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Science Serving Maryland's Coasts
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Resilient Communities and Economies
Restoration and sustainability of Maryland’s natural resources mean different things to different interest groups or stakeholders. Traditional drivers such as commercial fishing and agricultural patterns are changing, and recent policy decisions and management actions are creating new and different economic opportunities in traditional tidewater communities. Communities and local governments face new challenges to adapt to climate change and meet new TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Load) requirements to limit nutrient and sediment pollution.
Maryland Sea Grant will support research to:
- Understand linked environmental-socioeconomic responses to environmental change and efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay. Issues include water resources management, stable shorelines, tourism and recreation, marine spatial planning, etc.
- Understand community and ecological responses to Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) and Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs).
For additional detail, visit our recent Request for Proposals or the Maryland Sea Grant Strategic Plan.
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Featured Fellow
Taylor Armstrong is studying the toxins produced by algae and identifying natural algaecides to reduce harmful algal blooms. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to audiobooks, running, and painting.
Featured Research Project
Assessing the Ecohydrological Performance of Stormwater Green Infrastructure (SWGI) Treatment Trains at the Subwatershed Scale in Montgomery County, MD
Urban stormwater runoff remains on the of the primary sources of nutrients, sediments, and other pollutants in receiving waters, like the Chesapeake Bay. Stormwater best management practices (BMPs) and green infrastructure (SWGI) have been implemented in urban and suburban areas to re-establish ecosystem functions lost because of urbanization. SWGI treatment trains provide sequential infiltration and treatment of stormwater on the landscape prior to export into nearby waterways and groundwater.
