We will hold the first of our monthly shoreline cleanups at Chapel Point State Park, 8160 Pisces Rd., Port Tobacco MD 20677, on Saturday, May 27, from 10:00 am to noon. We will provide bags, gloves, water, and snacks. Come out to enjoy the park and help make our river more beautiful.
Summer is here, and Port Tobacco Green Drinks (Happy Hour) is moving to the Port Tobacco Restaurant, 7536 Shirley Blvd., Port Tobacco MD 20677. We will be there Thursday, May 25, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Check out the new menu at http://www.porttobaccorestaurant.com
Come learn what PTRC has been up to, make new friends, and just have fun. Hope to see you there!
Green Drinks (Happy Hour) is Tuesday, March 28, at 6:00 p.m. at the Blue Dog Saloon, 7940 Port Tobacco Rd, Port Tobacco MD 20677. Come enjoy Blue Dog Happy Hour Specials, learn what PTRC has been up to, make new friends, and just have fun. Hope to see you there!
The 29th Annual Potomac River Cleanup is on Saturday, April 8, 2017. We will be at Chapel Point State Park, 8160 Pisces Rd, Port Tobacco MD 20677, from 9 a.m. to noon. We will supply bags, gloves, drinking water and snacks. Please come join us to have fun and to help make our river more beautiful.
PTRC’s next public meeting on Thursday, March 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Historic Port Tobacco Courthouse, 8430 Commerce Street, Port Tobacco MD 20677, will feature an all-star line-up of trash busters:
Light refreshments will definitely not be trashy. We will offer complimentary beer, wine, and soft drinks served by Kaley, our professional bartender, as well as delicious snacks. For more information, contact us at 301 934-2025 or ptrc@porttobaccoriver.org.
The event is free and open to the public. Hope to see you there!
Join PTRC and Peace Lutheran Church as member Don Zimmer describes his research on the ship True Blue, which he began when he discovered an announcement in the August 16, 1759, edition of The Maryland Gazette announcing the ship’s arrival in Nanjemoy carrying 350 Gold Coast slaves. What became of the captured and kidnapped people aboard the ship, and what can we learn about those who brought them to Maryland? The whole story of the True Blue is a difficult and complicated one, filled with people who have left their mark in history.
The program is free and open to the public.
Original oil painting by Don Zimmer.
Step away from your devices and join us for an actual conversation. The next Port Tobacco Green Drinks will be at the Blue Dog Saloon, 7940 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco MD 20677, on Tuesday starting at 6:00 pm. Come enjoy Blue Dog Happy Hour Specials, learn what PTRC has been up to, make new friends, and just have fun.
Hope to see you there!
There is so much to share with you about the Port Tobacco River Conservancy as 2016 comes to a close. As you know, protecting and preserving our watershed continues to be our goal, along with providing educational and community outreach programs. Let us share with you some of this year’s highlights.
Requirements at the state and local level for cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay leave many tasks still to be completed. We remain committed to working with the County to take advantage of these opportunities for achieving success.
We are again asking for your generous support as we continue to move forward with our mission. You can donate online using the PayPal button on the sidebar, or by mail to PO Box 104, Port Tobacco MD 20677-0104.
We extend our many thanks and best wishes for the New Year to you all.
On Friday, February 10, 2017, the Port Tobacco River Conservancy will be holding its second annual ChocolateFest!
Join us from 7 to 11 pm at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees (3090 Crain Hwy, Waldorf), for a night filled with fun, romance, and chocolate. Bid on beautiful items in our silent auction, try your luck gambling with real money, and enjoy the company and conversation of fellow PTRC supporters as we dance the night away to wonderful music by local musicians GrooveSpan.
Tickets are only $45 per person, $400 for a table of 10, and all proceeds go directly to our work of protecting and restoring the Port Tobacco River and its watershed. Each ticket includes a free glass of wine, beer, or non-alcoholic drink and heavy hors d’oeuvres. This year’s menu will include:
Tickets are on sale now! Buy your tickets online or by mail at P.O. Box 104, Port Tobacco, MD 20677. For more information, please contact us at 301.934.2025 or email PTRC@PortTobaccoRiver.org.
We are very pleased to have Tina Wilson as the newest member of the PTRC Board of Directors. Tina joined the Board on January 7.
Tina is a lifelong resident of Charles County. She grew up on a small farm along Neale Sound near Cobb Island, where she nurtured her love of the water. After attending college on the eastern shore, she pursued a career in the Army, retiring in 2005. She served as a logistics officer on a variety of assignments, including at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, and in Stuttgart, Germany, and Skopje, Macedonia. She is a veteran of Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Several of Tina’s assignments involved providing water to villagers as part of humanitarian support, and this work brought home to her the importance of clean water and how so many take it for granted.
Upon retiring from the service, she renewed her love of boating and moved to Port Tobacco. While on a boating trip to Chapel Point, she learned of the dangers of a high bacteria count in the river from fellow boaters, which lead her to join the PTRC. Monitoring the river provides wonderful opportunities to see the watershed in ways many locals don’t get to see. Once you have muddied your boots and collected a few samples, the river as well as many of its contributing streams is no longer just a feature you drive by and take for granted; you begin to take ownership of it. It is Tina’s hope that many more people will become members of the PTRC and learn to better appreciate the Port Tobacco River. In addition to being a member of the Board of Directors, Tina serves as PTRC’s Water Monitoring Coordinator.
PTRC has signed on to a letter written by the Smarter Growth Alliance for Charles County (SGACC) to Mr. Steve Ball, Director of the County’s Department of Planning and Growth Management, commenting on a study the County is conducting of the area in the vicinity of the Maryland Airport, a privately-owned, public use airport in western Charles County. The letter recommends conservation of the area due to its ecological sensitivity as well as public safety concerns with residential development in proximity to the airport.
SGACC Letter on Maryland Airport Land Use Study