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Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore DANIELLE SZIMANSKI BALTIMORE DISTRICT US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS APRIL 11, 2017

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Blackwater Wildlife Refuge on Maryland’s Eastern Shore

DANIELLE SZIMANSKI

BALTIMORE DISTRICT US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

APRIL 11, 2017

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Blackwater Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Drive Observation site

Shorters Wharf

3 Sites Created

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Blackwater Wildlife Refuge (2003) • TLP at Shorter’s Warf, Observation Tower, and along Wildlife Drive

• Each site was 1-2 acres in size; placement thickness 3-6”

• Seeds thrown in with dredged material while being placed and planted post placement

• Observation Tower & Wildlife Drive experienced abundant growth, no die backs

• Shorter’s Warf experienced a 4-5 year die back then abundant growth

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Vegetation Establishment • Planting Schemes

• Planting Spacing

• Row Gaps

• Hydro-Seeding

• No Planting

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Observation Tower (2003)

Observation Tower (2003 and 2005)

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Observation Tower August 2014

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Wildlife Drive(2003)

Wildlife Drive (2003 and 2004)

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Wildlife Drive August 2014

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Shorter’s Warf August 2014

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NFWF Grant Placement (2016) • Approximately 26,000 cy of dredged material placed at Shorter’s Warf

• Placement across the channel from 2003 demonstration

• 40 acres in size

• 4 elevations created to determine best approach for future work

• Goals: migratory bird species habitat, reduce marsh fragmentation

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Blackwater Wildlife Refuge (2016)

During placement (Dec. 2016)

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Possible Future Uses • Ellis Bay (Wicomico River)

• Swan Island (Smith Island channels)

• Barren Island (Honga River)

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