Q & A With Retired Maryland State Senator Bernie Fowler
Sen. Fowler has been working to clean up Maryland waterways for many years, particularly his beloved Patuxent River. He is perhaps most well-known for popularizing the 'wade in' event designed to engage people in water quality issues.
The basic idea behind the wade-in event is to don white tennis shows and walk into the water until you can't see your shoes anymore. Historically you could have waded all the way up to your chest in any of the states' rivers, but in recent decades you're toes are likely to disapear as the water rises just above your knees. Patch: How did you come up with the idea for the wade-in event originally? Fowler: Back in the late '60s, early '70s there were some of us that had worked in water and knew how things ought to be and we knew there was a transition taking place that was not good. I began to panic because I loved the river, my father worked the river, my brothers worked the river, my grandfather, my great grandfather, and on what was a …
Susan Cochran
8:56 pm on Friday, June 17, 2011
Very good article. Wonderful day. My husband and I did the wade in and eating--next year we will paddle. more ›