Tom Doody_Scotts Level restored_v1 (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Tom Doody_Scotts Level restored_v1

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Restored streams help reduce nutrients from reaching downstream waters and the Chesapeake Bay. The grassy, open banks of the restored stream above allow lots of sunlight to reach slow-moving headwaters, which helps to absorb and reduce nitrogen loads.

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Tom Doody

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