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  • RiverPalooza 2019: Monuments Paddle Trip

    on May 9, 2019

    Join your Potomac Riverkeeper for our Monuments Memorial Paddle around Columbia Island. Our guided paddle tour will involve a unique trip up the Boundary…


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  • Most of the shipwrecks in Mallows Bay are from World War I.

    RiverPalooza 2019: Mallows Bay (Ghost Fleet) Paddle

    on May 9, 2019

    July 17, 2019​ | 01:00 PM – 06:00 PM (Rain Date: August 15th, 2019) Join your Potomac Riverkeeper and REI for a guided and interpretive paddle to learn…


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  • The Piscataway paddle involves a trip up the Boundary Channel of the Potomac.

    RiverPalooza 2019 American Indian Cultural Interpretation Paddle

    on May 9, 2019

    July 20, 2019​ | 10:00 AM – 02:00 PM (Rain Date: August 17, 2019) This amazing trip is a partnership between Potomac Riverkeeper Network, the Piscataway Kanoi…


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  • Potomac River Clean Up!

    on May 9, 2019

    Join us on Saturday May 11 from 9-11 to help us clean up the Potomac River!…


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  • The Paw Paw camping trip includes an optional National Park Service tour of the C & O Canal.

    RiverPalooza 2019: Paw Paw Bends Camping Trip

    on May 8, 2019

    WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, July 13–14, 2019 (Rain Date: There Will Be No Rain Date for this Trip)


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    RiverPalooza 2019: Shenandoah Paddle/Snorkel

    on May 7, 2019

    July 19, 2019​…


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  • Attend our water quality monitoring training session and learn how to help us test the water!

    on April 23, 2019

    Beginning in May, we and our volunteers will be routinely testing multiple sites on the Potomac River for…


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  • 2019 Law & Water Gala

    on April 9, 2019

    TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW Law & Water, now in its fifth year, celebrates the work that PRKN does all year round to…


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    Green & Prosperous Shenandoah River – Public Forum (Harrisonburg)

    on April 4, 2019

    As we all know, the Shenandoah River is the lifeblood of the Shenandoah Valley. The Potomac Riverkeeper Network and the Shenandoah Riverkeeper were recently…


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    Green & Prosperous Shenandoah River – Public Forum (Woodstock)

    on April 4, 2019

    As we all know, the Shenandoah River is the lifeblood of the Shenandoah Valley. The Potomac Riverkeeper Network and the Shenandoah Riverkeeper were recently…


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Instagram post 2177213647729196217_9673325632 We’re winterizing Sea Dog! It takes all of the boats in PRKN’s arsenal to get our water quality monitoring boat ready for its first winter at @nationalharbor! #riverkeeper #waterkeeper #winterizing #boat #nationalharbor #ferriswheel #citizenscience
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Instagram post 2170710380870121008_9673325632 Are YOU a member of PRKN? If so join us on November 12th for a special PRK member meeting! Our Potomac Riverkeeper, Dean Naujoks, will talk about the state of the watershed and the issues we’ll be facing in 2019. Not a member yet? Joining is easy right though our website! See the link in our bio for registration details (preregistered members who attend will get a free ride on the Ferris wheel)! #riverkeeper #waterkeeper #potomac #potomacriver #nationalharbor #maryland #events #ferriswheel
Instagram post 2163218689036852118_9673325632 HUGE shoutout to everyone who made our law & water gala a success! We couldn’t have done it without our members and supporters, and of course our board and staff! Thanks to everyone who was able to join us last night! (Not pictured: our awesome president, Nancy Stoner) #lawandwater2019 #riverkeeper #waterkeeper #gala #dcevents #wharf #wharfdc
Instagram post 2161837245362325753_9673325632 We’ve been fighting for years to get the #shenandoah river listed as an impaired waterway, and we’re not stopping anytime soon! Our Riverkeepers are continuously out searching for algae to prove the river has been plagued by excessive & dangerous algae! #riverkeeper #waterkeeper #shenandoahriver #algae #algaebloom #river
Instagram post 2157385203185012424_9673325632 Ever wanted to spend a day in the life of a Riverkeeper? These @americanuniversity students got to yesterday when filming a documentary on a very rough Potomac River! Thanks for hanging in there with us! #potomacriver #potomac #documentary #riverkeeper #waterkeeper
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Instagram post 2153037915125878656_9673325632 What’s a confluence? Simply put: it’s where two water bodies meet to form a single channel! Our Potomac Riverkeeper caught a picture of the confluence of the Potomac River and Wicomico River this morning! #sunrise #potomacriver #potomac #wicomicoriver #riverkeeper #confluence
Instagram post 2152406076925397513_9673325632 How often do you see a northern water snake eating a fish on an algae covered rock? Our guess is not often. Go out and explore the North Fork of the Shenandoah River for awesome nature like this! #nature #watersnake #waterfall #water #shenandoahvalley #shenandoahriver #riverkeeper
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14 Nov

Read about our Notice of Intent to Sue Charles County over discharges from its wastewater treatment plant in violation of the Clean Water Act.
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12 Nov

What a time last night at the book signing of Maude Barlow's book, "Whose Water Is It, Anyway?" Maude, a renowned water justice activist, recounts her experience as she and her fellow water warriors woke up to immense pressures on water in a warming world.
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