Patuxent River Restoration Project

Funding for this project made possible by the Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Chesapeake Bay Office
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Bay Restoration

Maryland Department of Natural Resources Bay Restoration

General Information

Maps

Site Selection

Seed Collection

Planting

Monitoring

Reports

Timeline

Reports

This page provides links to current and past reports related to large scale bay grass restoration in the Patuxent River. A final, technical report will be posted here at the end of this project that will present the findings, reasons for success or failure based on habitat assessments, and recommendations for the future.

Current Information and Reports

Now Available:
Large-Scale Zostera marina (eelgrass) Restoration in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA. Part I: A Comparison of Techniques and Associated Costs
Large-Scale Zostera marina (eelgrass) Restoration in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, USA. Part II: A Comparison of Restoration Methods in the Patuxent and Potomac Rivers
View Past Patuxent Reports

Final Report
Large-Scale Restoration of Eelgrass (Zostera marina) in the Patuxent and Potomac Rivers, Maryland
2006-2007 report (Adobe Acrobat file 4.91 mb)
2005-2006 report (Adobe Acrobat file 3,587 kb)
2004-2005 report (Adobe Acrobat file 3,381 kb)

Current Water Quality Conditions
Most recent Patuxent River bay grass acreage data

	Past Information and Reports View Patuxent River bay grass distribution and habitat status reports 2001 (Adobe Acrobat file 224KB) 2003 (Adobe Acrobat file 142KB) 2005 (Adobe Acrobat file 110KB) - To get the free Acrobat Reader go to Adobe.com.
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