Environmental Concern Inc. (EC) was selected by the Town of North Beach in Calvert County to design and construct a Living Shoreline at the Walton Beach Nature Preserve. The new marsh protects approximately 670 linear feet on the Chesapeake Bay. This constructed wetland also helps absorb wave energy, protecting MD Route 261, as well as the marsh which provides valuable black duck habitat. The wetland will improve water quality and enhance habitat.
This is a high energy site, located on the Chesapeake Bay with fetch to the NNE estimated to be 49 miles and fetch to the SSE of 84 miles. EC surveyed and designed the project, prepared and obtained all the necessary permits, and prepared and submitted grant applications for funding on behalf of the Town. EC secured a grant for $540,000 through the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation’s Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Grant. This grant also included funding for Outreach and Education. EC designed and implemented a “hands-on” county-wide program for high school students from Calvert County Public Schools.
