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Tagged Stories: "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers"

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Chesapeake Stewardship Partnership News Restoration Spotlight Travel, Recreation and Culture Watershed Science Wildlife

Federal agencies working in the Chesapeake commit to take action against climate change

April 28, 2022

Proposed activities highlight vulnerable communities, wildlife and threatened habitats in the region

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Increased budget will increase restoration

December 30, 2019

Additional $12 million in Bay Program budget will be spread throughout the watershed

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Local governments encouraged to review, respond to Army Corps of Engineers Chesapeake Bay Plan

June 18, 2018

Comments being accepted on the draft comprehensive plan until July 16

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Clean Water Rule clarifies protections for streams, wetlands

May 28, 2015

New rule protects seasonal streams and wetlands, preserves all existing exemptions

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Proposal clarifies Clean Water Act protections for seasonal streams

March 27, 2014

The new rule would protect streams and wetlands and preserve existing agricultural exemptions.

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Fossilized oyster shells from Gulf Coast will restore reefs in Maryland waters

December 17, 2013

The state has partnered with CSX to transport shell to Baltimore.

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Maryland partners plant more than 600 million oysters in the Chesapeake Bay

October 10, 2012

This marks the largest restoration effort the watershed has ever seen.

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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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