November 2011 - Maryland Coastal Bays Program Newsletter

Lizard Hill Planting Complete

Lizard Hill

Thanks to the help of Conservation Corp volunteers and MCBP staff, the native plants taken from Lizard Hill prior to the construction are now back where they belong.

Throughout the summer, the plants were housed temporarily at the Assateague State Park while state highway contractors worked on creating the sand seepage wetland from this old abandoned gravel mine.

Last week, the plants were returned safely to the site, joining the over 6,000 Atlantic white cedar that were planted as a part of contract. With construction and plantings complete, this project is coming to a close.

Conservation Corp

Shoreline Reclamation Project

Cape Isle of Wight Canal

Shoreline Reclamation Project

Work has been completed on the shoreline reclamation project in Cape Isle of Wight. This Worcester County project was partially funded through a mini-grant from MCBP. The grant covered plants and other materials and the County provided the manpower and equipment. Chris McCabe (Worcester County permitting) is the guy in the waders. The work was done on Oct. 24,2011 and plants will be installed on Oct. 27, 2011. The permitting folks from the county have volunteered to install the plants and they are looking forward to this opportunity to be a part of projects that they've seen on permit applications.

Shoreline Reclamation

Photo courtesy of CAC member and Isle of Wight resident Jean Rinaldo

A Whale of a Time

Whale

Thanks to the great work of National Baltimore Aquarium volunteers Chuck and Ellen Erbe MCBP had a huge presence at the Fall Home and Condo Show!

The 55' life size Sei Whale balloon was made out of trash bags. Attendees were able to go inside the whale to discover just how large this mammal is!

MCBP partnered with the National Aquarium and OC Surfriders for the weekend promoting clean waters. Thank you to all the MCBP volunteers who worked the booth to get the message out!

Diakonia Picks Up Trash for Clean Bays

cleanup

Diakonia organized a clean up with high school volunteers collecting over 200 pounds of trash around the West Ocean City Harbor.

November 2011

Upcoming

Events

CAC Meeting

The next CAC Meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 8th at the Ocean Pines Library at 5:30 p.m.

The CAC (Citizens Advisory Committee) is a public committee, and therefore, is open to anyone interested in joining. This year the CAC will be forming subcommittees to assist MCBP develop property management plans for several parcels including Adkins, Ayers Creek Kayak Launch and Showell.

Your opinion matters to us!

Spokes Dog Contest Ceremony

Attention contest participants! Join MCBP and Paws and Claws Thursday evening, November 10 at 5:30 pm on Division Street. We will be announcing the winner and first-ever MCBP Spokesdog!

Treats will be to all four legged friends who come out to support this year's top dog.

. Arts

The 3rd Annual Arts for Clean Bays will be held on Black Friday, November 25th in the Atlantic Hotel and the Berlin Chambers' Art Studios in conjunction with the Berlin Holiday Arts Night.

We are still accepting artists as we now have two venues for Friday night and then the Chamber will have all displays available throughout the month of December.

We also need volunteers to be at the chamber throughout the month of December. Weekday hours are 10 am - 4 pm and Saturdays 10 am - 2 pm.

If you are interested in volunteering or would like to participate as an artist, please contact sandis@mdcoastalbays.org for more information.

Berlin Stormwater Outreach Meetings

The University of Maryland Environmental Finance Center is holding a series of Public Outreach Meetings at Berlin Town Hall to discuss Stormwater Management.

The meetings are scheduled by Election District and each meeting focuses on that physical area of the town.

Meetings will be held from 6:00 to 7:00 PM in the Mayor Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Town Hall, located at 10 William Street.

The next two meetings are::

District 3: Thursday, November 10

District 4: Tuesday, November 15, 2011

For further information, please contact Town Administrator Tony Carson at 410-641-2770.

Thank You Ayers Creek Adventures

Ayers Creek Adventures held their Second Annual Haunted Paddle to raise money for both MCBP and Habitat for Humanity.

They held six paddles throughout the third weekend in October in which participants were provided a kayak tour which held a few ghoulish surprises!

Refreshments were available for sale afterwards....all donated by Ayres Creek Adventures to raise money for two great causes!

Maryland Coastal Bays Program
mcbp@mdcoastalbays.org Phone: 410-213-BAYS (2297) Fax: 410-213-2574

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