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WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden appointed the following individuals to serve in key regional leadership roles at the United States Department
Poplar Island to continue receiving dredged sediment January 29, 2021, posted by Zlatan Hrvacevic The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District completed construction of the Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project lateral expansion Jan. 20, 2021, providing 575 additional acres, including four new wetland cells and one large upland cell. The project is now able to accept dredged material associated with the approach channels to the Port of Baltimore until around 2032. In 2007, Congress authorized an expansion of the project’s footprint to a...
Maritime Activity Reports, Inc. (Photo: The Maryland Port Administration) The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are marking a milestone of environmental stewardship this month on the landmark restoration of Poplar Island near Talbot County. Simultaneously, the agencies are advancing plans for their next partnership using dredged materials to preserve and protect Maryland’s waterways: the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration. Since 1998, Poplar Island has been Maryland’s primary site for reu...