International Tidal Wetlands Conference

Beneficial Use of Dredged Materials to Restore Chesapeake Bay Wetlands

31 May 2006 - 2 June 2006

Salisbury University

A Mid-Chesapeake Bay Marshlands Restoration project is being developed by the Integration and Application Network in conjunction with the Army Corps of Engineers, Port Administration, US Fish & Wildlife Service and Maryland Department of Natural Resources. An International Tidal Wetlands Conference was held May 31-June 2, 2006 at Salisbury University to discuss the ecological, economic and engineering issues associated with using dredged materials to restore the eroding marshes of mid-Chesapeake Bay.