NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):
Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed Grants
Project Title: Community-Based Shoreline Restoration in the South River (MD)
Organization:
Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Inc.
Project ID:
0603.22.075265
Description:

Identify, design, and permit a living shoreline project in the Harness Creek sub-watershed of the South River along Quiet Waters Park (Park) in Anne Arundel County. Project will project will target up to 500 linear feet of eroding shoreline and will incorporate a living oyster reef breakwater in the structural design to directly enhance critical habitat for oysters, fish, and invertebrates while mitigating shoreline erosion and marsh loss.

Award Amount:
$63158.01
Location:
Quiet Waters Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland