47abc July 13, 2021 MARYLAND – U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen are requesting almost $11.2 million for projects on the Eastern Shore for Fiscal Year 2022. They say those projects will be geared towards infrastructure, job development, and environmental conservation. In Dorchester County, $5 million dollars would go towards restoration projects at the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, if the money is approved. Fish and Wildlife Services is currently working on a project to restore between 800 and 1,000 acres of marsh. They say they would use thin layer placement, living shorelines, invasive species control, and other management strategies to protect the land.