Stream Restoration In Gravely

      Gravely Run, formerly a 20-foot ravine, is now a healthy stream hospitable to frogs. Image by Cheryl Costello.

 The proof is in the tadpoles. The restoration of a stream that eventually leads to the South River has produced remarkable results—for the first time in residents’ memory, frogs have appeared there.

What was a steep, hazardous ravine that washed runoff into waterways is now a healthy stream. Cheryl Costello gives us a look at the “before and after” of the Arundel Rivers Federation project in Davidsonville, Maryland. Watch video below:

https://chesapeakebaymagazine.com/video-return-of-frogs-marks-south-river-stream-restoration-success/