Jabez Branch stream restoration in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Trees killed by the reconnected floodplain of a major stream restoration on a tributary of the Severn River known as Jabez Branch III are left standing to provide beneficial woody debris and habitat in Millersville, Md., on May 23, 2025. Funded by the Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, with $8.1 million provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and $977,640 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's EPA Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants program, the project was completed in late 2024 and spans roughly 2,600 feet of the stream. It was built by Underwood & Associates, Inc., to address severe erosion that was sending sediment pollution downstream into the Severn River. The design filled a 10-foot-deep eroded channel to reconnect the stream to its floodplain, using sand, gravel and wood chips to create riffles and step pools in what's known as a regenerative stormwater conveyance. "It's now controlling those pulses of floods," said Sara Caldes, the Severn Riverkeeper. "The amount of habitat that's been created in, like, one year is what I find most interesting." (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
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Jabez Branch stream restoration in Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Trees killed by the reconnected floodplain of a major stream restoration on a tributary of the Severn River known as Jabez Branch III are left standing to provide beneficial woody debris and habitat in Millersville, Md., on May 23, 2025. Funded by the Resilience Authority of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, with $8.1 million provided by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and $977,640 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's EPA Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants program, the project was completed in late 2024 and spans roughly 2,600 feet of the stream. It was built by Underwood & Associates, Inc., to address severe erosion that was sending sediment pollution downstream into the Severn River. The design filled a 10-foot-deep eroded channel to reconnect the stream to its floodplain, using sand, gravel and wood chips to create riffles and step pools in what's known as a regenerative stormwater conveyance. "It's now controlling those pulses of floods," said Sara Caldes, the Severn Riverkeeper. "The amount of habitat that's been created in, like, one year is what I find most interesting." (Photo by Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program)
USAGE REQUEST INFORMATION
The Chesapeake Bay Program's photographic archive is available for media and non-commercial use at no charge. To request permission, send an email briefly describing the proposed use to requests@chesapeakebay.net. Please do not attach jpegs. Instead, reference the corresponding Flickr URL of the image.
A photo credit mentioning the Chesapeake Bay Program is mandatory. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way or used in any way that suggests approval or endorsement of the Chesapeake Bay Program. Requestors should also respect the publicity rights of individuals photographed, and seek their consent if necessary.