Spoil to Splendor: A Story Spoil to Splendor: A Story of Chesapeake Bay Island of Chesapeake Bay Island Restoration Restoration Presented by Presented by Christopher P. Guy, Christopher P. Guy, Peter C. McGowan Peter C. McGowan And And Robbie Callahan Robbie Callahan U.S Fish and Wildlife U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office Chesapeake Bay Field Office Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland
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Spoil to Splendor: A Story of Spoil to Splendor: A Story of Chesapeake Bay Island RestorationChesapeake Bay Island Restoration
Presented by Presented by
Christopher P. Guy,Christopher P. Guy,
Peter C. McGowanPeter C. McGowan
And And
Robbie CallahanRobbie Callahan
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Chesapeake Bay Field OfficeChesapeake Bay Field Office
Annapolis, MarylandAnnapolis, Maryland
The Paul S. Sarbanes Ecological Restoration Project at The Paul S. Sarbanes Ecological Restoration Project at Poplar Island, Talbot County MarylandPoplar Island, Talbot County Maryland
PartnersPartners● U.S Army Corps of Engineers*U.S Army Corps of Engineers*
● ● Maryland Port Authority*Maryland Port Authority*
● ● Maryland Dept. Of Natural ResourcesMaryland Dept. Of Natural Resources
* Principal funding organizations/project * Principal funding organizations/project management management
● ● University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland
● ● Ohio UniversityOhio University
● ● USGSUSGS
● ● NOAANOAA
● ● USFWSUSFWS
What is Poplar Island?What is Poplar Island?
A 27 year, 700 million dollar A 27 year, 700 million dollar beneficial use beneficial use of dredged material project. Accepting clean of dredged material project. Accepting clean material from Baltimore approach channels material from Baltimore approach channels to restore island habitat to the Chesapeake to restore island habitat to the Chesapeake Bay.Bay.
●● Loss of island and wetland habitat as well as Loss of island and wetland habitat as well as culturally significant areas throughout culturally significant areas throughout Chesapeake Bay due to erosion and sea level Chesapeake Bay due to erosion and sea level rise.rise.
●● Placement site for maintenance dredging Placement site for maintenance dredging materialmaterial
Why Bother?Why Bother?
So Where Is It Anyway?So Where Is It Anyway?
●● 34 Nautical miles 34 Nautical miles south of Baltimore, south of Baltimore, MarylandMaryland
● ● 17 miles SSE of 17 miles SSE of Annapolis, Annapolis, MarylandMaryland
● ● 30 miles east of 30 miles east of Washington D.CWashington D.C.
Tilghman Island Tilghman Island 1934-Picture 1934-Picture provided by the provided by the Smithsonian Smithsonian InstitutionInstitution
● ● Create bare/sparsely vegetated islands within the Create bare/sparsely vegetated islands within the restored marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds restored marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds (terns, black skimmers, oyster catcher etc.)(terns, black skimmers, oyster catcher etc.)
● ● Create/enhance vegetated islands within the restore Create/enhance vegetated islands within the restore marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds (egrets, marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds (egrets, herons, black duck, etc.)herons, black duck, etc.)
Island AerialsIsland Aerials
September 2009September 20091998 (Pre-construction)1998 (Pre-construction)
● ● Predator/nuisance species control (gulls, great horned Predator/nuisance species control (gulls, great horned owl,owl, mute swan, fox, muskrat,) and surveillance.mute swan, fox, muskrat,) and surveillance.
● ● Monitoring (wildlife, wetland, and SAV).Monitoring (wildlife, wetland, and SAV).