1

Western Maryland RC&D

Western Maryland Afforestation Program 2025

Establish native forests on 284.85 acres of private and public land in Garrett, Allegany, Washington, and Frederick Counties, Maryland, including 113.81 acres of new riparian buffer and plantings on 31.2 acres of formerly mined lands.

Garrett, Allegany, Washington, Frederick

1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 4

Maryland Forest Service, Maryland Wildlife and Heritage Service, State Highway Association, Audubon Society of Central Maryland

2

ShoreRivers

FY2025 ShoreRivers Eastern Shore Restoration Project - Quinn Farm

Restore and enhance 11 acres of shallow freshwater wetlands, create 8.82 acres of riparian buffer at the bottom of a 258 acre drainage. This project will capture, store, and treat agricultural runoff and groundwater, sequester carbon, and build resiliency against downstream flooding and impacts of climate change.

Kent

36

Kent Soil Conservation District

3

Gunpowder Valley Conservancy

Clear Creeks Project: Extending our Reach, Expanding our Vision

Plant 3,300 trees on 59.61 acres and install 28 rain gardens and 14 micro-bioretention practices in the Gunpowder Watershed in 2024-2025.

Baltimore

42A

Morgan State University Master of Landscape Architecture Program, Baltimore County EPS, Maryland Chapter of Trout Unlimited

4

Maryland Forestry Foundation

Healthy Waters Healthy Forests T10 5MT

Tree plantings to include 42 sites and 338.95 acres of afforestation and 22.50 acres of native meadow establishment in twelve counties.

Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Charles, Frederick, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Washington

1C, 2A, 3A, 4, 5, 11, 28, 29A, 29B, 30B, 35A, 36, 37B, 38A, 42A, 42C

Maryland Forest Service, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Forest Conservancy Boards

5

Maryland Coastal Bays Program

Sinepuxent South Living Shoreline

The project will restore approximately 1,800 linear feet of rapidly eroding shoreline on Sinepuxent Bay. It will enhance shoreline, near-shore and upland maritime forest habitat for target species, including diamondback terrapin, horseshoe crabs, and numerous shorebirds that migrate and nest throughout the area.

Worcester

38C

Maryland State Parks, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Assateague Island National Seashore

6

Lower Shore Land Trust, Inc

Wetland and Habitat Restoration Along Libertytown Branch in the Pocomoke River Watershed

The main goals include restoration of forested ephemeral and semi-permanent wetland areas, and establishment of upland meadow habitat for public access and engagement at an abandoned golf course.

Worcester

38C

Maryland Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

7

ShoreRivers

FY2025 ShoreRivers Eastern Shore Restoration Project - Davis Farm

The project will establish 7.5 acres of freshwater wetland restoration and 1,200 linear feet of headwater floodplain restoration at the bottom of a 246 acre drainage consisting of traditional row crop agriculture.

Kent

36

Kent Soil Conservation District

8

Center for Watershed Protection, Inc.

Church Branch Tributary Restoration

Restore over 4,500 feet of stream for two tributaries of Church Branch that are disconnected from the floodplain and experiencing active degradation.

Frederick

4

Frederick County Department of Energy and Environment, Frederick Soccer Club

9

Harford County

Fallston Middle and High School Stream Restoration and Stormwater Management Project

The project will restore 4,850 linear feet of degraded stream channel on a tributary of Elbow Brook and add a new stormwater surface sand filter to treat currently unmanaged runoff from the Harford County Public School (HCPS) campus.

Harford

7

Harford County Board of Education

10

St. James Development Corporation Inc.

"Project A" - Streetscape Green Infrastructure Plan

Project A will principally feature the green infrastructure Best Management Practice (BMP) of constructed bio-retention systems that will increase permeable land surface in Baltimore City for cleaner water entering the Gwynns Falls and Baltimore Harbor watersheds.

Baltimore City

40

St. James’ Episcopal Church

11

The Severn River Association, Inc.

Constructing Stormwater Management BMPs for Nutrient Reduction in Annapolis: Georgetown East

Severn River Association will construct stormwater management via four micro-bioretention cells in the Georgetown East neighborhood of Annapolis

Anne Arundel

30A

City of Annapolis

12

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay

Trossbach Farm Living Shoreline Implementation

The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay will implement 3,800 linear feet of living shoreline with 3.35 acres of tidal marsh plantings along the Chesapeake Bay.

St. Mary’s

29B

St. Mary’s County

13

Maryland Coastal Bays Program

Maryland Coastal Bays Salt Marsh Restoration - Phase I

Improve water quality and build coastal resiliency by reversing historical human impacts (primarily grid ditching) and restore natural salt marsh processes on 110 acres on two privately owned properties and one county owned property.

Worcester

38C

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Delaware

14

Baltimore County Dept of Environmental Protection and Sustainability

Baltimore County DEPS FY25 Stream Restorations: Scotts Level

Stream Restoration: Lower Scotts Level at Scotts Level Park, 4,700 linear feet of floodplain reconnection in Randallstown

Baltimore

10

15

Gunpowder Valley Conservancy

Baynes Cove Shoreline Resiliency Project

This project will protect a historic deep-water cove and assist the shoreline to naturally adapt to increased coastal storm events and rising seas. The project proposes to replace 450 linear feet of dilapidated wooden bulkhead with an innovative nature-based living shoreline that will serve as a living exhibit for urban shoreline best management practices.

Baltimore

7

16

Cecil County Government - Stormwater Management Division

Bohemia River State Park Living Shoreline

The project will restore approximately 1,000 linear feet of actively eroding shoreline along the Great Bohemia Creek and install native trees, shrubs, grasses, and marsh.

