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We are the oldest organization dedicated to the preservation of a river in America and are Anne Arundel County's largest and oldest civic group. We want you as a member. Your support gives voice & strength to your community, your watershed and your river, so please join and make a difference! Consider joining at higher-levels, for the satisfaction of supporting a good cause. All membership donations are fully tax deductible since SRA is a 501(c)(3) tax exmpt organization. You may join as an individual, as an organization or as a community association if qualified:

  Person Organization
Regular $ 25 $ 55
Patron $ 50 $125
Benefactor $125 $200
 Or mail a check to the address below.

Please also click on this fill-in form so that we'll have your contact info, your priorities for influencing SRA action in the future, and so that we may keep you informed of events and meetings. This is the best way to become active personally!

Click below to make a donation in any amount to help with SRA's action programs, also fully tax deductable.

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Or mail a check to:
The Severn River Association    
P.O. Box 146
Annapolis, MD 21404-0146

The President's letter regarding memberships follows below.

         

THE SEVERN RIVER ASSOCIATION

BOX 146 • ANNAPOLIS, MD 21404 • severnriver.org 
tel: 443.569.3556      Skype: severn.river.association

November 2009

Dear Fellow Watershed Resident:


The Severn River continues to suffer mightily from too many impacts that we have created. I say we, because there is too much stormwater runoff from our homes and neighborhoods, carrying sediment, pollutants, and bacteria into the river and Chesapeake Bay. It’s time to take individual responsibility for the amount that each of us contributes to this runoff, which is causing the dead zones in the Severn, severely challenging aquatic life, and reducing the River’s attraction for swimming and recreation.


The Severn River Association is leading the way to help residents reduce their environmental impact on our watershed. SRA has organized major spring cleanups for the last four years to remove tires, old junk, and trash from creeks feeding the Severn. Most recently, we have recruited over 250 volunteers to grow oyster spat at their piers, as part of a major effort to restore oyster reefs
on the River. We continue to use our monthly meetings to feature speakers demonstrating techniques for reducing bacteria, nitrogen, sediment and other harmful substances that are carried by stormwater runoff into the River.


Upcoming presentations will include:


• RainScaping as a technique to reduce stormwater runoff
• Gardening techniques to make your yard more Bay friendly
• Community efforts to capture stormwater runoff
• Reducing runoff from large parking areas

 

This is a call for individuals and communities to join our effort. Officially, this is the annual request to renew your dues, and especially for all communities and neighborhood associations in the Severn River Watershed to join the SRA in 2010.


Won’t you support us by sending in your dues and indicating how you can help us next year? We need your participation, so we can make progress towards restoring our river to its official designation as a Scenic River. The newly simplified dues schedule means that you may join either as an Individual or as an Organization, and select whether you want to be a Regular, Patron, or Benefactor Member. Benefits of being a Patron or Benefactor are admission for your guest to the annual June dinner meeting, and special recognition.


The dues are:

  Person Organization
Regular $ 25 $ 55
Patron $ 50 $ 125
Benefactor $ 125 $ 200


Again, please join the SRA in 2010 and support the restoration of our wonderful Severn River. And I look forward to hearing how you can help your river.


Bob Whitcomb
President, Severn River Association

 

(Revised Jan 2010)