MIDDLE RIVER, MD – The Bowleys Quarters Marine Emergency Team rescued a lost kayaker earlier this week. On Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at about 6:45 p.m., the unit received word that a kayaker had been missing for over 4 hours. Based on last known location information provided by the caller, a search of the Gunpowder River in the area of […]
UPDATE: The stranded individual has been rescued with no injuries reported. Original story below… —— Emergency personnel are performing a Thursday evening water rescue along the Gunpowder River. At just after 5 p.m., the White Marsh Volunteer Fire Company reported that crews were searching the river between Belair Road and Philadelphia Road after receiving a report for an overturned kayak […]
The Maryland Natural Resources Police are attempting to locate the owner of a kayak that was found in the Gunpowder River. The yellow Cobra Tandem was found in Harford County’s Joppatowne Canal on Tuesday morning. The kayak did not have any registration numbers on it. The rightful owner is asked to call MDNRP at 410-260-8888.
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks announced on Thursday that construction will begin on June 1st on a project to improve the tributary of the Lower Gunpowder River between Pinedale Drive and Klausmier Roads. Contractors hired by Baltimore County will restore approximately 2,500 linear feet of degraded stream using Natural Design Techniques. “Over the past two decades, Baltimore County has focused […]
The state is investigating the deaths of nearly 6,000 fish in Baltimore County waterways this month. The Maryland Department of the Environment says the dead fish were spotted in local waterways, including the Gunpowder River and Bird River. MDE spokesperson Jay Apperson says that preliminary results would seem to indicate that algae-created toxins are the probable cause. The fish kill […]
UPDATE: The stream restoration project is now underway. Original story below… —— Councilman David Marks announced on Monday that the county will hold a community meeting to discuss the final stages of the stream restoration project in the lower Seven Courts Drive area of Perry Hall. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Monday, November 21, 2016, at the […]
UPDATE, 9/14/2016, 2:30 p.m. – Authorities say that the missing boater was found alive on another crabber’s boat. Original story below… —– Crews are searching the water on Tuesday afternoon after an unoccupied boat was found in Chase. At just after 1 p.m., crews responded to the Gunpowder River on the area of Iron Point Road. An unoccupied vessel had […]
Baltimore County Councilman David Marks on Monday announced that he would recommend that 18 acres of state-owned property along Interstate-95 near the Gunpowder River be zoned as Neighborhood Commons, or open space. The land straddles I-95 and bisects Forge Road and Bangert and Bush Streets. Councilman Marks will recommend that the residential land in this area be zoned DR 1H, […]