2001 Reporter

Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin

January/February

  • ICPRB Continues Focus on Partnerships in 2001
  • Chairman’s Report
  • Town Creek Watershed Groups Meet, Plans Shared
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Citizens and Government Officials Meet to Discuss DC Swap Status
  • Give the River Half a Day
  • New Commissioner Appointed

March/April

  • 4,000 Volunteers Clean Watershed
  • Future of Metro Water Supply Studied
  • Metro Area Water Supply Prepared for Dry Summer; Use of Storage More Likely
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Groups Celebrate Five Years of Potomac, Arakawa Friendship
  • Japanese Walkers Enjoy Potomac Trek
  • Steiner Leaves ICPRB

May/June

  • Shad Returning to Upper Potomac
  • Tidal Potomac Shows Improvement, but More Needed
  • Distance Swimmers Cross Potomac to Raise Awareness, Funds
  • Citizens Canoe Monocacy, Discuss Current River Issues
  • Kids, Families Gather to Fish and Learn About Potomac Issues
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Experience the Potomac

July/August

  • Stocking of River Herring Continues
  • Potomac Unusually Cloudy; Fishing a Challenge This Summer
  • Diversity Growing in Potomac
  • River Critters: Can You Name This Potomac Denizen?
  • Watching the River Flow
  • W.Va. Monitors South Branch Potomac
  • ICPRB, ARBC To Launch New Campaign
  • Potomac Calendar

September/October

  • Potomac in Washington Closed to Traffic After Attack
  • Maintaining a Focus: Message from Executive Director Hoffman
  • EPA Moves to Allay Drinking Water Concerns
  • Companies Seek Permits for Power Plant Construction Along Potomac
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Potomac Shoreline to be Preserved
  • Bryozoa Revealed
  • Potomac Calendar

November/December

  • ICPRB Biologists Survey Pennsylvania Streams
  • Md. Advisory Warns About Eating Fish
  • ICPRB Units Evolve to Meet Changing Demands
  • Striped Bass Reproduction Excellent in Bay, Near Average for Potomac
  • Watching the River Flow
  • Shad Returning to Potomac in Record Numbers
  • Annual Potomac Cleanup Set for April 6; New Sites Needed
  • Pa. Hosts February Nutrient, Sediment Forum