DNR News Clips, Friday, August 28, 2009
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Agriculture (1)

Montgomery County farmers looking for new agriculture policy
08/28/2009
Washington Business Journal
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Chesapeake Bay (1)

Army Corps of Engineers OKs dredge material for 2 islands
08/28/2009
Baltimore Sun - Online
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Fisheries (2)

Oyster Cages Delivered To Marylanders
08/28/2009
WBAL-AM
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Oyster Growing Project Expands to 11 New Rivers
08/28/2009
WMAR-TV
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Invasive Species (1)

State tracks spread of invasive beetle that kills ash trees
08/28/2009
Carroll County Times
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Land Management/Preservation/Conservation (2)

Court blocks Shore development
08/28/2009
Baltimore Sun
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State seeks to buy nearly 1,400 acres for hunting
08/28/2009
Frederick News-Post, The
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Army Corps of Engineers OKs dredge material for 2 islands

8/28/2009
Baltimore Sun - Online
The Army Corps of Engineers has approved using dredge material cleared from the Chesapeake Bay shipping channels on two islands in the bay, said U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee who pushed for the project. The islands, James and Barren, are eroded and the material will be used to restore 2,100 acres to benefit fish and wildlife in Dorchester County. The islands are successors to Poplar Island, also rebuilt with cleaned dredge material. The Maryland delegation has secured $167,000 to plan the project, which could take 30 years and needs congressional approval, and $483,000 for feasibility studies.