Chesapeake Bay
“In the early 1990s, an effort was initiated by the Port of Baltimore,
the Army Corps of Engineers and the Maryland Environmental Service to use
material dredged from shipping channels of the upper Bay to rebuild Poplar
Island near Talbot County, MD. At four miles long, the restored 1140 acre site
approximates the 1847 outline of Poplar Island, which was renowned for its
waterfowl, terrapins, fish and crabs. Construction began in 1998 and is
expected to continue until 2020. When complete, the island will be equally
divided between tidal marsh and upland, and will provide habitat for a variety
of migratory and resident wildlife.”
~Center for Environmental Science: University of Maryland
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