Tagged Stories: "erosion"
Restoration project revives a beachfront at Franklin Point State Park
May 19, 2026Maryland DNR partnered with the Arundel Rivers Federation to install a living shoreline
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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
Read storyArtificial 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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