A Roadmap for Restoring Maryland’s Scenic Severn River
The Severn River watershed covers more than 80 mi2 of land in Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis, Maryland. Although designated as a Scenic River by the State of Maryland, the Severn is considered impaired with its overall health graded as a C+ in the 2023 Severn River Report Card. Given the large watershed size, the Severn River Association (SRA) identified a need for a long-term strategy to guide future restoration using a phased approach of subwatershed assessment, action plan development, and restoration project implementation. In partnership with SRA, the Center for Watershed Protection (CWP) led a project [...]