ShoreRivers

10/16/2026

📸 Calling all photographers and river lovers!

Capture what you love about our local waterways and enter ShoreRivers’ 2026 Photo Contest! From peaceful views and wildlife to moments spent actively enjoying our waterways, share your perspective on the Eastern Shore’s natural beauty.

Submit up to four photos taken within ShoreRivers’ watersheds for a chance to have your work featured in publications, online, and at events — with credit to you, of course!

Submissions are due October 31. To find contest rules and submission details, visit shorerivers.org/photo-contest

10/14/2026

We’ve got some exciting news — ShoreRivers just expanded our kayak fleet with 12 brand new kayaks!

Kayaks are an essential tool for so much of what we do at ShoreRivers. From taking community members on guided paddles and getting students out on the water, to being a vehicle for monitoring SAV beds and removing invasive water chestnut, our kayaks help us connect people with our waterway. We’re so excited to put these new kayaks to use and create more opportunities to get our communities out on the rivers we work to protect.

Thank you to Molly's Place Sporting Goods for helping us get our new fleet ready for its next adventure!

10/12/2026

Today is National Farmers Day and ShoreRivers would like to take a moment to thank all of the farmers that work with us to install best management and river-friendly practices on their land. From wetlands, to tree and grass buffers, to tile drainage, we're grateful to all of our partners who invest in projects to reduce the sediments and nutrients that reach our waterways.

We appreciate all that you do for our communities!

10/11/2026

Just in time for fall planting, the University of Maryland Extension Service has published their Maryland Native Plant Guide for the Coastal Plain Region, available in print and a free downloadable PDF version.

This helpful guide is tailored to our unique growing conditions right here on the Eastern Shore, and contains information on establishing, growing, and maintaining a garden or creating habitat. The guide features information about each of the plants native to our region, as well as lots of lists, including deer-resistant plants, plants by growing condition, native substitutions for invasive plants, and much more. Click the link and check it out!

10/10/2026

The Langford Watershed Alliance wants to hear from you about the issues facing your communities, like stormwater flooding, shoreline erosion, failing septic systems, and elevated levels of bacteria in the water.

Join our Town Hall on Monday, October 19, to provide your input, share resources, and explore solutions together. Learn more at the link below.

The Langford Watershed Alliance (LWA) is a partnership of local organizations working to improve water quality, ecological health, and community quality of life in the Langford Creek watershed (if you are unsure of the watershed extent, here is a watershed boundary map where you can search your

10/09/2026

Did you consult our Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria results this summer? We want to hear from you!

We are proud to bring you this program each year, and hope the data we’ve shared has helped you make informed decisions about interacting with our waterways. We’d appreciate if you could take a brief survey to tell us about your experience interacting with the program this summer — your input helps us refine and improve Swimmable ShoreRivers to ensure we’re bringing you the most useful, and reliable, information. Take the survey now using the link below.

Thanks for following along with the Swimmable ShoreRivers bacteria monitoring program this season. This short survey will take less than three minutes and will help us improve our testing and communication so that more people can enjoy clean, safe rivers. Your feedback matters — let’s make next ...

10/08/2026

Next Friday (October 16), we invite you to join Adkins Arboretum and ShoreRivers staff for a guided walking tour in downtown Chestertown highlighting vibrant native gardens that create habitat for people, pollinators, and public art. These garden spaces were envisioned with and for the community, and they showcase great ideas you can bring home.

A presentation of the Ecological Landscaping Speaker Series & Native Garden Tours

10/08/2026

Don’t forget to submit your photos! 📷

ShoreRivers is running our annual contest through October 31, so snap a picture and send it our way! Your photo could be seen across the Eastern Shore — contest photos are featured in ShoreRivers’ print and digital publications as well as at our events, which collectively reach thousands of people each year.

shorerivers.org/photo-contest