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MARYLAND COASTAL RESTORATION
In 2013, Maryland used dredged river sediment to rebuild Battery Island to about 11 acres; crews planted about 60,000 native plants as the island was restoredIn 2013, Maryland utilized dredged river sediment to restore Battery Island to provide new habitat for wildlife. The U.S. Army Corps of Eng...- In 2016, researchers restored 452 meters of Maryland's Muddy Creek with woodchips, sand and gravel. 2 years later, monitoring found suspended sediment fell 73.8%, improving stream functionMuddy Creek is a tributary of the Rhode River and flows through the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, an important site for ecolog...
- In 1982, Delaware’s former tanker was built for a life at sea carrying oil. 44 years later, the vessel was deliberately sunk off Delaware’s coast, beginning a second life as an artificial reef for marine speciesThe Calcasieu Pass vessel, constructed in 1982 for oil operations, has made a remarkable transition to become a key component of Delaware's...
- 30 million oysters are being dumped into US's Chesapeake Bay in a race to save America's largest estuaryMillions of baby oysters are being planted in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists hope this effort will revive one of America's most important w...
- Chile in the 1970s planted millions of Monterey pine and eucalyptus trees for timber, but scientists now say many native forests have been replaced, while streams and wildlife have declinedChile's biodiversity hotspot has witnessed a dramatic native forest decline since 1960, replaced by fast-growing pine plantations. Driven b...
- Californians brace for flooding in areas torched by wildfires as freezing rain, snow aim for OregonHeavy rain from an atmospheric river is hitting California, causing flooding risks in wildfire-ravaged areas. Portland and other cities are...
- Why the US rejoining the Paris climate accord matters at home and abroad- 5 scholars explainThe agreement was never a threat. Its removal by the Trump administration was theater - or swagger. There will be temptation to hearken bac...
- 'Catastrophic' Florence buffets US east coast"Catastrophic effects will be felt." Federal emergency management officials warned that Florence -- while weakening slightly -- remains a "...
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