Bernie Fowler, (born Clyde Bernard Fowler), is a former Maryland State Senator and County Commissioner from Calvert County, Maryland. Calvert County is a County located in the US state of Maryland. Fowler is best known for his advocacy for the cleanup of the Patuxent River, the largest river to be found entirely within the State of Maryland. The Patuxent River is a Tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland.
Prior to being elected to public office, Fowler was an avid fisherman who would wade into the Patuxent River and make note of the clarity of the water. The Patuxent River is a Tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. After noticing the clarity of the water slowly diminishing, Fowler chose to run for Calvert County Commissioner in 1970 and make the health of the Patuxent River a key issue. After serving over a decade as county commissioner, Fowler was elected to the Maryland Senate, where he remained in until his retirement from public office in the mid 1990s. Maryland State Senate is the Upper house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U
Fowler, as an early-1970s Calvert County Commissioner, led the way in a lawsuit filed by downriver Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's counties against upriver counties. The lawsuit forced the state, the upriver counties, and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to enact pollution control measures. The 1985 total of 200,000 tons of sediment reaching the Chesapeake Bay annually was reduced to 130,000 by 2004. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. The Patuxent River is a rarity among Chesapeake watersheds in that most of its harmful phosphorus and nitrogen nutrient overloads come from its ever-increasing areas of urban runoff, and less from its other two largest contributors, point sources (industrial, sewage, etc. ) and the declining agricultural areas.
Each June at Broomes Island, Maryland, Fowler holds a "wade-in" into the Patuxent River at Broomes Island, where he and others will walk into the waters of the Patuxent River until their feet are no longer visible. Broomes Island, Maryland is a small waterfront community in Calvert County Maryland, USA, on the Patuxent River. Fowler does the annual tradition in order to bring awareness to the water clarity levels of the Patuxent River. In recent years, the "wade-in" has become a noteworthy public event, with numerous public officials joining Fowler in the walk, including Maryland Governors Martin O'Malley and Robert Ehrlich, Democratic Party congressional majority leader Steny Hoyer and U. Martin Joseph O'Malley (born January 18 1963) is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as the 61st For the Entrepreneur and Businessman, see Robert Ehrlich. Robert Leroy "Bob" Ehrlich Jr The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Steny Hamilton Hoyer (born June 14, 1939) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland's S Senator Barbara Mikulski. Barbara Ann Mikulski (born July 20, 1936) is an American Politician of the Democratic Party, and the senior Senator The "wade-in" has been an annual tradition since 1988.
In 1994, Fowler was named as the candidate for Maryland lieutenant governor under State Senator "American Joe" Miedusiewski during the 1994 Democratic primary gubernatorial election. A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction (However, the party's nomination and eventually the governor's seat would go to Parris Glendening that year. Parris Nelson Glendening (born June 11, 1942) a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 59th Governor of Maryland in the )
In 1997, U. S. EPA Administrator Carol Browner declared "Bernie Fowler Day" in recognition of Fowler's lifelong efforts to clean up the Patuxent River. Carol M Browner (born December 16 1955) served as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Clinton Administration in
In 1998, a laboratory building at Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Maryland was dedicated in Bernie Fowler's honor. The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is a marine science laboratory on the Chesapeake Bay in Solomons Maryland, and it is the oldest state-supported marine laboratory Solomons is a community and Census-designated place (CDP in Calvert County, Maryland, United States.
Fowler currently lives in the community of Dares Beach, Maryland near Prince Frederick, Maryland. Dares Beach is a small residential community located in Calvert County Maryland. Prince Frederick is a Census-designated place (CDP in Calvert County, Maryland, United States, not to be confused with the incorporated and
References
Martin, Sandra (June 11-17, 1998), “Bernie's Big Day”, New Bay Times (New Bay Enterprises) Volume VI Number 23, <http://www.bayweekly.com/year98/lead6_23.html>. Retrieved on 14 December 2007
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