Gunpowder Valley Conservancy

Saturday Sept. 16th: Join us for a canoe trip on the Gunpowder River at Days Cove

On Saturday September 16th from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy will host a guided canoe trip through Days Cove in southeastern Baltimore County near the point where [Big] Gunpowder Falls and Little Gunpowder Falls converge.

Advance registration is required by September 8th and availability is limited. To register, fill out the Registration form (Word document here) and the Waiver form (Word doc here) by September 8th, and mail them to:

Gunpowder Valley Conservancy
18 Aigburth Rd.
Towson, MD 21286

After the canoe trip – which is appropriate for beginners -- a lunch will be provided. There will also be a presentation on the history and ecology of the Days Cove area.

Participants will gather at 10:00 a.m. at the Day's Cove visitor center located on Days Cove Road in southeastern Baltimore County.  Canoes will be provided.

The canoe trip will last approximately two hours followed by lunch on the terrace at the visitor center and a talk on the history and ecology of the Days Cove area.

A $30 donation per person is requested to cover the cost.  Parking is available at the Visitor Center.

Notes: Rain date to be determined. Canoe trip pending sufficient water levels.

Photo from a previous GVC canoe trip:

Harford Co. Council

The Harford County Councilmen who represent the Gunpowder watershed area are (from north to south):

District D - Councilman Lance Miller
District B - Councilwoman Veronica "Roni" Chenowith
District A - Councilman Dion Guthrie

Carroll Co. town gov'ts

Mayor and Town Council of Hampstead
Mayor and Town Council of Manchester

U.S. Congress

The congressmen who represent the Gunpowder watershed area are (from north to south, roughly):

District 6 - Roscoe Bartlett
District 1 - Wayne Gilchrest
District 3 - Ben Cardin (soon to be John Sarbanes)
District 2 - Dutch Ruppersberger

MD House

The Maryland state delegates whose districts overlap with the Gunpowder watershed are (roughly from north to south):

District 5A - Carroll County: Manchester and Hampstead areas in eastern Carroll County
Del. Tanya Thornton Shewell and Del. Nancy Stocksdale.

District 5B - northern Baltimore County (Prettyboy, Monkton, Parkton, Whitehall, and Jacksonville areas in northern Baltimore County).
Del. Wade Kach.

District 35A - Harford County (Bel Air area and parts north, up to Pennsylvania).
Del. Barry Glassman and Del. Joanne Parrott.

District 42 - Baltimore County (Towson, Luthervile, Timonium areas).
Del. Susan Aumann, Del. William Frank, and Del. John Trueschler.

District 7 - Baltimore County & Harford County (Cockeysville, Loch Raven, White Marsh & Kingsville areas and the part of Harford County southwest of Bel Air).
Del. Richard Impallaria, Del. J. B. Jennings, and Del. Patrick McDonough.

District 8 - Baltimore County (Perry Hall area).
Del. Joseph C. Boteler III, Del. Eric  Bromwell, and Del.  John Cluster, Jr.

District 34A - Harford County (Aberdeen Proving Ground area)
Del. Mary-Dulany James and Del. Sherly Davis Kohl.

District 6 -  Baltimore County (a small bit of the Gunpowder watershed near Middle River).
Del. Joseph (Sonny) Minnick, Del. John Olszewski Jr., and Del. Warren Miller.

 

 

MD House

Maryland state delegates who represent the Gunpowder area are (from north to south and west to east, roughly) are:

MD Senate

The senators whose districts overlap with the watershed are (from north to south and west to east):

Sen. Larry Haines - District 5 - Baltimore Co. & Carroll County: Manchester and Hampstead areas in eastern Carroll County and Prettyboy, Monkton, Parkton, Whitehall, and Jacksonville areas in northern Baltimore County).

Sen. Robert Hooper - District District 35 (Bel Air area and parts north, up to Pennsylvania).

Sen. Jim Brochin - District 42: Baltimore County (Towson, Luthervile, Timonium areas)

Sen. Andy Harris - District 7: Baltimore County & Harford County (Cockeysville, Loch Raven, White Marsh & Kingsville areas and part of Harford County southeast of Bel Air)

Sen. Katherine Klausmeier - District 8: Baltimore County (Perry Hall area)

Sen. Nancy Jacobs - District 34: Harford County (Aberdeen Proving Ground area)

Sen. Norman Stone - District 6: Baltimore County (a small bit of the watershed near Middle River)

Baltimore Co. Council

The Baltimore County Councilmen whose districts overlap the Gunpowder watershed (from north to south) are:

District 3 - Bryan McIntyre
District 5 - Vince Gardina
District 6 - Joseph Bartenfelder
District 7 - John Olszewski