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  • July

    An aerial view of a coastal marsh shows a dirt road running alongside a narrow channel of water. The landscape is a mix of green and brown marsh grasses, interspersed with larger bodies of water, under a cloudy sky.

    From Dredge to Delta: USACE, Partners Restore Roughly 70 Acres of Wetlands at Deal Island Wildlife Management Area

    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, project to restore degraded wetlands at the Deal Island Wildlife Management Area has reached completion, turning eroding marsh into critical nesting habitat for threatened bird species while keeping the Wicomico River open for commercial navigation.

  • August

    The Saltmarsh Sparrow, pictured here at Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Massachusetts, is another threatened bird that is anticipated to use Deal Island as migratory bird habitat. (Audubon photo by Frank Lehman)

    From the Wicomico River to Deal Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and several local, state and federal agencies have been partnering up to find a new placement site on the eastern shore of Maryland for material dredged from the Wicomico River. After extensive research and evaluation, USACE and partners agreed on the Deal Island Wildlife Management Area in Somerset County to hold the material and also provide beneficial long-term environmental benefits.