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  1. Recent Stories

Tagged Stories: "erosion"

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Maryland’s watermen navigate challenges old and new during the COVID-19 pandemic

August 13, 2020

A photo essay explores the communities that work the Bay

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Portrait of an Island Part I: What used to be home

June 20, 2018

Like its neighbor Holland Island, Deal Island is fighting the tides

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Getting the perfect soft-shell on Tangier Island

March 30, 2018

Tangier Island’s crabbing tradition is facing multiple threats

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Military installations on the front lines of coastal protection

August 1, 2017

Air 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, 2014

Scientists explain shoreline protection at the Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge.

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An uncertain future for Tangier watermen

December 20, 2012

Sea-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, 2012

Restoring 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, 2012

The 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, 2012

Biologists collect discarded Christmas trees to build bird nesting habitat on a restored island in the Chesapeake Bay.

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Maryland farmers to plant record cover crop acreage in 2011

August 17, 2011

More than 1,700 Md. farmers will plant 550,000 acres of winter grains this fall through the state's Cover Crop Program.

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