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Lower Gunpowder Seven Oaks Assessment 20221025

Sci-Tech

Surveyors studying erosion along Lower Gunpowder in Seven Oaks environmental protection area

Posted on October 25, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—County surveyors are surveying the Lower Gunpowder tributary at the Seven Oaks environmental protection area, Councilman David Marks reported on Tuesday morning. Currently, surveyors are merely assessing conditions. “This area was targeted for study due to the number and extent of headcuts – spots of extreme streambed erosion – that are impacting the network of tributaries within the environmental …

Police/Fire

Police: Missing hiker last seen at Pot Rocks

Posted on August 13, 2022August 14, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: Police say Tyler has been located. Original story below… ——- KINGSVILLE, MD—Police in Baltimore County say a missing hiker was last seen in Kingsville. Tyler Fitts, 24, is 5’10” tall and weighs 160 pounds. He was last seen at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday evening at Big Gunpowder Falls State Park off of Belair Road walking back from Pot …

Health, Police/Fire

Hazmat crews responding after boat sinks in Gunpowder River

Posted on July 18, 2022July 18, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

JOPPA, MD—Hazmat crews are responding after a boat sank in the Gunpowder River in Joppa on Monday. The incident was reported at just after 12 p.m. (noon) on July 18th. The boat reportedly sank in the area of Bridge Drive in Joppa and is leaking fuel, which prompted a hazmat response. There has been no word on any injuries. Motorists …

Police/Fire

Water rescue in progress on Gunpowder River

Posted on May 7, 2022May 7, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

UPDATE: The make has been rescued and is being evaluated by EMS personnel. Original story below… ——— FALLSTON, MD—Crews on the scene of a swiftwater rescue in the Fallston area. At just after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, units responded to the Gunpowder River in the Harford Road area for reports of a male clinging to a kayak in the river. …

Family, Sci-Tech

Maryland DNR dedicates Baltimore County trail area to local conservationist

Posted on April 29, 2022April 28, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has dedicated a portion of the Gunpowder North Trail in memory of Jim Gracie, trout fisherman and stream restoration advocate who died in 2020. A ceremony at Gunpowder Falls State Park was attended by his wife, Jane Gracie, numerous current and former state officials, and others in the fishing and conservation communities. A …

Education, Entertainment, Events, Family, Sci-Tech

BCPS student-led Tributary Festival to benefit Chesapeake Bay Foundation to be held this weekend

Posted on September 21, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—For the second year, a music festival organized by a Baltimore County Public Schools student to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, will be held this weekend. The Tributary Festival, a music festival initiated and coordinated by Towson High School junior Reed Spaulding, will be held on Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 2:00 – 6:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum …

Education, Entertainment, Events, Family, Sci-Tech

BCPS student organizing music festival to benefit Chesapeake Bay Foundation

Posted on July 8, 2021September 21, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

TOWSON, MD—Reed Spaulding, a rising junior at Towson High School, is organizing The Tributary Festival, a music festival to benefit the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Originally scheduled for last spring, the festival was postponed due the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival will now be held on Sunday, September 26, 2020 from 2:00 – 6:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Museum of Industry. The …

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Police/Fire

Rescue in progress at Pot Rocks

Posted on June 27, 2021June 28, 2021 by Chris Montcalmo

KINGSVILLE, MD—Emergency crews are on the scene a Sunday evening rescue at a popular Kingsville swimming hole. At just after 7 p.m., paramedics responded to Pot Rocks at Gunpowder Falls State Park. The White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reports that an ATV, engine, and utility unit are attempting to rescue a male with a broken leg in the Gunpowder River. …