- Presenting the Annual State of the Chester/Corsica Rivers (4/18/2026) - CRC volunteers work with ShoreRivers from April to October every year to conduct weekly tidal samplings, which are then tested for multiple water quality parameters. Two of the sites tested by the Chester Riverkeeper are located at the Corsica River … Continued
- Join the Spring 2026 Stream Clean Up! (3/19/2026) - On April 11th between 9 and 11 am, join with your family, friends, and neighbors to help the Corsica River Conservancy as we clean up across the watershed. We will meet up at the Centreville wharf on Saturday morning to … Continued
- Hearing on Bay Bridge replacement February 12, 2026 (2/10/2026) - Maryland’s Transportation Department (MDTA) is proposing a Bay Bridge replacement that will bring massive changes to the Eastern Shore. The “preferred alternative” under consideration will Construct two new four-lane bridge spans with full shoulders, Remove the existing spans, Widen Rt … Continued
- A Win for Maryland’s Critical Areas Law (12/11/2025) - On Friday, December 5th, the Queen Anne’s County Circuit Court decisively ruled in favor of environmental organizations in a 30-year dispute involving the Chesterhaven Beach development proposal on Kent Island. The 101-acre property, which had been proposed for the … Continued
- National Stormwater Day (11/10/2025) - The first annual National Stormwater Day is scheduled for November 16, 2025. This designation recognizes that increasingly stronger storms and development can negatively affect the environment, the economy, and public safety. And without an explicit recognition of potential damages from … Continued
- Summer Fun (8/11/2025) - The Corsica River and the streams that feed it are part of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources water trail system. At the Centreville wharf, one can launch a kayak or canoe to explore up to 8 miles of trails … Continued
- 2025 Corsica River Conservancy Update (4/9/2025) - CRC members and friends of the Corsica River: We need your awareness and engagement more than ever as our watershed becomes an increasing focus of growth and development. That prospective growth is clearly evident in the Town of Centreville’s recently … Continued
- Time to Weigh In to the Maryland General Assembly (3/8/2025) - The General Assembly is approaching its halfway point for 2025, the time at which bills crossover between the House and the Senate. Only those bills that pass each house cross to the other. Bills that do not cross are done … Continued
- Following the 2025 General Assembly (2/17/2025) - Each year, CRC tracks legislation introduced and moving through Maryland’s General Assembly to identify those topics that could affect the Corsica watershed. Some are direct, for example, septic system regulations and grant funding opportunities, and some are indirect, such as … Continued
- Maryland’s Department of Agriculture Agroforestry Support Programs (2/3/2025) - Maryland’s agricultural sector continues to be one of the major sources of nutrient run off into the state’s streams and rivers. More widespread expansion of best practices on farmland is key to decreasing this runoff and its subsequent damage. In … Continued
