MARYLAND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE
Hawkins Point Tree-Planting Effort
The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) has the responsibility of providing offsets and/or credits for Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to the Baltimore Harbor; to be in compliance with the Baltimore Harbor TMDL for total nitrogen and total phosphorus, Maryland Environmental Service worked with MPA to determine suitable MPA-owned land to plant trees in an effort to establish a forested stream buffer within the critical area to assist in the removal of nutrients, as well as create wildlife habitat. This tree-planting effort will be used as an offset to the overall waste load allocation (WLA) given to MPA terminals.
The closed Hawkins Point Dredged Material Containment facility (DMCF) was found to be the best candidate for a tree-planting project. MES was awarded a grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Natural Filters Grant on behalf of MPA for this effort as well as a State cost share to re-grade and plant a 14.5-acre forested buffer along the Patapsco River in Baltimore. MES will conduct a 5-year monitoring plan on behalf of MPA to assure 100 percent survivability of the trees.
Hawkins Point Tree-Planting Effort
The Maryland Port Administration (MPA) has the responsibility of providing offsets and/or credits for Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) to the Baltimore Harbor; to be in compliance with the Baltimore Harbor TMDL for total nitrogen and total phosphorus, Maryland Environmental Service worked with MPA to determine suitable MPA-owned land to plant trees in an effort to establish a forested stream buffer within the critical area to assist in the removal of nutrients, as well as create wildlife habitat. This tree-planting effort will be used as an offset to the overall waste load allocation (WLA) given to MPA terminals.
The closed Hawkins Point Dredged Material Containment facility (DMCF) was found to be the best candidate for a tree-planting project. MES was awarded a grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Natural Filters Grant on behalf of MPA for this effort as well as a State cost share to re-grade and plant a 14.5-acre forested buffer along the Patapsco River in Baltimore. MES will conduct a 5-year monitoring plan on behalf of MPA to assure 100 percent survivability of the trees.