Follow Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise
- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) keeps an interactive map that estimates areas of high tide flooding, marsh migration and other coastal impacts from rising sea levels. To access, visit https://coast.noaa.gov/slr/
Recreation
- Corsica River Water Trails – https://www.qac.org/DocumentCenter/View/5996/Corsica-River-Water-Trail—Revised-May-3-2016-PDF
- Swimming Guide – https://www.theswimguide.org/
- QAC County Parks and Recreation – https://www.qac.org/1015/Parks
Lawn and Garden
- Native Plants for Wildlife Habitat and Conservation Landscaping – https://www.fws.gov/chesapeakebay/pdf/NativePlantsforWildlifeHabitatandConservationLandscaping.pdf
- Fertilizer Use – The Maryland Lawn Fertilizer Law prohibits the application of phosphorus or nitrogen containing products during fall and winter months on lawns or to melt ice and snow. For details, see https://mda.maryland.gov/Pages/fertilizer.aspx
- Rain Gardens – https://extension.umd.edu/watershed/rain-gardens
- Baywise Program – https://extension.umd.edu/baywise
- Helping the Bees with tips from the Xerces Society – https://beecityusa.org/no-mow-may/
Recognizing and Managing Invasives
The National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in their introduction to Invasive Plants in the Mid-Atlantic region, explain that invasive species and habitat destruction, intensified by global climate change, are running neck-in-neck as the leading causes of environmental despoliation and loss of biological diversity worldwide. Many of the species contained in their guide are found in the Corsica watershed. Preserving remaining intact natural habitats, reestablishing native plants, managing overabundant white tailed deer populations and restoring natural hydrologic and other
conditions are some steps we can take to mend degraded lands. The guide contains photos of a number of commonly found invasive species and includes ways to manage and hopefully, avoid their spread. See https://www.invasive.org/eastern/midatlantic/
Other resources can be found at
- Invasive Plant Species – https://extension.umd.edu/hgic/topics/invasive-species
- Invasive Species – https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/Invasives/invintro.aspx
Agricultural Conservation
- State Conservation Programs – https://mda.maryland.gov/resource_conservation/Pages/default.aspx
- Federal Conservation Assistance – https://www.fsa.usda.gov/programs-and-services/conservation-programs/conservation-reserve-enhancement/index
- County Soil Conservation District http://www.qascd.com/
Water Quality
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources – https://dnr.maryland.gov/waters/bay/Pages/water-quality.aspx
- Environmental Protection Agency Section 319 reporting – https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-10/documents/md_corsica.pdf
- Summer bacteria levels https://www.shorerivers.org/swim
- Status of oyster restoration https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/62246ed670914525a84041ad2e13749d
Trash
- Recycling Information – https://md-queenannescounty2.civicplus.com/972/Recycling
- Boat shrink wrap can be recycled by purchasing a special $15 bag from West Marine in Chester, Maryland. The bag comes with instructions and the purchase price is to cover transportation costs to the recycling center. Conservative estimates are that 30 tons of shrink wrap go into landfills from Queen Anne’s County alone each year. For more information on this program visit https://dnr.maryland.gov/boating/Pages/cleanmarina/Minimizing-the-Environmental-Impact-of-Single-Use-Shrinkwrap.aspx
- Host an individual clean-up, which is just what it sounds like: you and family members getting some daily exercise with a pair of gloves, a trash bag, and whatever patch of the Corsica watershed means the most to you. One local group, Help Clean Up Our Earth, is holding socially distanced and appropriately masked events with pick-ups by the county. Send an email to helpcleanupourearth@gmail.com to be notified of their future events or to suggest an area in need of cleaning up. You can also gather and deposit glass, paper, cardboard, cans, and plastic bottle recyclables in our Queen Anne’s County igloos. For locations, visit https://www.qac.org/DocumentCenter/View/742/Midshore-Recycling-Guide-PDF?bidId=
Stormwater Management
- Standards and Techniques to Manage Stormwater – https://www.qac.org/997/Stormwater-Management