November Wader Wash Volunteer Training

Help fight the spread of the invasive diatom Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo: or Rock Snot).

Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER® manages 10 stations on Big Gunpowder Falls to help keep Didymo from spreading to other water bodies. Fisherfolk and other users wading in the river are encouraged to wash and scrub their boots and waders after they exit the river to kill any hitchhiking diatoms so they cannot become established in the next stream those waders are used in.

Volunteers will be trained on emptying, cleaning, refilling the wader wash basins, and documenting their servicing to better protect the watershed from this invasive species. Volunteers will provide critical capacity to Gunpowder RIVERKEEPER®: we literally cannot do it without your support.

Grab a ticket to come learn how you can support the local waters by donating an hour or less of your time at whichever or however many of the wader wash stations are convenient for you, however often you can do it (~montlhy if you're the only one doing your station).

Wader Wash Stations are located on Big Gunpowder Falls at the following access points:

Sparks Bank Nature Center (1200 Sparks Road)

TCB Trail Mile Lot 2 (Phoenix Road and TCB Trail)

15512 Home Road

Monkton Station

Big Falls Road @ Gupowderfalls Trail Parking

17910 York Rd, Parkton, MD 21120

Bunker Hill Road (North of the River @ "Down the Hill Water Bench")

Masemore Road @ Masemore Water Trail

And at both flyfishing / deerhunting access parking lots on Big Falls Road

Remember: each hour you donate gives us the equivalent of $35. Make an impact without digging into your wallet: plus you get to spend some time at some really nice spots along the Big Gunpowder Falls.