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COASTKEEPER photo album - the good, the bad, and the ugly.

January 12, 2010:  New aerial photographs taken Jan. 9, 2010 of Perdue's Hudson Farms facility, Berlin, MD by Kathy Phillips, Assateague COASTKEEPER

Flight courtesy of
LIGHTHAWK.             

Media Alert:  If you would like high res versions of these images, please contact the Assateague COASTKEEPER    or call Kathy Phillips at  443-235-2014

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December 11,2009:  Aerial photographs taken of Hudson Farms, Berlin, MD by Kathy Phillips, Assateague COASTKEEPER

Flight courtesy of
LIGHTHAWK.             

Media Alert:  If you would like high res versions of these images, please contact the Assateague COASTKEPER    or call Kathy Phillips at  443-235-2014


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February 2008:  Gateway Grand Condominium - "The Dirtiest Construction Site in Ocean City, MD" - MDE ignores complaints from COASTKEEPER and allows continued sediment pollution to our coastal bays. 


2.16" rainfall on Feb. 13, 2008 resulted in major sediment plumes off the Gateway Grand Condominium construction site.
Developer had ignored COASTKEEPER's requests to obey the laws of the State of Maryland!

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During months of December 2007 and January 2008 the COASTKEEPER documented possible violations and reported them to Maryland Department of Environment. 
MDE did not issue citations or fines.


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More from the COASTKEEPER's patrols.....
volunteer Pilot Hugh Horning
Patrol by air, over the watershed, fall 2007
Sometimes, the boat is not enough.  Organizations like LightHawk provide free air patrol services
to the WATERKEEPER Alliance

A delicate balancing act for the coastal bays
Improperly stored chicken manure on the St Martin River.


ALL PHOTOS AND VIDEO ON THIS WEBSITE ARE THE PROPERTY OF ASSATEAGUE COASTAL TRUST, INC AND MAY NOT BE COPIED, DUPLICATED, OR USED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ASSATEAGUE COASTAL TRUST, INC.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos are by Kathy Phillips,
Assateague COASTKEEPER







Assateague COASTKEEPER
Assateague Coastal Trust
www.ActForBays.org
PO Box 731
Berlin, MD 21811
443-235-2014
coastkeeper@actforbays.org

www.WATERKEEPER.org

Report pollution problems or concerns to: coastkeeper@actforbays.org or 443-235-2014



All content copyright A.C.T. 2009