CompletedCompleted
Gum Point Road Living Shoreline
Rip rap removed and replaced with a sill and restored marsh, enhancing habitat while reducing nutrient impact.
Ongoing · Ongoing
Ilia Fehrer Nature Preserve
430 acres of headwater woodland acquired and restored, owned by Worcester County and managed by MCBP.
Newport
The work
What's happening here
Protecting headwaters — the lands and water at the top of a watershed — is one of the most cost-effective ways to protect water quality downstream.
Holly Grove swamp, the headwaters of Ayres Creek, contains hundreds of acres of contiguous woodland and is the last large contiguous woodland remaining adjacent to Ocean City. MCBP, Worcester County and the state of Maryland worked together to acquire and restore the 430-acre preserve on Assateague Road. The property is owned by Worcester County and managed by MCBP.
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More restoration work
- Completed2014
Bishopville Dam Fish Passageway
Removal of a dam that blocked alewife and blueback herring from reaching their spawning areas.
Ongoing2009–presentSkimmer Island Rebuild
A severely eroded bay island rebuilt with dredged sand to hold colonial waterbird nesting habitat.
Support the bays
Become a member of the Coastal Bays Foundation
Your contribution goes toward protecting the watershed, its habitat and its wildlife — monitoring crews on the water, marsh replanted at eroding shorelines, and students in the field. The Maryland Coastal Bays Program Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit; all donations are tax deductible.