ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE Building a Three-Dimensional Oyster Reef 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9th Lexington Park Library Room B Join us at our Annual Meeting for a presentation about an exciting project in our river that is garnering regional attention. Project designers Bob Paul PhD & Chris Tanner PhD will be joined by Rotary project leader Steve King to talk about this exciting project. Also, nominations and elections for the Board of Directors will be held. Free event. Public is Welcome and Encouraged to Attend. Donations can be made at www.ReReefTheBay.org - For more info 301-737-2903 Download our Annual Report - PDF (6 MB) Huge Haul for River Clean Up       Saturday, April 6—On a chilly morning with water temperature of 48 degress, twenty-four volunteers met at three sites hauling trash from the St. Mary's River between Great Mills and St. Mary's City. The most outstanding item was a red dinosaur wearing a collar and trailing a leash. Again this year, the Budweiser Light beer can was the most prevalent item. Volunteers chided one another on who would take home the mattress. And the most quotable moment of the day came right after the capsizing her canoe when Nancy remarked, "It's now time for the MF word....MORE FUN!" 17 bags of recyclables 11 bags trash 19 tires 980 lbs. large loose trash one mattress dinosaur wallet (no money)       To join our Volunteer Corps, email: info@stmarysriver.org 40-Page Guide Published Available Free 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 and Hilltop Graphics, both in Hollywood, 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 is available on our publications page.

You're Invited! Sunday, June 2nd, 1 to 4 p.m. Big Tent - State House Lawn Historic St. Mary's City, Maryland Heavy hors d'oeuvres - Clear Wines - Frothy Brews Silent and Live Auction Celebrate the St. Mary's River! $60 per person in advance Get the Details Time-lapse: Oysters Filtering Water An adult oyster can filter 55 gallons of water each day. Once oysters filtered the entire Chesapeake Bay every few days. Neighborhood Rewards Program River Friendly Neighborhood Certification       With funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation Small Watershed Grants, SMRWA is launching a neighborhood-scale certification program much like the current Baywise homestead program.    Learn more.        For more information 301-737-2903 and ask for Bob. Help Make Reef Balls We seek youths and youth groups to manufacture reef balls. Call 301-7372903 and ask for Allison, or contact John Spinicchia at the Forrest Career & Technology Center. Funded by a Constellation Energy EcoStar Grant. 303d Campaign to Restore the St. Mary's River 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. Just updated: SMRWA recognizes donors to the 303d Campaign.

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St. Mary's River Watershed Association, Inc.
Post Office Box 94
St. Mary's City, MD 20686