/10/11)
2011: The Year of the River (01/05/11)
Big Wins for Rivers: A Summary of 2010 Successes (12/09/10)
Time for a 21st Century Approach to Flood Management (11/04/10)
Why We’re So Excited About Dam Removals (11/04/10)
Green Infrastructure Making Its Mark from Small Towns to Big Cities (10/07/10)
Going Green for Clean Water (07/16/10)
Oil Spill Reminds Us of the Importance of Our Great Waters (07/14/10)
American Rivers Staff Mourns the Loss of Teddy Betts (07/12/10)
Celebrating the Elwha, and our New Dam Removal Map (07/01/10)
Green Infrastructure as Modern Art: Sustaining Our Cities (04/20/10)
American Rivers names Senator Cardin a River Champion (02/26/10)
Green Reserve -- Water Infrastructure in the Stimulus at One Year (02/12/10)
"Hydrofracking" poses threats to Streams and Rivers (01/26/10)
American Rivers Comments on the President's Executive Order on the Chesapeake Bay (01/12/10)
Chesapeake Bay Restoration -- it might really happen! (10/14/09)
Program Looks to Turn Dump into Water Trail (10/07/09)
Greener Streets with Stimulus Money (07/23/09)
Major Week for Dam Removals (06/30/09)
"Green Reserve" - Stimulus Spending at the State Level (03/27/09)
Chesapeake Bay Program Also has its Success Stories (03/24/09)
Maryland Water Main Break Illustrates Need for Water Infrastructure Investments (01/08/09)
Maryland Can Lead the Way -- for Innovative Stormwater Management (10/03/08)
A Day in the Life... (09/24/08)
New Water Trails Map for Charles County, MD (09/01/08)
Contemplating Global Warming on the Chesapeake Bay (04/22/08)
A $1.2 million week (03/20/08)
Kay Henry named L.L. Bean Outdoor Hero (02/25/08)
