Created in 2002, the purpose of this project was to restore habitat for beach nesting species and serve as a state-wide demonstration project for alternative shoreline erosion control practices and beneficial uses for dredge material and concrete rubble.  The “living shoreline” project at CBEC restored 400 feet of shoreline and created 2 acres of tidal wetlands utilized primarily by diamondback terrapins, horseshoe crabs, herons, egrets and various shorebirds.  A 600 foot long “living breakwater” was installed offshore in conjunction with the shoreline project to provide oyster and fish habitat as well as dissipate approaching wave energies.  This breakwater was constructed from recycled concrete rubble from the demolition of the Orioles Memorial Stadium and planted with half a million disease free oysters.  

Partners: Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Army Corp of Engineers-Philadelphia, Chesapeake Bay Trust (CBT), Gateways Network, Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF), Maryland Conservation Corp (MCC), CBEC Volunteers, National Fish& Wildlife Federation (NFWF), Eastern Shore Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc., Oyster Recovery Partnership (ORP), University of Maryland (UMCES) Horn Pt. Laboratory, Keith Campbell Foundation