Tagged Stories: "erosion"
With conservation, a 12th-generation Maryland family holds on to its historic property
June 23, 2025The Tilghman family uses living shorelines to combat erosion
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Maryland’s watermen navigate challenges old and new during the COVID-19 pandemic
August 13, 2020A photo essay explores the communities that work the Bay
Portrait of an Island Part I: What used to be home
June 20, 2018Like its neighbor Holland Island, Deal Island is fighting the tides
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Getting the perfect soft-shell on Tangier Island
March 30, 2018Tangier Island’s crabbing tradition is facing multiple threats
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Military installations on the front lines of coastal protection
August 1, 2017Air Force, Navy show that shoreline restoration benefits more than wildlife
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Artificial reefs slow erosion, build habitat on Chester River
July 14, 2014Scientists explain shoreline protection at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge.
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An uncertain future for Tangier watermen
December 20, 2012Sea-level rise, sinking land and strong storms threaten this disappearing island in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Restoring streams in Washington, D.C.
May 31, 2012Restoring Watts Branch reduced pollution, brought back wildlife and gave the community a sense of pride.
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Watershed Wednesday: Friends of Dyke Marsh (Alexandria, Va.)
March 14, 2012The nonprofit Friends of Dyke Marsh helps preserve, restore and celebrate this rare Potomac River ecosystem.
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Building a home for birds on Maryland’s Poplar Island
March 8, 2012Biologists collect discarded Christmas trees to build bird nesting habitat on a restored island in the Chesapeake Bay.
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