The Chesapeake & Coastal Service provides the science and technical services that State and local partners need in order to meet their water quality and habitat restoration goals. CCS works with federal, state and local governments, conservation groups and private citizens to apply innovative best management practices that reduce harmful run-off from entering the State’s
waters.
The goals of our habitat conservation and restoration efforts are to:
- Improve tidal shoreline habitat and protect shorelines using innovative restoration
techniques
- Restore degraded wetlands and protect existing ones
- Establish riparian buffers along the State’s waterways
- Assist in reforestation of fallow and degraded fields
- Stabilize and restore stream corridors
- Identify and implement stormwater practices on state lands
- Engage communities in on-the-ground restoration
What We Do
Living shorelines are the result of applying erosion control measures that include a suite of techniques which can be used to minimize coastal erosion and maintain coastal process. Living Shorelines can be very effective and can be implemented on virtually any shoreline property. Assistance is provided by CCS’s Shoreline Conservation Service staff through site visits and evaluations, problem assessments and recommended solutions. For more information contact Bhaskar Subramanian at bhaskar.subramanian@maryland.gov (410) 260-8786.
Shoreline Conservation Service
Provides technical and financial assistance to Maryland property owners in resolving shoreline and
stream bank erosion problems. Assistance is provided through site visits and evaluations,
problem assessments and recommended solutions. For more information contact Bhaskar
Subramanian at bhaskar.subramanian@maryland.gov or (410) 260-8786.
Community Restoration Program
Works to strengthen public outreach and engagement in on-the-ground restoration as well as increase locally led restoration projects. Staff provides assistance to local governments, watershed groups and community organizations in aligning restoration efforts with the Chesapeake Bay TMDL effort and Watershed Implementation Plan goals. For more information contact Claudia Donegan at claudia.donegan@maryland.gov or (410) 260-8768.
Dredged sand and sediment material is a valuable resource that can be used to beneficially enhance or restore our natural resources. Dredged material can be directly placed at restoration sites, such as a living shoreline, marsh enhancement, or island restoration, to be used as fill material. By placing material directly in these projects, fill and transportation costs are drastically reduced, and environmental benefits are provided. For more information, contact Jackie Specht at jackie.specht@maryland.gov or (410) 260-8801.