Speaker Series

The John Wright Speaker Series is an adult environmental education program open to all who wish to expand their knowledge. Speakers present on a variety of topics from bees to beavers, oyster restoration to recycling, and everything between. For more information on John Wright, click HERE.

No Discharge Zone For Annapolis & Anne Arundel County

Published: May 17, 2018

David Barker with Back Creek Conservancy explains the No Discharge Zone program for Annapolis and Anne Arundel County. Video Production: Brian Hissong

Septic Detective Tells All!

Published: April 17, 2018

Nobody wants to talk about it. Everybody wants to pretend they don’t smell it. But you can’t swim after a rainstorm. The Septic Detective, Michael Gonsior, scientist at Chesapeake Bay Laboratory, explains his process of monitoring septic tank performance and detecting failure. Video Production: Brian Hissong

Stormwater Rules & Impact Fees

Published: March 20, 2018

Anne Arundel County Councilman Chris Trumbauer explains why stormwater rules and development impact fees don’t always work as intended to control runoff pollution. Video Production: Scott Hymes

How Citizens Can Enforce Stormwater Control Rules

Published: February 15, 2018

Richard Klein, with Community & Environmental Defense Services (CEDS), explains how stormwater permits are supposed to work and how citizens can help enforce stormwater discharge control rules at construction sites. Video Production: Scott Hymes

Annapolis Neck – Mud Floods

Published: February 8, 2018

Anastasia Hopkinson with the Annapolis Neck Peninsula Federation describes her community’s frustration in dealing with Mud Floods of sediment pollution caused by development of the Key School’s athletic fields. Video Production: Scott Hymes

Trees, Bulldozers & The Forest Conservation Act

Published: January 19, 2018

Leaders of a state-wide effort to upgrade the Forest Conservation Act explain what’s needed to protect forest and tree canopy in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County and throughout the state of Maryland. Speakers on Jan. 16, 2018 included: – Rob Savidge, Annapolis Alderman – Anna Mud, Maryland Advocacy Manager with Chesapeake Bay Foundation, and – Ben […]

No Discharge Zone For Annapolis & Anne Arundel County

Septic Detective Tells All!

Stormwater Rules & Impact Fees

How Citizens Can Enforce Stormwater Control Rules

Annapolis Neck – Mud Floods

Trees, Bulldozers & The Forest Conservation Act

Fishing on the Severn

Satellites and Drones: Tools To Study Water Quality

Growing Oysters On The Severn River