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MRC Report Card Party Comes to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum MRC Report Card Party Comes to Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum Posted by TBN(Staff) On 04/03/2017 Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy (MRC) will host its annual State of the Rivers Party on Friday, April 21, the eve of Earth Day. The event takes place at the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM) in Saint Michaels, Maryland. The State of the Rivers Party is free and open to the public. MRC welcomes and encourages the community to join an evening of conversation and informative discussion as they release their 2016 Midshore Rivers Report Card. The report card reflects data collected by MRC scientists, Riverkeepers, and more than 50 volunteers in MRC’s Creekwatcher water quality monitoring program, which runs from April through October. These results assess water quality at approximately 115 sampling jurisdictions on the Choptank River, Miles River, Wye River, Tred Avon River, Tuckahoe River, Harris Creek, Broad Creek, Island Creek, La Trappe Creek, and Eastern Bay on the southern tip of Kent Island. This is an opportunity for the community to learn about the health and challenges of our local waterways and how the most recent grades compare to previous years. MRC staff will also discuss other current programs being undertaken in 2017. MRC is excited to launch two new programs, which will be announced at the event. In addition, researcher Walter Boynton, who hails from UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Maryland, will serve as honorary speaker for the evening. Boynton, in true scientist form, will make a few observations on the state of the Chesapeake Bay and what the future holds not only for our local waterways, but also for the overall Chesapeake Bay. The evening will close with the presentation of the Andy Coombs Volunteer of the Year Award. Each year, MRC recognizes a volunteer who has gone beyond the call of duty in support of its programs and mission. Robust, continued support from the community allows MRC to continue to be a strong, effective voice for local rivers. The party will be held in CBMM’s Small Boat Shed, where guests can discover the re-created interior of a crab picking plant and small, locally-built craft used around the Chesapeake Bay for fishing, oystering, and crabbing. The event will begin at 5:00 pm with a cheese and wine reception. The program will follow at 5:30 pm. For more information, email [email protected] or phone 443.385.0511. Photo credit: Report Card cover photo © Jay Fleming Photography UPCOMING EVENTS more information available at midshoreriverkeeper.org Lawn Fertilizer Awareness Week April 1-8, 2017 Info: [email protected] Creekwatchers Info & Training Session April 3, 2017 5-7pm Talbot County Free Library, Easton, MD Info: [email protected] State of the Rivers Party & Report Card Release April 21, 2017 5-7pm Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, St. Michaels, MD Info: [email protected] Tour the Shore Kayak Series – Tuckahoe Creek Flooded Forest Tuesday, May 2, 2017 2-5pm Info: [email protected] Cinco de Miler Trail Run May 7, 2017 9am-1pm Terrapin Nature Park, Stevensville, MD Info: [email protected] Pumpout Boat in Operation – PUMP DON’T DUMP! May 12 – October 8, 2017 Free pumpout service on Miles and Wye Rivers Marylanders Grow Oysters (MGO) Sanctuary Planting Friday, May 19, 2017 Page 1 Wye River Info: [email protected] Marylanders Grow Oysters (MGO) Sanctuary Planting Saturday, May 20, 2017 Miles River and San Domingo Creek Info: [email protected] Marylanders Grow Oysters (MGO) Sanctuary Planting Sunday, May 21, 2017 Tred Avon River Info: [email protected] State of the Rivers Party & Report Card Release May 25, 2017 6-7:30pm Cambridge Yacht Club, Cambridge, MD Info: [email protected] Tour the Shore Kayak Series – Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Friday, June 16, 2017 10am-2 pm Info: [email protected] Tour the Shore Kayak Series – Upper Choptank River Friday, July 21, 2017 10am-1pm Info: [email protected] Tour the Shore Kayak Series – Skeleton Creek Friday, August 18, 2017 10am-1pm Info: [email protected] Ride for Clean Rivers September 17, 2017 Cycle beautiful Eastern Shore backroads Departs & ends at Chesapeake College, Wye Mills, MD Info: [email protected] Tour the Shore Kayak Series – Miles Creek Friday, September 22, 2017 1-4pm Info: [email protected] Wild & Scenic Film Festival November 17, 2017 Avalon Theatre, Easton, Maryland Info: [email protected] Copyright © 2021 thebaynet.com. All rights reserved. Page 2.
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