Habitat Enhancement &
Green Stormwater Management

Project Elements

Complements the FEMA Project - Hybrid Flood Mitigation Project with living shoreline designed for flood protection.
NFWF grant funded project will focus on habitat benefits of the living shoreline and design of Green Stormwater Management that discharges to living shoreline area.
Habitats may include -marsh, rosk sill, oysters, submerged aquatic vegetation, protected open water, and pocket beaches

Maximize restoration of fish and wildlife habitat of the living shore project design.
Maintain and enhance the habitat benefits of the living shoreline by capturing and treating stormwater before it discharges to the Choptank River.
Engage stakeholders in design of the ecological, environmental, & recreational features.
Ensure that the project methodology and planning process is transferable and scalable.

Removal of human-made or caused fish passage barriers.
Restoration of eroded shoreline using bioengineering techniques. Bioengineering is a method of construction using live plants alone or combined with dead or inorganic materials, to produce living, functioning systems to prevent erosion, control sediment, and provide habitat.
Placement of structures that benefit naturally reproducing fish stocks.
Restoration of submerged aquatic vegetation and native oysters.