AAC Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration

We were excited to participate in a ribbon cutting at the Lake Marion restoration project yesterday afternoon. cbsnews.com/baltimore/vide…

Anne Arundel County, with partners, developed a Feasibility Study to assess impacts and mitigation strategies relating to sea level rise along the Deale-Shady Side Peninsula. View the report here: aacounty.org/.../sea-level-…

⚠️ Serious flash flood threat later today. ⏰ 3–9p is prime time for repeated rounds of torrential storms. 🌧️ Rainfall rates may hit 3”/hr 🛑 Evening commute could be dangerous. 📱 Details: cwg.live Pictured: Rain forecast (localized amounts could be higher/lower)

📰: Horseshoe Crab Spawning Migration Arriving in Maryland Thousands of horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) have begun landing on Maryland’s shores for what is believed to be the world’s oldest wildlife migration. news.maryland.gov/dnr/2025/05/16…

The recently constructed Lake Waterford stormwater wetland project will capture runoff before it gets to the headwaters of the Magothy River.

Earlier today at Quiet Waters Park, @AAWPRP held informational sessions for employees. There were presentations on everything from sea level rise to stormwater management, as well as team-building exercises like a beaver dam construction competition. #DPWandYOU

Check out this great video on the restoration of Cattail Creek produced by @MarylandDNR. youtu.be/xndTFT1zq08

- Why are #beavers so good at engineering ecosystems? - When did they first start doing it? - Do they really help with floods, droughts, AND wildfires? Get answers to these Q's and more in a new peer-reviewed review article I wrote with @ecohydro_gal! doi.org/10.1146/annure…

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A comparison of Wisconsin's occupied bald eagle nests in 1974 and 2019. The increase is attributed to the Clean Water Act

Anne Arundel County River Days Festivals are expanding to 5 waterfront locations this summer! Registration will open tomorrow at noon for the first festival on June 29th at Smithsonian Environmental Research Center! Don't miss out on the fun, mark your calendars today!

The MD Board of Public Works has approved CBF’s donation of Holly Beach Farm to @MarylandDNR. It will be transferred to DNR for future protection, restoration, and access. cbf.org/news-media/new…

Happy #WorldWetlandsDay! 💧 Covering <1% of the earth's surface, wetlands contain nearly 12% of all biodiversity - and beavers can help supercharge these habitats. A study by @StirUni found the number of species in beaver-created wetlands was 50% greater than in other wetlands!

"Sixth-graders from Severna Park, Severn River and Magothy River middle schools got to envision a future as scientists, engineers and environmental stewards during a hands-on project this fall." severnaparkvoice.com/stories/chesap…?

We're excited to announce that one of our projects - the Kyle Point Living Shoreline, on the Severn River - recently won a "Best Restored Shore" award from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association. Read more about it here: asbpa.org/about-us/award…

🔔 Fellowship Opportunity 🔔 Join us as a #fellow to be a part of leading research on oyster reef restoration outcomes in the #ChesBay and its tributaries. Deadline: Nov. 1 #oysters #reef #restoration #fellowship [serc.si.edu/fellowships]

"We provide the first unequivocal evidence that beaver dams facilitate the abundance and diversity of small mammals." New research from the @Uniwersytet_GD has found that beaver dams are havens for small mammals! Read the full paper here 👇 buff.ly/48EnHpg

At one time beavers numbered in the hundreds of millions. But their fur proved valuable enough to trappers that the North American beaver population dropped to near-extinction levels. Now, the plucky rodents have made a comeback. cbsn.ws/3Rlp4Tx

Breaking news, SAV spotted in the Sagamore Way Tributary! The @AACountyGovt Bureau of Watershed Protection and Restoration found submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) growing in the pools of the Sagamore Way Stream Restoration in Pasadena, MD.