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    Potomac Riverkeeper Network > Latest Posts > National Park Service

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Tag Archives: National Park Service

  • POTOMAC PIPELINE: Tell the National Park Service You Expect Them to Protect the Potomac River!

    on November 13, 2018

    We need your help to stop this project! Sign our petition by November…


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  • Take Action Now: Insist the Superintendent of the C&O Canal denies a right of way permit to TransCanada for the Potomac Pipeline

    on October 1, 2018

    For those of you following the developments of the Potomac Pipeline – and I hope that’s all of you – you probably know that…


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  • Concern over TransCanada Pipeline at Chesapeake Bay Executive Meeting

    on June 16, 2017

    Governors and representatives from Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware, along with top EPA officials, convened in Annapolis…


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  • Potomac Riverkeeper Network Partners with the National Park Service to Celebrate Area Rivers

    on May 19, 2017

    RiverPalooza’s Summer Paddle Events for Clean Water Kick Off June 3rd WASHINGTON, DC May 19, 2017…


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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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