July 20, 2009 - s Chesapeake is a coalition of 16 independent waterkeeper programs whose goal is to protect and restore the Chesapeake and coastal bays and their tributaries. Kathy Phillips, ACT's very own Coastkeeper is one of those Waterkeepers. The following article, published in Maryland Life (August 2009), is an interview with Riverkeeper Fred Tutman, who protects the Patuxent River. Read the full article to find out how Fred works to protect the river, and how Kathy works to protect our local bodies of water (page 5 of the article); the Isle of Wight Bay, Assawoman Bay, Newport Bay, and Chincoteague Bay. To get involved as a citizen volunteer, visit our Get The Dirt Out website, to see how you can help.