ShoreRivers to Honor Choptank Scientist Tom Fisher at Its Nov. 8 Rendezvous in Easton

EASTON, MARYLAND — ShoreRivers will present its 2026 Award for Environmental Stewardship to Dr. Tom Fisher, a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, at its annual Rendezvous on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the Talbot Country Club in Easton.

The gathering runs from 1 to 4 p.m. at the club, 6142 Country Club Drive. ShoreRivers said guests will find seasonal fare and an open bar at a venue overlooking Trippe Creek, along with a silent auction and a chance to raise their paddles in support of healthier waterways. Sponsorships and general tickets are available through the group.

The group said proceeds underwrite ShoreRivers' focus on science-based advocacy, restoration, education and engagement for the rivers of the Eastern Shore.

ShoreRivers described Fisher as a longtime supporter and collaborator with the group and with Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy, and as an influential academic voice behind its science-based approach to advocacy and restoration. His work studying agricultural land use on the Eastern Shore, specifically in the Choptank River watershed, "has led to a greater understanding of how conservationists and farmers must work together to improve the health of our precious waterways," the group said.

The center's online directory lists Fisher as professor emeritus at its Horn Point Laboratory in Cambridge. His profile says his primary interest is how land use and human activities on land influence the water quality of streams that drain the land, and that his second interest is the effect of freshwater streams and rivers on estuaries and the coastal zone.