Maryland replaced a 4-foot dam at Bishopville with pools and weirs, opening 7 miles of habitat; alewives were spotted upstream

Replacing a four-foot dam on Bunting’s Branch with a natural stream channel and wetlands opened seven miles of habitat for alewives, herring, and eels. Image for representational purposes. (Pexels)

Sometimes the best way to solve a problem might just be to take something away. That’s what happened in Bishopville, Maryland. A 2015 news release from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources explained that a four-foot sheet metal dam was replaced by 635 linear feet of stable stream channel and wetland habitat. The project spanned … Read more