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Re: Dorchester Shorebirds

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"Hoffman, Mark"

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Hoffman, Mark

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Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:22:23 -0400

I apologize for the garbage at the start of this post, cut and paste error on my part.

What I meant to send was just this:


FYI.  Next shorebird hotspot - for the next generation of birders!!

Mark Hoffman



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.