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(ENVIRONMENTAL)
The Friends of the Patapsco Valley and Heritage Greenway, Inc (FPVHG)
has been working, for almost a decade, to protect the Patapsco River Valley
and its associated watershed. Our major concern has been the impact within
the watershed that development has had on increasing storm water runoff
and pollutants. Our activities have taken many forms. We have established
good working relationships with Baltimore and Howard counties, the State
of Maryland and various land preservation/environmental organizations.
We are working to identify and encourage the acquisition of additional
environmentally sensitive lands for the State Park system. We have removed
several earlier era dumpsites from within the Patapsco Park - concentrating
on sites that were in the headwaters of streams leading into the Patapsco
River. We conduct stream recons to identify environmental trouble spots
along our streams and are implementing a Stream Watch Program. We use
the information we receive to prioritize and conduct monthly stream cleanups
and periodic tree plantings. Finally, we have invested time and effort
to alert our community to the harm that comes from the trash and oil that
goes into our storm drain systems as well as the dangers from various
invasive plants. We invite you to join us in these efforts. In the Event
Calendar section you will find a calendar of our current activities.
Overall Patapsco Watershed
Assessment
Small Watershed Action Plan (SWAP)
Patapsco Heritage Greenway
Management Study
Preservation Concerns
Patapsco/Back Rivers Tributary
Team
Environmental Education
Patapsco Stream Reconaissances
(Recons)
Stream Clean Ups
Project Clean Stream
Tree Plantings
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