Second Annual Wade-In
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June
7, 2003 8:15am Tucker Street Come
join us to see how far into Weems Creek we can go and still see our
feet! This fun, less-than-scientific
wade-in will be repeated at all of the Annapolis creeks. After getting our reading at Weems Creek,
we’ll meet other waders at the Annapolis Maritime Museum in Eastport to
compare numbers. |
Burnell
Vincent, Gretchen Clift, Steve Carr, Eileen McLellan, and Corinne Reed-Miller
at the Wade in on June 8, 2002. |
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Volunteers
needed to help restore Spa Creek shoreline during workshop in Truxtun Park on
Saturday,
June 7, from 2 - 5 p.m.
Sponsored
by Chesapeake Bay Foundation, City of Annapolis, and the Annapolis
Environmental Commission
Volunteers are needed to help
correct a severe urban watershed runoff situation along Spa Creek in Truxtun Park
during a restoration event on Saturday,
June 7, from 2-5 p.m.
Volunteers will join representatives from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the
Severn River Association, the City of Annapolis and other environmental
partners to restore 1,500 linear feet of Spa Creek shoreline and plant marsh
grasses in the city-owned public park. The event is part of the 3rd annual, hands-on
restoration workshop for shoreline landowners. Participants will also learn about shoreline restoration
design and permitting requirements. A listing of native plant nurseries and
restoration material suppliers will be distributed. The Spa Creek restoration
project also will serve as a much-needed demonstration project for other
waterfront property owners who want to secure their shorelines, while enhancing
habitat and water quality.
Designed and created by CBF’s
Maryland Restoration Scientist, Rob Schnabel, the newly created marsh at
Truxtun Park will continue to improve the water quality and wildlife habitat by
catching sediment and filtering nutrients and serving as food and cover for
wildlife. In March, during the first phase of the project volunteers, including
the Maryland Conservation Corps and Americorps, stabilized the shoreline using
coconut fiber logs, also called biologs. In just two days, the
volunteers installed 75, 20-foot-long, 300-pound logs, anchored them to the
shoreline with hardwood stakes, and then tied them down with rope. By June, the
logs will have trapped enough sediment from the 35-foot, steep eroding banks to
prepare the area for planting with marsh grasses and native shrubs. Over time,
the logs will biodegrade, leaving behind a vegetated marsh to protect the
eroded bank and provide fish and wildlife habitat.
The City of Annapolis received a
grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and is partnering with
CBF, the Severn River Association and four other organizations to complete the
project.
Help plant 1,500
linear feet of shoreline and learn how to install coconut fiber logs
properly. This is a hands-on and “wet feet” workshop for anyone who wants
to learn Bay-friendly shoreline restoration techniques. We’ll plant marsh
grasses and shrubs and visit the newly constructed restoration project on-site.
Design and permitting processes will also be covered. Wear old clothes and tie
shoes that can get wet and muddy. All equipment and refreshments provided.
Please contact Marcy Damon at
(443) 482-2156 or email at mdamon@cbf.org
to RSVP and for further information.