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Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Aug. 17, 2023 | 4:01

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, employees visit Barren Island, located in Dorchester County, Maryland, during a media engagement, Aug. 17, 2023. Barren Island is part of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration Project, which includes restoration of 2,072 acres of lost remote island habitat on James Island and 72 acres of remote island habitat on Barren Island. The project is focused on restoring/expanding island habitat to provide hundreds of acres of wetland and terrestrial habitat for fish, shellfish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and mammals through the beneficial use of dredged material. (U.S. Army video by David J. Adams)