By NEIL SCHWARTZ Sullivan Cove, on the Severn River, is a protected cove with one of the last ecosystems of its kind on the Severn, and perhaps anywhere in the state. People have been enjoying this spot's natural beauty for centuries. It has a stand of Atlantic white cedars and natural bogs.

By Rona Kobell, The Baltimore Sun Apr. 4--The scenic rivers around Annapolis, where generations of Marylanders have crabbed and fished, are among the most polluted in the state, researchers said yesterday.