Virtual Living Shoreline Public Education Session
The City of Cambridge through the Make Cambridge Resilient Initiative invited the public to a virtual living shoreline education session on December 10, 2025 to learn about living shorelines from the experts at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and the University of Maryland, Center for Environmental Sciences at Horn Point Laboratory.
This session was recorded and is available to watch on the Make Cambridge Resilient YouTube channel. To view the video, click the YouTube link below. ​​​
The virtual living shoreline public education presentations are also available to review, by clicking the button below. ​​​
As climate projects elsewhere falter,
Maryland town forges ahead
December 3, 2025 by Jeremy Cox, Bay Journal
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Cambridge, Maryland, is moving ahead with a plan to reduce flooding even as similar climate projects in other places are being delayed or canceled. The town, which floods more often due to rising sea levels and higher tides, is planning a mix of natural and built solutions — including raised roads, a low protective barrier, and living shorelines — to help keep water out of neighborhoods. While some federal funding is still uncertain, city leaders and researchers believe the project is essential to protecting homes, streets, and the local economy for the future.
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Jeremy Cox with the Bay Journal and Larry White, Project Manager of the Make Cambridge Resilient Initiative discuss the project. To read the article, click the button below.
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Model Earthen Berm
The purpose of this model earthen berm was to visually display a portion of the flood mitigation project in the Long Wharf area, as requested by the community. The model dimensions were those within the draft flood mitigation project design. The height of the model berm, which was the same height within the draft flood mitigation project design allowed the community to get a sense of their viewshed post construction.
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PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENTS & MEETING NOTES
The August 10th Open House & Listening Session was the first in a series of public meetings scheduled to further explore flood risk reduction solutions.
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CAMBRIDGE SHORELINE RESILIENCE PLAN - OPEN HOUSE & LISTENING SESSION
Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Time: 6:00-8:00 PM
Location: Dorchester Center for the Arts, 321 High St, Cambridge, MD 21613
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GREAT MARSH AREA PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 29, 2021
Time: 5:00-6:30 PM
Location: Gerry Boyle Park Pavilion A, Cambridge, MD 21613
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CAMBRIDGE CREEK PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 29, 2021
Time: 7:00-8:30 PM
Location: WHCP Community Radio Community Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
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CITY MARINA PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 30, 2021
Time: 4:30-6:00 PM
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
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WEST END PUBLIC MEETING
Date: September 30, 2021
Time: 6:30-8:00 PM
Location: Cambridge Yacht Club Meeting Room, Cambridge, MD 21613
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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING
Date: October 25, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Commission Chambers, 605 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING
Date: January 24, 2022
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Commission Chambers, 605 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613
FLOOD RISK REDUCTION COMMUNITY WORKSHOP
Date: March 22, 2022
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Dorchester Center for the Arts, 321 High St, Cambridge, MD 21613
DORCHESTER COUNTY FLOOD MITIGATION PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: May 26, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Dorchester Center Public Safety Building
EASTERN SHORE CLIMATE ADAPTATION PARTNERSHIP
Date: June 21, 2022
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Adkins Arboretum
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATION OF NEIGHBORHOODS MEETING
Date: November 8, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Dorchester Library - Cambridge Branch
This public outreach event offered ideas to homeowners for ways they could "soak up the rain" at their own property.
SOAK UP THE RAIN - HOSTED BY MAKE CAMBRIDGE RESILIENT & SHORERIVERS
Date: May 7, 2024
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Packing House
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF HISTORIC DISTRICT COMMISSION SYSMPOSIUM
Date: May 23, 2024
Location: Newton-White Mansion
COMMUNITY MEETING- FLOOD MITIGATION PHASE 1 DESIGN KICKOFF
Date: August 21, 2024
Location: Dorchester County Public Library - Cambridge Branch, Meeting Room
COMMUNITY MEETING- FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT PRELIMINARY ALIGNMENT
Date: May 13, 2025
Location: Dorchester County Public Library - Cambridge Branch, Meeting Room
LISTENING SESSION - HABITAT ENHANCEMENT & GREEN STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Date: May 28, 2025
Location: Due to Inclement Weather - Virtual Meeting Held
PRESENTATION TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF CAMBRIDGE BY LARRY WHITE, PROJECT MANAGER
Date: June 12, 2025
Location: Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Intergenerational Center at Chesapeake Grove
Delmarva Community Services
LONG WHARF PARK COMMUNITY MEETING
Date: September 4, 2025
Location: Commission Chambers, 605 Gay Street, Cambridge, MD 21613
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COMMUNITY MEETING - FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT 30% DESIGN
Date: September 9, 2025
Location: Dorchester County Public Library - Cambridge Branch, Meeting Room
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Public Survey Results
Please view the results of the public survey conducted July-August 2023.
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WBOC News Report
Cambridge Leaders Pursue Green Infrastructure to Combat Rising Flood Threat
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Combating Sea Levels in Cambridge: A Chat with Larry White on the City’s Flood Mitigation Project
February 9, 2022 by Spy & WHCP Community Radio
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The “it takes a village” phrase comes to mind when talking to Larry White, Cambridge’s volunteer flood mitigation project manager. A seasoned water expert with decades of service with the Army Corp of Engineers before making Dorchester his home, White volunteered to head up a significant four-year effort to protect the city from storm surge and flooding protection.
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The cost of the project could exceed $4 million, and it will be highly dependent on state and federal funds to secure the costs of these major infrastructure improvements.
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In his Spy/WHCP interview, Larry defines the different phases of the project and previews the use of a living shoreline protection strategy to make Cambridge as safe as possible as it anticipates a future where catastrophic storms will seriously threaten the city’s way of life and economy.
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This video is approximately 18 minutes in length.