Our Watersheds

SRLT works in the Severn, South, West/Rhode, and Patuxent River watersheds in Anne Arundel County.

Just Released Report on 2010 South River Greenway Activities!

What is the South River Greenway?

The South River Greenway is a public/private partnership to preserve land in the headwaters of the South River. A portion of the preserved land will be privately held and a portion will provide passive recreation opportunities such as hiking on publicly-owned natural areas. The Greenway is roughly bounded by General's Highway on the east, Rt. 3 on the north, Davidsonville Rd. on the west, and Rt. 50 on the south. The heart of the Greenway is a wooded 630-acre parcel that has been acquired by Anne Arundel County for use as a public park with hiking trails. This park is known as the Bacon Ridge Natural Area.

The South River Greenway includes two of the largest forested tracts remaining in Anne Arundel County. One hundred miles of streams in four distinct watersheds (Bacon Ridge Branch, Broad Creek, North River, Tarnans Branch) flow through the Greenway into the South River. Land use includes farms, subdivisions extensive wetlands, and several thousand acres of undisturbed forests which provide vital protection to the South River, and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.

The South River Greenway project has components of land protection, habitat assessment, habitat restoration, and community outreach.

More about the SRG:

Why is the Greenway Important?

Why is the Greenway Vulnerable and can it be preserved?

Habitat Assessment

Habitat Restoration

Bacon Ridge Natural Area

Project Timeline

Partners

Patuxent River

SRLT is currently developing a plan to expand its outreach activities along the Patuxent River. We will be joining with a number of partners to hold a landowner workshop at the Patuxent Wildlife Refuge on April 9, 2011. Additional details will be available soon.

SRLT has found the Patuxent Riverkeeper organization to be a great source of information about the river. See http://www.paxriverkeeper.org

West/Rhode River

SRLT just received a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to expand our outreach activities in the West/Rhode River watershed. We hope to bring our South River Greenway model to this watershed. A preliminary map of special properties in the area has been completed and we have held the first of many planned meetings with community leaders to find out how and where we can be helpful. Additional details will be available soon.

SRLT has found the West/Rhode Riverkeeper organization to be a great source of information about the watershed. See http://westrhoderiverkeeper.org

Severn River

SRLT was originally founded as the Severn River Land Trust and we hold a wide variety of easements in the watershed. We are preparing a report on the current status of our work in this area and hope to form a new Severn Watershed Committee this summer.

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