{"id":28137,"date":"2019-08-14T12:07:17","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T16:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/?p=28137"},"modified":"2019-08-14T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T16:07:17","slug":"four-resiliency-projects-approved-by-board-of-public-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/2019\/08\/14\/four-resiliency-projects-approved-by-board-of-public-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Resiliency Projects Approved by Board of Public Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/9935652614_2dab33e17a_z-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-28139 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/9935652614_2dab33e17a_z-1-300x210.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of wetlands\" width=\"350\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/9935652614_2dab33e17a_z-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/dnr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/9935652614_2dab33e17a_z-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a>The Board of Public Works today approved $248,480 for four <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/Resiliency-through-Restoration.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Resiliency through Restoration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0projects, selected through a competitive <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/ccs\/Pages\/funding\/grantsgateway.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">solicitation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, to help Maryland\u2019s communities enhance their resiliency to the effects of climate change, erosion, flooding, and extreme weather.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In year three of the program, the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/Pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maryland Department of Natural Resources\u00a0<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">will<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> help design four nature-based projects in four jurisdictions to demonstrate the protective benefits of natural features. Projects will include shoreline restoration, wetland enhancement, green infrastructure, and stream restoration. These approved projects will <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">complement\u00a012 resiliency projects already underway and expand the suite of best practices available to enhance community resiliency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis first-of-its-kind program demonstrates how coastal and inland communities can work in harmony with nature to prepare for the impacts of climate change,\u201d Maryland Natural Resources <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Secretary Jeannie\u00a0Haddaway-Riccio said. \u201cIn collaboration with local partners, we are pursuing innovative nature-based techniques to help protect Maryland\u2019s environment, communities, and economic assets from flooding, erosion, and sea level rise.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The following awards have been approved:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Prince George\u2019s County, Hyattsville \u2013\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Low Impact Development Center will design a submerged gravel wetland with climate-resilient features to reduce localized flooding, improve water quality, and help protect roadways and commercial infrastructure in a highly impervious area of Hyattsville.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Queen Anne\u2019s County, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center \u2013\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Wildfowl Trust of North America will design a thin-layer sediment placement project to enhance tidal wetlands and increase community and ecological resilience to sea level rise in Grasonville.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>St. Mary\u2019s County, Myrtle Point Park \u2013<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0St. Mary\u2019s County will design a living shoreline with climate-resilient and wetland enhancement features to address erosion and sea level rise while preserving beach access within Myrtle Point Park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Worcester County, Swans Gut Creek \u2013\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Maryland Coastal Bays Program will design a regenerative stream channel to reduce flood impacts to the Swans Gut Creek road and bridge while providing fish passage benefits at Big Millpond dam.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These design projects are part of a larger Resiliency through Restoration Initiative, which also supports\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/dnr.maryland.gov\/ccs\/coastalatlas\/Pages\/CoastalResiliencyAssessment.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">restoration targeting<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, climate-resilient designs, monitoring, adaptive management, community outreach, and education.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of Public Works today approved $248,480 for four Resiliency through Restoration\u00a0projects, selected through a competitive solicitation, to help Maryland\u2019s communities enhance their resiliency to the effects of climate change, erosion, flooding, and extreme 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