Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Magothy River's underwater grasses have vanished, according to a recent assessment.
The Magothy River recently scored an "F" in a report that measures its water quality, assessed by members of the Magothy River Association. This is the first year in more than two decades that underwater sea grasses were no longer visible, according to The Capital. The state of the Magothy will be addressed, and the report card fully disclosed, at the association's upcoming annual meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at Anne Arundel Community College. The meeting will be in room 100 in the colleges' CALT building, on the Arnold campus. For more information on the association meeting, check the full event listing on The Broadneck Patch.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Anchor your boat, or join friends on theirs, for a day at Dobbins Island on the Magothy River.
The public is invited to join the Magothy River Association and friends for the annual Magothy River Day at Dobbins Island anchorage from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday. There will be a raft-up and floating concert with music provided by the Nautical Wheelers from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is free and family friendly. For more information, go to magothyriver.org or call 410-647-8772.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Despite receiving a D- grade, speakers at the 10th annual State of the Magothy meeting said there is hope for the river.
About 100 concerned local residents attended the 10th annual State of the Magothy meeting Wednesday at Anne Arundel Community College (AACC). The information presented by the guest speakers about the condition of the river was a mix of good and bad news. In his opening remarks, Magothy River Association (MRA) President Paul Spadaro noted several positive ongoing activities by MRA volunteers such as beginning the restoration of Beachwood Park in the upper part of the river, the water quality monitoring program, oyster gardening and the dive program that monitors oyster beds. The MRA also awarded its annual E. Gordon Wiley scholarship to AACC student Alyssa Fisher. For more than a year, Fisher has worked closely with Dick Carey of the MRA on…
Sunday, February 12, 2012
The annual meeting, open to the public, will feature speakers who will report on and address the issues facing the Magothy River.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
The Magothy River Association (MRA) will hold its 10th annual State of the Magothy River presentation from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. at Anne Arundel Community College, CALT Building, Room 100, 101 College Pkwy. in Arnold. The MRA meeting will feature the annual Magothy River Index as well as presentations on other topics of interest and a variety of displays, according to a press release. Presentations & speakers include: Following the presentations, there will be refreshments and time to visit the displays and chat with watershed residents and the experts, according to the release. For information call Paul Spadaro, president of Magothy River Association at 410-647-8772 or email spspadaro@verizon.net. In case …
Monday, December 5, 2011
The wet spring along with heavy summer rains hinder restoration efforts.
Originally known as the “Magotty” River, perhaps due to an abundance of mosquito larvae, the now more pleasantly named Magothy River has housing communities lining its shore and is popular with summertime boaters. Like many other tributaries to the Chesapeake, the Magothy’s popularity ultimately has serious consequences for its long-term vitality. The river has its share of water quality problems based on the big-three water quality indicators: water clarity, dissolved oxygen, and the coverage of beneficial submerged aquatic vegetation known as SAV. In 2010, the Magothy’s overall health received a D- grade, a mark that any student intuitively understands and desperately hopes to avoid. This low mark represents a steady decline from the …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Local scout wraps up “Project McGrow.”
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011
I said bye-bye to my baby grasses over the weekend. It was back in March that I sewed their tiny seeds in a gritty sand-soil mixture and submerged them in a big black tub filled with water. Then I watched and waited, and watched some more, until their slender green blades started to emerge about a month later. As the days grew warmer, the wild celery (Vallisneria americana) began to grow longer. Thanks to evaporation, I had to add water to the tub to keep the SAV – sub-aquatic vegetation – truly sub-aquatic. I also changed the light bulbs that ran 24/7 in the two desk lamps that hung over the growing station. But now, the time had come: my grasses were growing up, and it was time for them to move out of my basement and go to work. Their …
Monday, April 11, 2011
Environmental festival showcases local efforts to go green.
Despite the chilly weather, the Broadneck High School environmental club celebrated the great outdoors on Saturday with a festival celebrating going green. Club members were on hand to collect recyclable materials, to promote environmental causes, and provide activities that were enjoyable and educational for all. “We wanted to celebrate everything outdoors,” said club sponsor Nancy Bourgeois. “We hoped to get people going outside and knowing how to enjoy it without messing it up.” Organizations like the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and the Severn River Association were on hand to provide information to attendees about their different efforts to clean local waterways. Magothy River Association members were …
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Friday, April 1, 2011
“Project McGrow” to Help with Mill Creek Restoration
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Friday, April 1, 2011
Alexanna Page would like to be able to go canoeing with her friends in the summertime on water that is blue, not “chocolate brown.” The Broadneck High School sophomore lives in Divinity Cove on the shores of beleaguered Mill Creek. “The water’s often really gross. You can’t go swimming for two days after it rains. At the moment the water is like chocolate brown,” she said, due to recent rains. Page, 15, decided to harness the power of underwater grasses to help restore the health of the waterway, and she’s pulled together a team of 25 volunteers to help her. She plans to use “Project McGrow” to earn her Girl Scout Gold Award. On Friday, a steady stream of volunteers who signed up to grow wild celery from seeds in their homes stopped by the…
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Grades are in and the river is far from making the honor roll. Annual State of the Magothy Conference offers ways to get involved to help save the river.
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Saturday, February 19, 2011
Ben Hadden just moved to Cape St. Claire a year ago, but he’s already concerned about the health of the river in his backyard. The news that the Magothy’s underwater grasses have dwindled to just two acres, down from more than 300 five years ago, brought him out Wednesday night to the Magothy River Association’s (MRA) Annual State of the Magothy Conference at Anne Arundel Community College. “I’d like to enjoy the river before it dies,” said the Michigan native, who came to the event to learn how he could help. “I’d like to be able to throw a line in the water and actually catch something.” The likelihood of that happening has decreased in recent years, as the river’s health has steadily declined. Last year, the Magothy’s overall health …
Friday, February 18, 2011
River Earns Grade of “D-Minus”
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Friday, February 18, 2011
It was “report card day” on Wednesday for the Magothy River -- and the grades on the paper would fail to make any parent proud. The river that borders the Broadneck peninsula to the north and extends from Cape St. Claire to Pasadena earned an overall health score of 22 percent in 2010, for a grade of D-minus. Over 100 people, including homeowners, river advocates, politicians and members of the scientific community turned out to hear the findings at the Magothy River Association’s (MRA) eighth annual “State of the Magothy” Conference at Anne Arundel Community College. Although last year’s near-failing grade was the same as in 2009, the river’s health has been on a steady decline since at least 2006, when it earned a score of 44 percent for…
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