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Police Fail to Cite Poacher in the St. Mary’s Shellfish Sanctuary St. Mary’s City, MD - On January 9, 2020 the call was made to the Maryland Poacher Hotline at 8:22 am reporting a vessel dredging and harvesting oysters in the St. Mary’s River shellfish sanctuary.
A photo was texted to the hotline at the same time documenting the violation. A Natural Resources Police officer showed up about 45 minutes later, simply told the violator to depart the area, and allowed the poacher to keep and sell the oysters. The officer failed to do his job, which is to cite the violator for poaching in a sanctuary, to confiscate their license or licenses, and to confiscate the illegally harvested oysters. Read more.
NEW Spat Recruitment Study 2019
Watershed Implementation Plan:  Want to know more about current status of the Watershed? The first draft of the Characterization document (part of the St. Mary's River Watershed Restoration Action Strategy ) is now available online! This document presents a snapshot of the watershed in terms of its environmental issues, natural resources, and human development, needs, and impacts.
The forty-page guide, From My Backyard to Our Bay, A St. Mary's County Resident's Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water, is available free at area businesses, or you can download it from our web site. The Greenery in Hollywood, Chicken Scratch in Park Hall, and Good Earth Natural Foods in Leonardtown have free copies. Support your local businesses and get your free copy. Download compressed version [3.8 MB] A download link to a high resolution PDF formatted version
303d Campaign to The EPA has listed the St. Mary's River as an impaired tributary to the Chesapeake Bay. Simply stated, the river is polluted and it's getting worse, not better. Read More. Join the new 303d Campaign and become a River Guardian or a River Steward.
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State Says No Concern over St. Mary's City—Oct. 14—The Maryland Department of the Environment has completed their St. Mary's River Pilot Study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and stated in an October 5 press release, "No levels of concern found within study area…" MDE studied surface water at 23 sites in the St. Mary's River and St. Inigoes Creek, one site in Smith Creek, two sites at the mouth of the Patuxent River, and one site on the eastern shore (Fishing Bay). Levels of individual PFAS compounds detected ranged as high as 6.72 ppt (parts per trillion) for the compound PFOS in the central St. Mary's River. Read more. PFAS Links:
Oyster Surveys Reveal Thriving Sanctuary
River Friendly Program  We are entering our twelfth year protecting and restoring the St. Mary's River. Over this time, we have learned, in part, is that YOU, our members and supporters, are passionate about our river and its health. We know that the St. Mary's is special and that the residents here and wide are dedicated to actions and lifestyles that are river friendly. Please help us document your commitment to a healthy St. Mary's River.
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