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Kirsten Hower

Digital Advocacy and Outreach Manager

A native Marylander, Kirsten Hower has called the Bay watershed home for decades. She is currently CBF’s digital advocacy and outreach manager, spending much of her time engaging advocates and providing useful tools to assist them in contacting their elected officials about critical Bay issues.

Outside of office hours, you’ll find Kirsten reading, wandering around art museums, or hiking along the Potomac River with her dog.

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  • A randering shows garden beds and people enjoying the garden drawn over a vacant Crownsville State Hospital.
    Blog Story

    The Future of Crownsville State Hospital as a Center for Nature and Healing

    Originally opened as a mental hospital for the Black community, Crownsville State Hospital became, by many accounts, a house of horrors that experimented on and abused patients. But a brighter future awaits now that the state has handed over the 544-acre property to Anne Arundel County.

    AUG 01 2025 Kirsten Hower
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    Five Ways We’re Advocating for the Bay in 2025

    Despite a shift in the political landscape this year, we’re committed as ever to fighting for the Bay in 2025.

    JAN 16 2025 Kirsten Hower

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