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Spoil to Splendor: A Story of Chesapeake Bay Island Restoration. Presented by Christopher P. Guy, Peter C. McGowan And Robbie Callahan U.S Fish and Wildlife Service Chesapeake Bay Field Office Annapolis, Maryland. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Spoil to Splendor: A Story of Spoil to Splendor: A Story of Chesapeake Bay Island RestorationChesapeake Bay Island Restoration
Presented by Presented by
Christopher P. Guy,Christopher P. Guy,
Peter C. McGowanPeter C. McGowan
And And
Robbie CallahanRobbie Callahan
U.S Fish and Wildlife Service U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
Chesapeake Bay Field OfficeChesapeake Bay Field Office
Annapolis, MarylandAnnapolis, Maryland
The Paul S. Sarbanes Ecological Restoration Project at The Paul S. Sarbanes Ecological Restoration Project at Poplar Island, Talbot County MarylandPoplar Island, Talbot County Maryland
PartnersPartners● U.S Army Corps of Engineers*U.S Army Corps of Engineers*
● ● Maryland Port Authority*Maryland Port Authority*
● ● Maryland Environmental Service*Maryland Environmental Service*
● ● Maryland Geological SurveyMaryland Geological Survey
● ● Maryland Dept. EnvironmentMaryland Dept. Environment
● ● Maryland Dept. Of Natural ResourcesMaryland Dept. Of Natural Resources
* Principal funding organizations/project * Principal funding organizations/project management management
● ● University of MarylandUniversity of Maryland
● ● Ohio UniversityOhio University
● ● USGSUSGS
● ● NOAANOAA
● ● USFWSUSFWS
What is Poplar Island?What is Poplar Island?
A 27 year, 700 million dollar A 27 year, 700 million dollar beneficial use beneficial use of dredged material project. Accepting clean of dredged material project. Accepting clean material from Baltimore approach channels material from Baltimore approach channels to restore island habitat to the Chesapeake to restore island habitat to the Chesapeake Bay.Bay.
●● Loss of island and wetland habitat as well as Loss of island and wetland habitat as well as culturally significant areas throughout culturally significant areas throughout Chesapeake Bay due to erosion and sea level Chesapeake Bay due to erosion and sea level rise.rise.
●● Placement site for maintenance dredging Placement site for maintenance dredging materialmaterial
Why Bother?Why Bother?
So Where Is It Anyway?So Where Is It Anyway?
●● 34 Nautical miles 34 Nautical miles south of Baltimore, south of Baltimore, MarylandMaryland
● ● 17 miles SSE of 17 miles SSE of Annapolis, Annapolis, MarylandMaryland
● ● 30 miles east of 30 miles east of Washington D.CWashington D.C.
Tilghman Island Tilghman Island 1934-Picture 1934-Picture provided by the provided by the Smithsonian Smithsonian InstitutionInstitution
Poplar IslandPoplar Island
N
1847: >1100 acres1847: >1100 acres
Design FeaturesDesign Features
● ● 1,140 acres (50% wetlands/50% uplands); 1847 1,140 acres (50% wetlands/50% uplands); 1847
● ● 570 acres of marsh (80% low marsh/20% high 570 acres of marsh (80% low marsh/20% high marsh)marsh)
● ● 40 mcy capacity (25 mcy at present)40 mcy capacity (25 mcy at present)
WetlandsWetlands
UplandsUplands
North
Project Restoration Goals:Project Restoration Goals:
● ● Create remote and diverse island habitat Create remote and diverse island habitat
● ● Restore quiescent water habitat in Poplar Harbor Restore quiescent water habitat in Poplar Harbor to promote submerged aquatic vegetation recoveryto promote submerged aquatic vegetation recovery
● ● Create/enhance tidal wetlands to provide fish and Create/enhance tidal wetlands to provide fish and wildlife habitat wildlife habitat
Project Restoration Goals:Project Restoration Goals:
● ● Create bare/sparsely vegetated islands within the Create bare/sparsely vegetated islands within the restored marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds restored marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds (terns, black skimmers, oyster catcher etc.)(terns, black skimmers, oyster catcher etc.)
● ● Create/enhance vegetated islands within the restore Create/enhance vegetated islands within the restore marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds (egrets, marshes to provide nesting habitat for birds (egrets, herons, black duck, etc.)herons, black duck, etc.)
Island AerialsIsland Aerials
September 2009September 20091998 (Pre-construction)1998 (Pre-construction)
Wildlife Management Activities Wildlife Management Activities
● ● Disease responseDisease response
● ● Predator/nuisance species control (gulls, great horned Predator/nuisance species control (gulls, great horned owl,owl, mute swan, fox, muskrat,) and surveillance.mute swan, fox, muskrat,) and surveillance.
● ● Monitoring (wildlife, wetland, and SAV).Monitoring (wildlife, wetland, and SAV).
Wildlife Management Activities Wildlife Management Activities
● ● Habitat enhancement (shrub plantings, Christmas Habitat enhancement (shrub plantings, Christmas trees, and snags).trees, and snags).
● ● Nesting structures installation (osprey, tree swallows Nesting structures installation (osprey, tree swallows etc).etc).
● ● Develop wildlife management plan.Develop wildlife management plan.
Wildlife Disease ResponseWildlife Disease Response
• Avian BotulismAvian Botulism
• SteatitisSteatitis
• Avian Paramyxovirus (Newcastle Disease)Avian Paramyxovirus (Newcastle Disease)
Wildlife Disease ResponseWildlife Disease Response
Predator/Nuisance Predator/Nuisance Species ControlSpecies Control
Habitat EnhancementHabitat Enhancement
Nest Box/StructuresNest Box/Structures
Avian MonitoringAvian Monitoring
OspreyOspreySnowy Snowy egretegret
Double-crested cormorantDouble-crested cormorantLeast and Common ternsLeast and Common terns
● ● Estimating areal Estimating areal coverage by coverage by speciesspecies
● ● Measuring stem Measuring stem heightsheights
● ● Species diversitySpecies diversity
Wetland Wetland MonitoringMonitoring
Marsh Restoration ProgressionMarsh Restoration ProgressionMAY JUNE JULY
AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER
Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Submerged Aquatic Vegetation MonitoringMonitoring
““POP”ular DestinationPOP”ular Destination
Red-winged BlackbirdRed-winged Blackbird
Great Blue HeronGreat Blue Heron
WilletWillet Tree SwallowTree Swallow
Snowy EgretSnowy Egret Black Skimmer
GullsGulls
American AvocetAmerican AvocetSandpiperSandpiper
Questions ???Questions ???