Posted on May 1, 2025
Baltimore District recently welcomed congressional staff from the offices of Senator Alsobrooks, Senator Van Hollen, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, and Rep. April McClain Delaney for a site visit on Poplar Island with USACE and project leadership, touring the decades-long environmental infrastructure project in the Chesapeake Bay off Talbot County, Maryland.
By beneficially re-using dredged material from the Port of Baltimore approach channels, Poplar Island restores a once-vanishing island ecosystem — and keeps this vital waterway open for business.