Cecil

36

Maryland Park Service

17

ShoreRivers

FY2025 ShoreRivers Trees for Rural Towns

This effort would fill a funding gap for rural towns and expand ShoreRivers’ ability to serve all areas of Maryland’s Eastern Shore in planting trees to increase canopy and habitat, reduce heat island effects, and ultimately, improve water quality in our rivers.

Caroline, Kent, Talbot

36, 37B

Town of Millington, Town of Preston, Temple B’nai Israel of Easton

18

Arundel Rivers Federation

Southdown Shores Stream & Wetland Daylighting Project

With the support of the Southdown Shores Board of Directors, Arundel Rivers plans to daylight a failing pipe and install 530 feet of Regenerative Stream Conveyance on a community parcel that is completely lacking any existing stormwater treatment resources.

Anne Arundel

30B

Anne Arundel County

19

ShoreRivers

FY2025 ShoreRivers Eastern Shore Restoration Project - Starkey Farm

Restore 1,500 linear feet of heavily degraded stream channel and reconnect nearly 3 acres of adjacent degraded floodplain.

Kent

36

Kent Soil Conservation District

20

Chesapeake Rivers Association Inc.

Shipley's Retreat Stream Restoration FY25

The Shipley’s Retreat Stream Restoration will address a deeply incised stream channel that is depositing sediment and excess nutrients into the Severn Run Natural Environment Area. This project will provide a full and complete treatment train of stormwater and stream conveyance from the top of watershed (starting at an outdated stormwater dry pond) to the receiving stream using the Regenerative Stream Channel (RSC) practice.

Anne Arundel

31B

Anne Arundel County

21

Washington College

Natural Lands Project - Oxford Conservation Park - Phase II

Convert 30 acres of agricultural land to native wildflower meadows (24 acres) and an afforestation area (6 acres) on Talbot County’s Oxford Conservation Park.

Talbot

37B

Eastern Shore Land Conservancy, Friends of Oxford Conservation Park, Talbot County

22

Maryland Forest Service

5 Million Trees - SP25

As the lead implementation partner in the statewide "5 Million Trees for Maryland" initiative, MD Forest Service will plant approximately 275 acres on State lands and other public lands.

Statewide

Statewide

Maryland Park Service

23

Southern Maryland Resource Conservation and Development

Greenwell State Park Restoration Phase 1

The restoration and habitat creation proposed in this project, totaling approximately 42 acres of reforestation and meadow creation, will appropriately meet the Maryland Park Service mission and serve Park visitors.

St. Mary’s

29C

Maryland Park Service

24

Howard County Department of Public Works

Howard County Watershed Restoration - FY25

This project will stabilize and restore approximately 2,300 linear feet of badly eroding stream and in turn improve water quality in the Patapsco River.

Howard

9B

25

Carroll County Government - Bureau of Resource Management

Roberts Field Restoration

This project includes the construction of an innovative wet pond/submerged gravel wetland facility, creation of 877 linear feet of stream channel, and 2 acres of riparian buffer plantings.

Carroll

42C

Town of Hampstead

26

The Prince George's County, Maryland

FY2024-25 UNT to Henson Creek (S-20) Stream Restoration Project

The stream restoration project will restore 1,063 linear feet of a degraded unnamed tributary of Henson Creek in Temple Hills, Maryland.

Prince George’s

25

27

The Land Preservation Trust

Piney Run at Butler Road Stream Restoration Project, Phase 1

This restoration consists of 4,063 linear feet of stream restoration, 0.5 acre of wetland restoration and 9 acres of riparian buffer.

Baltimore

42A

Baltimore County

28

City of Aberdeen

Trib to Carsins Run at Summerlin Restoration, City of Aberdeen SR-2

The stream restoration project of approximately 700 linear feet will reduce nutrients and sediment to the Chesapeake Bay, improve hydrologic, hydraulic, and geomorphic functions, and improve water quality and riparian habitat.

Harford

34A

29

Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County

Public-Private Partnership to Improve Water Quality and Shallow-Water Habitat in Anne Arundel County

Pilot projects to incentivize private landowners to remove hardened shorelines and install nature-based living shorelines using a combination of state, local and private funds.

Anne Arundel

33

Anne Arundel County

30

Anne Arundel County Watershed Protection & Restoration Program

Foxmoor Pond and Stream Restoration

The Anne Arundel County Bureau of Watershed Protection & Restoration will retrofit a stormwater management pond, restore approximately 2,450 linear feet of incised stream channel, and repair multiple failing outfalls.

Anne Arundel

4

Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center

31

Blue Water Baltimore

Miracle City Church Green Infrastructure Improvements

Practices include one forebay, four bioretention cells, impervious surface removal (planted tree island), cistern implementation, pollinator meadows, and reforestation of grass fields to reduce stormwater and pollutants flowing from church property.

Baltimore City

41

Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake

32

Chesapeake Audubon Society Inc

Pickering Creek Audubon Center Living Shoreline

Pickering Creek will construct a 640-foot living shoreline in front of its headquarters building and outdoor classroom.

Talbot

37B

Sea Grant Extension

33

Baltimore Municipal Golf Corporation

Forest Park Stormwater Improvements

Construct a combination of stream restoration practices and stormwater management ponds treating 137.04 acres, while reducing flooding, at the Forest Park Municipal Golf Course in Baltimore City. The goal of this project is to operate as a regional model for sustainable golf course management using green infrastructure approaches.

Baltimore City

41

Blue Water Baltimore, Baltimore Tree Trust

34

Montgomery County Maryland

Montgomery County DEP FY25 Stormwater Management and Stream Restoration

Oxford Crossing Submerged Gravel Wetland Retrofit, Potomac Manor Submerged Gravel Wetland Retrofit, and the Cypress HOA Step-pool Stormwater Conveyance will treat 42 impervious acres for Montgomery County’s MS4 permit.