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Agriculture

ShoreRivers is a leader in designing, funding, and managing major agricultural restoration and research projects to reduce the sediments and nutrients that pollute our waterways.

ShoreRivers is certified by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as a Technical Service Provider. We have an in-house engineer, staff with training in geospatial technologies, and the technical expertise to manage these projects.

Agriculture is the single largest contributor of nutrient and sediment pollution in the Chesapeake Bay, but it doesn't have to be that way. ShoreRivers is recognized as a leader in working collaboratively with farmers to solve problems of nutrient and sediment loss to waterways from agriculture. We are an incubator for new ideas and technologies for best farming practices that benefit farmers and our Eastern Shore waterways.

If you are interested in implementing a restoration project on your farm, please contact our Director of Agriculture & Restoration.

Agricultural Restoration, Research, and outreach PRojects

Projects

Schillinger Wetland Restoration/Conversion

Chesapeake College Agricultural Field Conversion

NEXT GENERATION LAND STEWARDS

King’s Creek Stream Restoration

Jones Dairy Farm Treatment Wetlands

Raising the Bar

Starkey Farms Bioreactor

Natural Lands Project

Agricultural Conservation Drainage

Jones Family Farm Struvite Reactor

Agricultural Videos

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Lostock Wetland Restoration

This 17.8 acres of restored wetland on the Choptank River is located on a Talbot County farm and annually reduces an estimated 611 pounds of nitrogen, 22 pounds of phosphorus, and 8 tons of sediment from entering the river. It was built in partnership with Envision the Choptank and the Natural Lands Project, with funding from the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation and Maryland Department of Natural Resources.

June, 2023

King's Creek Wetland Restoration

This 3.6 acres of restored wetland on the Choptank River drains 15 acres of cropland and enhances habitat with native species.

July, 2022