Wetland Restoration at Blackwater NWR. Dixie Birch November 2, 2006

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1 Wetland Restoration at Blackwater NWR Dixie Birch November 2, 2006

2 Goal: Restore 20,000 acres In Dorchester County including 11,000 at Blackwater

3 Strategic Partnerships

4 Remaining marsh shown in red Blackwater

5 Roughly 60 miles from the Bay Bridge by land Blackwater is 31 miles from Poplar Island and 5 Miles from James Island by water

6 Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Established ,000 acre complex 1/3 marsh, 1/3 forest, 1/3 water

7 Blackwater NWR is part of the Chesapeake Marshlands National Wildlife Refuge Complex: Blackwater NWR Eastern Neck NWR Martin NWR Susquehanna NWR Watts Island Bishops Head Point Spring Island Barren Island

8 Significance of Blackwater Wetlands Wetlands of International Importance (RAMSAR site) 1 of 6 priority wetland areas by North American Waterfowl Management Plan The Nature Conservancy: one of the LAST GREAT PLACES

9 Blackwater Watershed The Everglades of the North Exceptional Recreational and Ecological System Waters (ERES) Over 1/3 of all tidal wetlands in MD Northernmost 3-square 3 bulrush marshes in the U.S.

10 Internationally Important Bird Area: American Bird Conservancy 85 nesting songbird species 34 waterfowl species 52 shorebird species 30 marsh and wading birds 24 raptor species Over 350 bird species annually Prothonotary Warbler Barred Owl

11 Biodiversity Endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel

12 The Disappearing Marsh

13 Marsh Loss 8,000 acres or 12 sq. miles have been lost acres lost/year

14 Curt Larsen (USGS) Model of Sea Level Rise over next 50 years Slaughter Creek Little Blackwater River Blackwater River Honga River Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge LIDAR 0.0ft

15 1900 Model Red is NAVD to 0.0meters Shorter s Wharf Road MHHW 1900

16 1960 Red 0.12 to 0.0 meters MHHW 1960

17 1980 Red 0.06 to 0.0 meters MHHW 1980

18 2000 Blue 0.0 meters MHHW 2000 NAVD88

19 2020 MHHW +20 years Blue is 0.06 meters

20 2030 Shorter swharf Road MHHW + 30 years Blue is 0.09 meters

21 2050 Wolf Pit McGraws Island Hart s Ridge Fishing Bay WMA MHHW + 50 years Blue is 0.15 meters

22 Causes of Marsh Loss Sea level rise Subsidence Erosion Salt water intrusion Invasive species - herbivory

23 Little Choptank River Stewart s Canal: saltwater Intrusion

24 Stewart s Canal

25 Subsidence Shifting of Geologic Plates Groundwater Withdrawal- Canneries

26 Excessive Herbivory Resident Canada Geese Nutria

27 MARSH LOSS AT BLACKWATER Altered Hydrology and Salinity Stressed Marsh Wildlife Damage Nutria Resident Geese IncreasedWave Energy MARSH EROSION Breaching of Peat Layer Increased Open Water Wave Action Sediment Loss Destruction of Natural Levees Steve Kopecky US ACE

28 Efforts to Restore Blackwater Wetlands Reduce salt water intrusion Extirpate nutria Reduce resident Canada geese 1980s Wetland Restoration of 12 acres 2003 Wetland Restoration of 15 acres

29 Weir Installation at Stewart s Canal: June 2006

30 Weir: Stewart s Canal

31 Nutria Extirpated from Blackwater Watershed By 2006, over 9,500 nutria removed Monitoring continues to eliminate new nutria Marsh Areas Recovering Trapping efforts expanded to State and Private Lands

32 1980s Wetland Restoration Three-square transplanted in 1982 restoration project

33 1982 Restoration Site in 2005

34 1983 Restoration Site in 2005

35 2003 Wetland Restoration Partners National Aquarium Army Corps of Engineers Friends of Blackwater Salisbury Zoo U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

