Harford County Master Watershed Stewards Academy Graduates Seven in Class of 2020

by harford | @ | November 30, 2021 11:36 am

Harford County Master Watershed Stewards celebrate their graduation. Pictured from left, back row: Laura Coste’, Harford County Watershed Protection & Restoration Office; Ariel Woodworth, Port Deposit; Sabra Kurth, Havre de Grace; Nathan Armstrong, Havre de Grace; Sarah Reed, Forest Hill; Christine Buckley, Harford County Watershed Protection & Restoration Office; Michele Dobson, Harford County Watershed Protection & Restoration Office; front row: Linda Secor, Bel Air; Amy Wolff, Darlington; Mary Beth O’Bryan, Forest Hill; Kelsey Brooks, University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension Program.

Seven citizens dedicated to improving the health of local streams graduated on November 9, 2021 from the Harford County Master Watershed Stewards Academy, a program developed by Harford’s Watershed Protection and Restoration Office in cooperation with the University of Maryland Sea Grant Extension Office.

Master watershed stewards are trained community leaders who identify pollutants, educate their neighbors about stream health, and take actions to reduce human impacts on water quality.

Participants in the Harford County program were chosen following an application and interview process announced in August 2019. Classes were held at Harford Community College in Bel Air; the program included local fieldtrips and class projects. Graduation was delayed due to the pandemic.

More information about the program is online at https://www.harfordcountymd.gov/2459/Watershed-Stewards-Academy.