Taking on tough issues facing the river today

Your RIVERKEEPER® is currently focusing on:

• Connection to the Chesapeake Bay (sedimentation, nutrients, agriculture)​
•  Legacy energy (abandoned mine drainage and land, abandoned oil and gas wells)
• Current energy (hydro-fracking of Marcellus Shale, proposed pipeline review, pipeline construction monitoring, current and proposed hydroelectric power, coal-powered electric generation plant, coal to natural gas conversion generation plant, active nuclear power plant)
• Pharmaceuticals, personal care products, micro beads, and plastics in waterways
• Construction in and around the river (major bridge project commencing and pipelines)
• Wildlife migration and movement (dams, flood wall)
• Aquatic health and invasive species (small mouth bass skin issue)
• Sewage, septic, and storm-water
• Coordination of river clean-up efforts

Images provided by William Yingling, MD

Header image by Carol Parenzan