Case Study

American Rivers: Increasing Community and Ecological resilience by Removing a Patapsco River Fish Barrier

American Rivers created an adaptive management plan to help mitigate and respond to potential risks that could occur while removing the Patapsco River’s Bloede Dam—a significant barrier to river flow and fish passage.

Year
2022

Details

Hazards
Flooding – General
Assets
Urban Landscape and Tree Canopy
Natural Areas and Wildlife
Sources
American Rivers National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Maryland Department of Natural Resources Maryland Department of Transportation | State Highway Administration Friends of the Patapsco Valley State Park United States Geological Survey (USGS) Maryland Biological Stream Survey Maryland Geological Survey University of MD Baltimore County

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Case Study: American Rivers — Increasing Community and Ecological resilience by Removing a Patapsco River Fish Barrier

 

 

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Organizations

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