Since 2000, the Aquarium, partnering with the Fish and Widlife Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Friends of Eastern Neck, has restored more than 11 acres of wetland habitat, demonstrating the beneficial use of dredge material. The wetland is progressing well toward a natural marsh function.
Topographic monitoring has revealed some loss of material along the seaward edge of the site and some gain in elevation toward the back of the site, resulting in some loss of plants at the edge and burial of plants in the region of material gain.
In 2009, the Aquarium returned to Eastern Neck to restore additional wetland habitat at Hail Point, an isthmus that separates the Chester River and Hail Creek. The Maryland Department of National Resources regards Hail Point as one of the five best waterfowl habitats in Maryland.
» View a slideshow of photos from the Hail Cove Shoreline Restoration event here.
» View a slideshow of photos from past Eastern Neck Wildlife Refuge events here.
Due to work conditions associated with marsh waterfront features, the minimum age for restoration events is 10 years.
