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A creek, flanked by marsh and riparian buffers, wends its way off the Wicomico River, portions of which is surrounded by marsh.
Creek off the Wicomico River
A creek buffered by a strip of wetlands and trees snakes off the Wicomico River, which also has areas of marsh and buffers of trees.
Creek off the Wicomico River
Looking east at Church Neck and Great Neck, with Hungars Creek. Seagrass can be seen in Chesapeake Bay in the foreground.
Farms at Church Neck
Fields in different stages of growth along the Wicomico River. Forest and a small creek sandwich this farm.
Fields along Wicomico River
Looking south at Church Neck and Great Neck, with Hungars Creek to the east. Seagrass can be seen in Chesapeake Bay in the foreground.
Hungars Creek
Row crops grow on farms on the northern edge of Church Neck, at Nassawadox Creek.
Nassawadox Creek
Looking east at islands in the Nassawadox Creek. Warehouse Creek (middle) and Church Creek (right) split off to the east.
Nassawadox Creek
Looking east at farms on Old Town Neck. Chesapeake Bay is in the foreground and Ramshorn Bay, a coastal lagoon, is in the background.
Old Town Neck
Riparian buffers line the edge of portions of Nassawadox Creek
Riparian buffers
Riparian buffers line the edge of portions of Nassawadox Creek
Riparian buffers
Looking west alone Route 363, Deal Island Road. Mongrel Neck and Saint Peters Marsh are situated between the road and Monie Bay to the north. Pigeonhouse Creek and then Dames Quarter Creek can be seen in the background.
Route 363, Deal Island Road
Development near Shiles Creek off the Wicomico River, amidst farms. Marsh and forest are found on the south side of the river.
Shiles Creek
Looking southeast across farms and forest buffers along The Gulf on Virginia's Eastern Shore, separating Savage Neck and Old Town Neck
The Gulf
The tip of Great Neck, at the mouths of Hungars Creek and Mattawoman Creek
Tip of Great Neck
Aerially, seagrasses can be seen growing off the northern end of Church Neck
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Farms along Church Neck Road and Westerhouse Road, on the eastern shore of Virginia
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Looking east over Virginia's Eastern Shore
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Looking east over Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Looking east over Virginia's Eastern Shore
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Looking east over Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Looking east over Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Illustration of Melaleuca rhaphiophylla (Swamp Paperbark)
Melaleuca rhaphiophylla (Swamp Paperbark)
Small tributary to the Chesapeake Bay showing forest riparian buffer which reduces sediment and nutrient run-off from adjacent farming.
Riparian Buffer
Farming on the Eastern Shore. Showing bare soil and a riparian buffer (grass and trees) used to reduce sediment and nutrients entering the Chesapeake Bay.
Riparian buffer zone on the Eastern Shore
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