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*There is a small block of rooms reserved for Saturday night to assist those participants attending the Sunday tour. Please make sure to make your hotel room as soon as possible and state that you are with the NCER conference or the host hotel may fill.
At completion, Poplar Island will be half upland habitat and half wetlands. Trees, shrubs, and grasses will be planted in the uplands and the area will support terrapins, birds and mammals including foxes, raccoons, squirrels and deer. The wetlands will be a combination of low marshes and high marshes. Low marshes are wetland habitats that are regularly flooded by tidal waters. High marshes are infrequently flooded due to strong winds or exceptionally high tides. The wetlands will be planted with a variety of plants to provide habitat for a wide range of animals including, fish, shrimp, crabs, shorebirds, wading birds, and mammals.
Detailed Tour Information (Printable PDF)
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Poplar
Island, recently on the verge of disappearing, is today a
national model for habitat restoration and the beneficial
use of dredged material. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Baltimore District has teamed
