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On a property that was grandfathered to build on a tiny waterfront lot, the owner was allowed by the local zoning department to fill in a low wetland where his well (white pipe) and dock electric service (right center of photo) were located. As this photo documents, this low area was frequently flooded.
Homeowner is allowed to fill in wetlands
Lonely boat on the shores of Chase Pond along Claibourne Road in the Annapolis Roads community of Ananpolis, Maryland
A Lonely Boat
Illustration map of barrier islands located along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Mexico.
USA: Barrier Islands on the Atlantic and Gulf…
Blackwater, Located in Maryland, during the winter
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Conceptual diagram illustrating changes due to the warming of the atmosphere. The average temperature on Earth has been increasing for many years, caused by increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Rising temperatures lead to a number of changes around the world.
Atmosphere Warming Changes
American Bald Eagles fighting over a fish at the Susquehanna River in Maryland.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)
Hauling up a lick of oysters from 7 foot knoll.
Dredging for Oysters
Basking Turtle at Blackwater NWR, Maryland
Chrysemys picta (pinted turtle) sitting in the sun
Typha x glauca is a sterile F1 hybrid between Typha angustifolia and Typha latifolia. Found in freshwater habitats such as interior wetlands of Assateague Island, Maryland.
Typha x glauca (White Cattail)
Two men in a boat set their trotline early in the morning in Town Creek, Oxford, MD
Setting the Trotline
Bald cypress knees in algae.
Bald Cypress Knees
Tide over the road at Elliott's Island,Dorchester County, MD
Elliotts Island Road
Environmental Concern replanting living shoreline at Elliotts Island, MD
Elliotts Island Road
After tropical Storm Irene, trash, mud, and logs washed into the bay.
Affects of tropical storm Irene
A crator from the volcano Kileaua Caldera in Hawaii emits sulfer dioxide, gas, and steam
Kileaua Caldera
Lava flows from a volcano into the ocean while a boater passes
Lava flow at the coast in Hawaii
off a road, looking out into the Chesapeake Bay
No Littering
Taken from a fishing pier in Cape Charles, Virginia
Fishing Rod
Two Ghost Crabs on the beaches of Cape Charles, VA
Ocypode (Ghost Crab)
The reflection of a Painted turtle as is sits on the river bank
Chrysemys picta (Painted turtle)
Illustration of Ardea Herodias (Great Blue Heron).
Ardea Herodias (Great Blue Heron)
Diagram showing desired and degraded condition of wetland and waterway habitats within Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Diagram showing desired and degraded condition of…
Diagram showing summary results of habitat-based resource condition assessment of Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Diagram showing summary results of habitat-based…
Diagram showing desired and degraded condition of forest habitats within Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Diagram showing desired and degraded condition of…
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