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Fort Smallwood Restoration
This is one of the beaches at Fort Smallwood Park. While this is one of our swimming beaches, we also use it to help restore the natural landscape and help improve water health (USD goal 14 - Health of Life Under Water). Along with removing nonnative phragmites to encourage the growth of native reeds, we aim to keep our beaches clear of trash and debris that can wash into our water and poison the fish and wildlife. Native reeds are more effective at filtering out pollutants from the water an non-native ones. You can see after several hours of work, this beach is clear of small plastics and trash that could enter the Bay. It is a constant battle, but through careful management, we can help use our shorelines to protect the health of the water.
Fort Smallwood Restoration
This is one of the beaches at Fort Smallwood Park. While this is one of our swimming beaches, we also use it to help restore the natural landscape and help improve water health (USD goal 14 - Health of Life Under Water). Along with removing nonnative phragmites to encourage the growth of native reeds, we aim to keep our beaches clear of trash and debris that can wash into our water and poison the fish and wildlife. Native reeds are more effective at filtering out pollutants from the water an non-native ones. You can see after several hours of work, this beach is clear of small plastics and trash that could enter the Bay. It is a constant battle, but through careful management, we can help use our shorelines to protect the health of the water.