Howard County’s stormwater management program ensures that stormwater is treated and managed, and also maintains our storm drains, underground pipes, ponds, and streams.

The website has a list of opportunities to get involved and things you can do at home to improve water quality.

The Howard County Watershed Stewards Academy is a training program to empower residents to improve the water quality of local streams. Stewards become community leaders in reducing harmful effects of polluted stormwater running off into our streams.

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The Patapsco Heritage Greenway’s mission is to preserve, protect, interpret and restore the environment, history and culture of the Patapsco River Valley.

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They have family-friendly educational programs, festivals, recreational adventures and cultural arts activities.  They need volunteers for everything from leading nature hikes to removing invasives to doing stream cleanup.

Our Mission: To conserve, protect and replenish Maryland’s longest and deepest intrastate waterway.  Through strategic advocacy, restoration and education, our goal is long-term sustainability for the ecosystem of the entire Patuxent River basin and the people who rely on its future.

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Volunteers are needed for everything from office work to research projects to water quality monitoring and stream cleanup.