The USACE Baltimore District recently hosted guests from the Embassy of the Netherlands in the United States from across the infrastructure and water management disciplines for a tour of its Poplar Island project in the Chesapeake Bay off Maryland’s Talbot County.
“ By beneficially re-using dredged material from the Port of Baltimore approach channels, Poplar Island restores a once-vanishing island ecosystem – and keeps this vital waterway open for business ,” USACE said.
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At completion, Poplar Island will be half upland and half wetlands.
Uplands will consist of forest, shrubs, meadows and freshwater ponds, all of which will support high quality habitat for a variety of wildlife species.
The wetlands, a combination of tidal low and high marshes, will provide habitat for a wide range of animals including, fish, shrimp, crabs, diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin), shorebirds, wading birds and mammals.
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The USACE Baltimore District recently hosted guests from the Embassy of the Netherlands in the United States from across the infrastructure and water management disciplines for a tour of its Poplar Island project in the Chesapeake Bay off Maryland’s Talbot County. “By beneficially re-using dredged m