36 3 sites Wildlife Drive Observation site Shorters Wharf

37 Methods Restore 15 acres of tidal wetlands at 3 sites Plant 70,000 marsh grass units Monitor plant success Sediment containability

38 Initial Containment Installation of Straw Bales and Wooden Stakes

39 Water Depths were often too deep for thin layering and required 1 to 1.5 feet of fill Floating Excavator moved pipeline

40 Dredge Wildlife Drive Wildlife Drive Cells

41 Shorters Wharf Shorter s Wharf Road

42 Dredge slurry: 10% sediment and 90% water Overall sediment containment was successful

43 Hydro-seeding and Hand-planting were used; no fertilization necessary

44 May 2003 Volunteers planted 70,000 units combined of Olney s 3-square (Schoenoplectus americanus), salt marsh bulrush (Schoenoplectus robustus), and smooth cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora)

45 Photo Station Documentation June 2003 August 2003 Compare permanent photo stations over time to assess sediment and vegetation sustainability

46 May 2003

47 June 2003

48 August 2003

49 August 2004

50 August 2005

51 September 2006

52 What s Next? Recreate the Lost Marsh

53 Blackwater s Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) calls for restoring wetlands to 1933 conditions Additional restoration is needed to meet this management goal -Dennis King & Liz Price, CBL -Uni. of MD Geography Dept., Coastal Marsh Project

54 Dredge Material Placement Total dredging needs for approach channels in MD portion of Chesapeake Bay is about 3 to 4 million cubic yards annually Dr. Dennis King and Liz Price Chesapeake Biological Lab

55 Tiered Environmental Impact Statement 3 Options: 1.Expansion of Poplar Island 2.Mid-Bay Islands 3.Blackwater/Dorchester County

56 Use clean Dredged Material to Restore the Marsh Restoring 8,000 acres (12 miles 2 ) at: 1 foot requires 12,907,000 cubic yards 2 feet requires 25,813,000 cubic yards 3 feet requires 38,720,000 cubic yards 5 feet requires 64,533,000 cubic yards Dennis King, Liz Price, CBL

57 Total Restoration in Dorchester County: 20,000 acres Tudor Farms Fishing Bay -Dennis King & Liz Price, CBL -Uni. of MD Geography Dept., Coastal Marsh Project

58 Use clean Dredged Material to Restore the Marsh Restoring 20,000 acres at: 1 foot requires 32,267,500 cubic yards 2 feet requires 64,532,500 cubic yards 3 feet requires 96,800,000 cubic yards 5 feet requires 1,613,325,000 cubic yards Dennis King, Liz Price, CBL

59 Dorchester Restoration provides placement opportunities for dredged material for 25 to 100 years and would restore the watershed

60 Bucket and barge to move clean dredged material James Island could be used as a re-handling station James Island

61 Future Wetland Restoration Benefits 1. Ecosystem and Environmental Restoration 2. Placement of Substantial amounts of Dredged Material 3. Easy Public Access, Community Involvement, Public Support 4. Prevent additional wetland loss

62 5. Watershed restoration benefits finfish, shellfishfisheries, wildlife, and the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem

63 Blackwater Restoration can only be achieved through the use of clean dredged material. Currently, we do not know of any other options to restore these valuable wetlands

64 Congress appropriated $247,000 Future Directions to Army Corps in FY 2006 Spatially explicit (GIS) vegetation analyses Correlation of NOAA Tidal Datums, Site Elevation, Purpose: Plant Performance Develop and Project Restoration Management Success Plan Generation of design guidance for future sites 1.Create Sub-groups technical expertise 2.Determine Biological/Technical Data gaps 3.Engineering and Economics 4.Estimate Costs for Full Implementation

65 International Tidal Wetland Conference May 31 June 2, 2006

66 Citizen s Advisory Group and Technical Working Group. If you would like to serve on a group, Please contact Dixie Birch: dixie_birch@fws.gov Phone: , ext. 118 Pilot study using 2-10 acres of material

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