Police teach trash security importance
The Annapolis Police Department will present a program, "Trash Intelligence," at 7 p.m. Thursday at Heritage Baptist Church, 1740 Forest Drive, Annapolis.
Billy Davis, operations security program manager for the Defense Information Systems Agency, a joint Department of Defense agency, will show residents how their trash can be used against them.
He will describe how criminals can go through trash containers looking for personal information and interests.
He will also point out that tons of wastepaper are shipped overseas daily for recycling, spreading the potential for identity theft and other crimes.
Information: 410-263-6680.
Leopold announces better water access
The Anne Arundel County Department of Recreation and Parks has an initiative to help give residents easier access to county waterways, County Executive John R. Leopold announced.
The Car Top Boat Launch Site brochure identifies areas that offer canoe and kayak launch sites.
The guide includes a county map that indicates each launch site, plus nearby fishing spots and points of interest.
Once three future sites are completed, residents will have access to every major waterway in the county.
In addition, the county has partnered with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission in Prince George's County to complete the Patuxent Water Trail, which is also shown on the launch site guide.
The water trail starts just below Route 50, and goes past the Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary and beyond.
Information: 410-222-7317.
South River Federation names new riverkeeper
The South River Federation board of directors has named Diana Muller the new riverkeeper for the South River.
The organization's mission is to protect the water quality and resources of the South River.
Muller, who has 11 years experience in water quality monitoring and analysis, will check water samples and work with businesses and the community to clean up and preserve the South River.
A native of Washington state, she has a bachelor's degree in chemistry and marine biology from Evergreen State College.
Upon moving to Selby-on-the-Bay a year ago, Muller started a neighborhood-based water quality monitoring program and helped get a grant for a living shoreline project.
