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Shoring Up the Islands of the Mid-Region of the Bay

Construction of Barrier on Barren Island
U.S. Army Corps or Engineers
Construction of Barrier on Barren Island

A $43 million project is underway to construct a barrier off Barren Island that will help provide a habitat for wildlife along the mid-region of the Chesapeake Bay. In our weekly series with the Bay Journal Delmarva Public Media's Don Rush talks with staff writer Jeremy Cox about the restoration project and its significance for the Bay.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.
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