The Clean Water Pod

Season 2, Episode 5:

The Power of Partnership in Maryland’s Choptank River Watershed

Join podcast host Jeff Berckes to explore the Clean Water Act!

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The Choptank Wetlands Preserve on the Choptank River in Easton, Maryland. Photo by Matt Rath, Chesapeake Bay Program.

In the Choptank River watershed, located in Delaware and Maryland, a multi-stakeholder collaborative works to improve water quality by developing locally driven projects that benefit the community and the environment. In this episode of the “Clean Water Pod” podcast, listeners will learn about the unique approach and successes of the Envision the Choptank partnership.

About our guests:


Joanna Ogburn is the principal and founder of JBO Conservation, LLC and serves as the coordinator of the Envision the Choptank partnership.


Leslie Grunden is the assistant director of planning with the Caroline County Maryland Department of Planning and Codes. As a partner in Envision the Choptank, she helps develop and implement water quality projects that mutually benefit waterways and communities in the Choptank Watershed.



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About the Clean Water Pod

Through perspectives and stories from across the country, the “Clean Water Pod” explores the challenges and successes of restoring and protecting water quality. Season two of the podcast focuses on nutrient related success stories.


This podcast is funded by a grant through the U.S. EPA and produced by Flip the Field and NEIWPCC.

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